by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 5, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Church, Leadership, Media, Movies & Television
“I want to go home.” There is a very powerful moment early in the movie the Gladiator, where the main protagonist, general Maximus, learns that he is to succeed the emperor. The emperor has chosen Maximus as his successor over his own son, Commodus. It is...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 30, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Media, Music
I saw Elton John in concert in Singapore last week. And he was a real trouper. He sang 30 songs from his vast repertoire before the audience let him go. (I try to imagine myself preaching 2 1/2 hours non-stop!) It was a special treat for me. I first heard his music in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 22, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Church, Community, Life Issues, Suffering
I met a friend recently. We had met for the first time 5 years ago when we shared a room at a ministry consultation in Hong Kong. I was experiencing deep pain in my life then. I shared some of that pain with him. He listened with kindness and compassion. He prayed for...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 15, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Ethics, World Issues
Please read the following: “It is hard to be sure of anything among so many marvels. The world is all grown strange. Elf and Dwarf in company walk in our daily fields; and folk speak with the Lady of the Wood and yet live; and the Sword comes back to war that...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 8, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
I ordered the tempura set(I’m a creature of habit.) He ordered the noodles. Over the meal we talked… and listened. Subject matter ranged from the state of the world to the health of our parents. We chatted about our work, exchanged war stories about...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 4, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Christian Living, Persecution
Sometimes you have to wonder what God is up to. Like when the 16 Christians were shot dead in Pakistan. The killers came in towards the close of the service and started shooting. Mothers threw themselves over their children to protect them. Cries for mercy were...
