by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 12, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Violence, World Issues
“..pie in the sky by and by when you die..” Atheistic communism used to throw this taunt at Christianity. Believing that ‘religion was the opiate of the masses’, communism saw Christianity as a threat to its programme of building a just...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 6, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Ethics, World Issues
TIME Magazine–reliable newsweekly or trojan horse for ungodly values? Well, both actually. In a rapidly shrinking world, TIME, and other weeklies like NEWSWEEK and ECONOMIST provide well written articles and editorials that help one understand the world. But...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 29, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Hope, Life Issues, Violence, World Issues
Tensions rise over refugee ship Four dead in Spanish plane crash Policeman “killed family then himself” Mid-East ‘truce’ fails to bite These were the main headlines from BBC Online today (29th August, 2001). If they sound too grim, here is the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 23, 2001 | 2001, Articles, God, God's Will, God’s Sovereignty
What if…. What if Joseph’s brothers had been nice, forgiving guys? We’ll never know because when push came to shove, they decided to kill their braggart brother (Genesis 37). One brother had a little more sense so Joseph’s life was spared. He...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 16, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Christian Living, Persecution
“Islam is the only way to heaven. Therefore apostasy away from Islam is the worse thing that could happen to us and our loved ones. We need to prevent apostasy at all costs. Therefore only the most severe penalty will do for anyone caught trying to influence a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 9, 2001 | 2001, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues, Suffering
I met one of my seminary profs from Regent College a few weeks ago. He was visiting from Canada. He is a senior statesmen in evangelical circles, particularly in the area of spirituality. Over lunch, he reminded us how he embarked on his ‘career’ in...
