by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 27, 2003 | 2003, Articles, God, God's Provision
“Dad has just come out of the operating theatre. Can’t you hear him coughing in the background? That’s him.” Through the wonder of cell phones, my sister had just informed me that dad had survived his by-pass operation. I was with dad on...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 18, 2003 | 2003, Aging, Articles, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
Would you like to live for three hundred years? The bible tells us that Enoch lived three hundred and sixty five years before God took him. Enlightenment scholarship had a field day with age spans like Enoch’s. No one could possibly live that long. It must be...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 13, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Homosexuality, World Issues
The gay issue just won’t go away. In fact it should be the issue du jour for many days to come with the election of a practising gay to the office of bishop in the U.S. What is at stake here? The answer is both simple and complex. The simple answer, and one...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 1, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Christian Living, Remembrance, Rest & Busyness
You do know that Sunday is the first day of the week don’t you? I won’t blame you if you didn’t. Most diaries and planners start the week with Monday and end it with Sunday. You have nice long strips of planning time for Mondays to Saturdays....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 25, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism
It was quite jarring to walk into bookstores in Malaysia to be confronted with the cover of the June, 30th issue of TIME magazine. The headline screamed: “Should Christians Convert Muslims?” Fact is, there are state laws in Malaysia that penalizes anyone...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 18, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Church, Community
It’s hard to believe that I was once a pastor. For ten years I had the privilege to pastor two churches. I don’t think I will serve as a pastor again anytime soon. Maybe never. But if I ever were to lead a church again, I might as well try something...
