by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 21, 2009 | 2009, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty
Growing up in a Christian family, I remembered Christmas as a time for presents. I was really crazy about aircraft plastic scale model kits in my later years in primary (elementary) school. I would buy them from a shop near my house. We lived in Pulau Tikus, Penang...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 14, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
Retail therapy: shopping with the primary purpose of improving the buyer’s mood or disposition. Often seen in people during periods of depression or transition, it is normally a short-lived habit. Items purchased during periods of retail therapy are sometimes...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 7, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
This year our two older sons, Mark and Stephen, graduated from university. One is with us in Singapore, the other in Melbourne. As parents, we rejoice that the two of them have successfully completed a key part of their development and growth. There is just one thing....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 30, 2009 | 2009, Aging, Articles, Life Issues
May you grow up to be righteous, May you grow up to be true, May you always know the truth And see the light surrounding you. May you always be courageous, Stand upright and be strong, And may you stay forever young . . . (“Forever Young,” Bob Dylan)...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 23, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
When you encounter the same idea two days in a row, from different sources, you take notice. On Wednesday (November 18th) I was reading Leading for a Lifetime, by Warren G. Bennis and Robert J. Thomas (Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2007). In their...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 20, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Media, Music
I watched the Michael Jackson memorial service on TV. I half expected him to burst out of his casket. I imagined the casket cover opening, and a sequinned gloved hand rising up, accompanied by the intro to “Thriller.” But it was not to be. MJ did not rise...
