by Soo-Inn Tan | May 14, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Racism, Violence, World Issues
There are some numbers you never forget. For many Malaysians, they include the numbers five, one, three. This is a reference to May 13th, in particular May 13th, 1969. The 13 May 1969 incident refers to the Sino-Malay sectarian violence in Kuala Lumpur (then part of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 8, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Justice, World Issues
If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan? (Jeremiah 12:5 NIV) A terrible injustice happened this past weekend. Dave Ginter, the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 2, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Family, Marriage, Singleness
Do you have the gift of celibacy? C. Peter Wagner believes that this is one of the gifts of the Spirit. He defines this gift as: …the special ability that God gives to certain members of the Body of Christ to remain single and enjoy it; to be unmarried and not suffer...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 23, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues, Suicide
I wanted to be Rick Warren. In another life I may have been. A long time ago some thought I would end up as the Rick Warren of Malaysia, a “successful” pastor of a large church, making a major impact for the gospel. And then Hee Ling, my first wife, died from cancer...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 16, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Family, Honoring Parents
I am back in Penang again. I live in Singapore now but I come back to Penang once a month for two reasons. One, I am guiding a spiritual friendship group consisting of folks from my home church, Georgetown Baptist Church. These folks have become dear to me and I am...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 10, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus
“Are you a Christian? If you are, please raise your hand.” I suspect most readers of this column would raise their hands. But if I were to ask, “Are you a disciple of Christ? If you are, please raise your hand,” I wonder how many of you would...
