by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 3, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Authors, Governance, World Issues
Finally, Prime Minister Najib has dissolved parliament and called for the 13th Malaysian General Election. It has been a long wait. But some waits are inevitable. Like waiting for a baby to be born. So we had to wait for the birthing of a new Malaysia. I am waiting...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 26, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Loving Others, Preaching & Teaching
I See You is a greeting. In the Na’vi language, it is expressed Oel ngati kame for a neutral greeting or Oel ngati kameie to express a positive feeling about meeting someone. Furthermore, the Na’vi have two versions of the verb “see”:...
by Bernice Lee | Mar 19, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
A couple of Sundays ago, Soo Inn preached at a church we were visiting for the first time. We tend to sit in front but at the side when it’s our first time… in front because we’re usually ushered there; at the side because it’s our first time...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 14, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Church, Preaching & Teaching
In their book Becoming an Effective Mentoring Leader, William J. Rothwell and Peter Chee talk about the importance of teaching by example (New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 2013, 95–120). They note that teaching by example, or modelling, has been around for a long time...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 6, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
He was an orchidologist and a committed lay leader in his church. And while he understood the spiritual significance of his ministry in church he was never quite clear about the spiritual significance of his work with orchids, something he did well but I suspect with...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 27, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Living, Spiritual Friendship
Met up with some old friends when I was back in Penang for the Lunar New Year. I have known LS since our pre-university days (1972–1973). I have known her husband, JC, since Standard One (Primary One). That means I have known JC for more than half a century. He...
