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by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 24, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
Mr Lee Sek Hin, my father-in-law, was kind to the end. With Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease, he had been bedridden for a while, unable to speak. Each day he got weaker. The doctors had told us to expect that he could pass on anytime for some time now. We...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 18, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Justice, Violence, World Issues
Shahrukh Khan, 16, told the AFP news agency that he ducked below a desk when gunmen entered his classroom. Speaking from Lady Reading Hospital, he said: “I saw a pair of big black boots coming towards me, this guy was probably hunting for students hiding...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 12, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Christian Living, Mentoring
Festschrift: A volume of writings by different authors presented as a tribute or memorial especially to a scholar. (Merriam-Webster) Last Saturday (December 6) we were in Vancouver to be part of an event at Regent College, my theological alma mater. It was an event...
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by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 28, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Books, Media, Violence, World Issues
Crime novelist PD James, who penned more than 20 books, has died aged 94. Her agent said she died “peacefully at her home in Oxford” on Thursday morning. The author’s books, many featuring sleuth Adam Dalgliesh, sold millions of books around the...
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by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 21, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Spiritual Friendship
“It takes courage to be transparent.” I was teaching on spiritual friendship a few evenings ago when one of the participants made the above comment during the question-and-answer time. I appreciated the comment because it meant that he understood that spiritual...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 14, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Family, Marriage
Bernice and I agree that if we had met earlier in our lives, we would have killed each other. At the very least we wouldn’t have gotten married. For those who understand the arcane coding of Myers-Briggs, I am ENTJ and she is an ISFJ. For those who do not know, it...
