by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 12, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Death & Grief, Governance, Justice, Life Issues
Source: David Yan Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death, whether the victim has been sold or is still in the kidnapper’s possession. (Exodus 21:16 NIV) Clearly kidnapping is abhorrent to God. Douglas K. Stuart tells us why. Kidnapping is a capital crime....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 6, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
At 8.20 pm, 25th March, 2017, I received a Whatsapp message from a friend, Steven Toh, informing me that a mutual friend, Meng Hoi, had had a heart attack and had died. My first reaction: “Loh Meng Hoi??????” Because it couldn’t be that Meng Hoi. It...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 30, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Life Issues, Media, Movies & Television, Suffering
(Spoilers ahead for fans of Bones.) The finale of the TV series Bones, was a two-part episode (season 12, episodes 11 and 12). The first part, “The Day in the Life”, ended with a horrendous explosion. The bad guy had won. He had successfully attacked the good guys and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 23, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Violence, World Issues
It looked like an episode of Spooks. But it wasn’t. This was the real BBC and it was a real terrorist incident outside the Houses of Parliament in London. Five people have died and at least 40 were injured after an attacker drove a car along a pavement in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 16, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Christian Living, Media, Movies & Television, Persecution
[Spoiler alert: If you haven’t watched Logan (2017) and intend to do so, go watch it before you read this. Watch out for the profanity and violence.] Logan is one of those movies that remain with you long after you leave the theatre. I will share a proper...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 9, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Gender, World Issues
I was confused by the following passage for a long time. “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” (Genesis 3:16 NIV) It comes from a part...
