Going Home

Going Home

We were doing some long overdue clearing of our house in PJ when I came across a birthday card I received from my dad and mum in 2002. Mum wrote a blessing in Chinese. Dad wrote the following: Happy Birthday to our only son, Tan Soo Inn. May God bless you and shower...
Supper with Jesus

Supper with Jesus

While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your...
Echoes of the Cross

Echoes of the Cross

I heard Aung San Suu Kyi on television recently and thought she sounded remarkably like Michelle Yeoh in the movie The Lady. Ok you can stop laughing now. Michelle Yeoh played the role of the Burmese hero of democracy in the movie. Bernice and I caught the movie some...
Faith and Public Life

Faith and Public Life

Recently I was asked to share something about the political situation in Malaysia at a missions prayer group. I was given about ten minutes so only the highlights. I shared that in the past, many churches and Christians in Malaysia did not get involved in politics as...
Why I am a Christian (2)

Why I am a Christian (2)

You have made us for yourself and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you. (Augustine 354-430) I am sure that many of us have come across the above quote by Augustine. We now have scientific evidence to support it. In an article in a recent issue of...