by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 4, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Justice, Media, Movies & Television, World Issues
The coolest scene in the movie X-Men: First Class (2011) is when the U.S. and Russian navies try to destroy the mutants. We see this hail of missiles and shells arching towards the mutants (plus one human being). Some of the mutants had just saved humankind’s...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 13, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Solitude & Quiet Time
I conducted an experiment last Tuesday (7th June). I refused to go online till late in the afternoon. It felt good. Was reluctant to go online when I finally did. The reason for the experiment? Something I read in Harvard Business Review recently. (I) always do the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 8, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Church, Preaching & Teaching
I just got back from a retreat with some of my church members. We went to an Indonesian island retreat centre called Telunas. Had a great time except for the second day when I had diarrhoea. No need for a blow by blow description of how that day went for me. As a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 29, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Jesus, Jesus' Second Coming, Obedience & Faithfulness
What were you doing last Saturday (May 21st, 2011)? I spoke at a men’s meeting in the morning, and at a church group in the evening. In between I rushed to finish a paper I was writing for my own church community. A full day. It was only much later that I discovered...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 21, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
“You mean you came all this way just to see us?” I was asked this twice the past few days. We had made a lightning trip to Petaling Jaya to see some friends. There was a family undergoing a major transition. Another friend had a wife with stage four cancer. One was in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 14, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Family, Parenting
I am not sure as to the origins of Mother’s Day (2nd Sunday in May). I suspect it might have been started by someone from Hallmark cards but I am not sure. But no one would complain about another opportunity to recognise the sacrificial role that mothers play. I am...
