by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 28, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
Can we call those who are dead in Christ back to life this side of heaven? Recently Bernice and I went to hospital to be with a church member whose husband had died suddenly. We were in a room with the body of our friend. His widow was there together with two other...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 18, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Governance, Malaysia, World Issues
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian churches yesterday said they have refused to collect about 35,000 Malay-language Bibles being held by the authorities at two Malaysians ports, after the government insisted on attaching conditions for their release. The government, which had...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 12, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Obedience & Faithfulness, Suffering
This week began with the death of a friend from church. It ends with the horrific scenes of the damage from the tsunami that hit Japan. Meanwhile the conflict in Libya continues. And we are still trying to come to terms with the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti, the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 3, 2011 | 2011, Aging, Articles, Life Issues, Media, Music
I’m goin’ back in time And it’s a sweet dream It was a quiet night And I would be all right If I could go on sleepin’ (“Best of My Love,” Eagles, 1974) Last week Bernice gave me an early birthday treat. She got us tickets to the Eagles concert held in the Indoor...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 23, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Death, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
Recently I have been thinking if I should get a motorbike and ride again. The last time I rode one was a long time ago. Bike riders understand this longing. Riding a bike is so different from driving a car. When you go about in a car, you are essentially moving around...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 16, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
I was having dinner with some friends I had known since primary school. I hadn’t seen some of them for decades. We had this dinner partly to encourage one of them whose wife was fighting cancer. While we were eating, one of them turned to me and said: “Do...
