by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 8, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Spiritual Friendship
Recently I read an article that said people who walk faster tend to live longer. This is good news as I tend to walk fast. I was reminded of this when I was at a meeting with a friend at the botanical gardens (Singapore) recently and he said, “Slow down, don’t walk...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 26, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
People die every day. Including friends. But when you read about the death of a friend, your first reaction is usually one of disbelief. Last Friday I read a poem posted on Facebook that looked like a eulogy for a friend. If I had been an objective reader I wouldn’t...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 19, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Faith
Son Andrew has just finished the first semester of his undergraduate studies in Canada. He reports meeting Canadians, and Malaysians now residing in Canada, who tell him that Malaysia is a failing state with no hope for the future. Essentially he is encouraged to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 10, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Communication, Life Issues, Spiritual Friendship
Recently someone asked me if I was going to be less busy this year. I smiled, not sure how I should answer. Where our ministry, Graceworks, is concerned, we should be more focused this year. But the year has begun with Bernice and I doing a lot of listening....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 3, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Media, Movies & Television, Obedience & Faithfulness
I should have died in 1973. I was riding my motorbike to school for games, taking the High Court/St George’s Church (Penang) corner when suddenly my bike skidded and I fell. There must have been oil on the road. If a car or lorry had been following close behind,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 27, 2010 | 2010, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty
If you had met Joseph and Mary on the road to Bethlehem on that fateful evening two thousand years ago, you would not have guessed that they were anything special. They had no haloes shining around their heads, no sticker on the donkey (if they had one) reading...
