by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 30, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
Went to see the movie Avatar on Christmas ’09. Avatar is an incredible action movie. And James Cameron has done an outstanding job constructing the fantasy world that is Pandora. However, long before you hear the first battle cry of the Na’vi (the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 18, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
In the seventies, it was popular in some Christian circles to publicize the cause of Christ by pushing the slogan “Jesus is the answer.” Of course it didn’t take long for some one to retort in reply, “But what is the question?” This...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 13, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple. (Isaiah 6:1 NLT) I write this column with a heavy heart. A number of church buildings in Malaysia were bombed last night. One caught...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 4, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Gratitude, Life Issues
There was a time when I would compare my life with that of my peers. In a particularly dark period of my life, a time when I had lost most of my public ministry, I would think of a classmate of mine from Regent, and wonder why my life was not like his. He was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 21, 2009 | 2009, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty
Growing up in a Christian family, I remembered Christmas as a time for presents. I was really crazy about aircraft plastic scale model kits in my later years in primary (elementary) school. I would buy them from a shop near my house. We lived in Pulau Tikus, Penang...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 14, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
Retail therapy: shopping with the primary purpose of improving the buyer’s mood or disposition. Often seen in people during periods of depression or transition, it is normally a short-lived habit. Items purchased during periods of retail therapy are sometimes...
