by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 14, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Governance, World Issues
The biggest political news in Malaysia for the New Year was the resignation of the health minister. He had been filmed committing adultery and the one-hour sex video had been distributed widely in his home state. He didn’t do a Bill Clinton. He admitted he was the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 3, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus
At first I felt that I had nothing to contribute to our church’s Watch Night service. Besides, our pastor had the main preaching segment covered. I was tired, still feeling the effects of all the changes I went through in 2007. But on the afternoon of 31st December, a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 31, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Violence, World Issues
Barring something more tragic or more spectacular happening, Benazir Bhutto’s face will be the last face that dominates the media this year. “Bhutto, 54, had hoped the huge popular following she enjoyed among the Pakistani poor would propel her to power...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 21, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism
I led him to Christ. He let me stay in his house. Twenty years separate the previous two statements. I am in Melbourne to attend son Stephen’s graduation. (Was it only yesterday that I carried him newly born in the Penang maternity hospital?) When Ken heard I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 17, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Graceworks
It’s hard to believe that the first edition of the Grace@Work ecommentary went out on August 3, 2000. (I have included a copy of that piece below.) Since then it has gone out every week except for two weeks when I was on my honeymoon. As always, the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 14, 2007 | 2007, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty
This Sunday I will be preaching on the announcement of the birth of Jesus from Luke 1:26-38. The choice of the topic was, in the end, a no brainer. We just came back from church camp and the leaders wanted some sermons to encourage members to serve. And since it was...
