by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 24, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Ethics, World Issues
I remember my mum hinting that my beloved Teochew nanny may have lost her daughter in very tragic circumstances. Sons were prized in China. Daughters were not. Apparently, when her daughter was born, they tore her from her mother’s arms and threw the new born...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 5, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Justice, World Issues
Last night (January 3rd 2006) my sons and I may have broken the law. [In Malaysia I believe all assemblies of more than three people need a permit from the police.] We took part in a candlelight vigil called by the Malaysian Consultative Council of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 3, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus
Went to see the movie “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” with my cell group members last night. Only the actors that played Lucy and Mr Tumnus seemed to be in their roles. The rest were merely playing theirs. And most of the time the White Witch was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 22, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
Did you know that: *Men and women who felt the most loved and supported had substantially less blockage in their coronary arteries. *Men and women with heart disease who were single and lacked confidants were three times as likely to have died after five years....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 22, 2005 | 2005, Arrogance & Pride, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, Life Issues
One learns about jealousy early in life. “Dad seems to like my brother over me.” “Why is she teacher’s pet?” “And why, oh why does she prefer to be in his arms and not in mine?” There was this girl I really liked. And she...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 22, 2005 | 2005, Afterlife, Articles, Life Issues
Earlier in the year I was helping to share the gospel with someone who in many ways was very interested in the Christian faith. The main thing that held her back was this: She really loved her mother who was a practising Buddhist. To embrace Christianity was to...
