by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 28, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Christian Living, Rest & Busyness
By any account it was a tough day at the office for Elijah (1Kings 18). First there was the day-long show-down with the prophets of Baal. Interesting odds. 1 vs. 850. Then there was the waiting for God to come through, to burn up the drenched bull. God came through...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 22, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Books, Media
I wasn’t too hot about Dan Brown’s first book, “Digital Fortress”. His latest offering, “The Da Vinci Code” however, is a great read. It almost deserves the many laudatory blurbs plastered all over the cover. Here’s the one...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 14, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
Let me confess up front. I haven’t a clue as to how Neo, the Oracle, and the machines combined to defeat Agent Smith. But I still enjoyed “Matrix Revolutions”(M3) more than its predecessor. Why? Because the movie focused on people: People who loved....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 8, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Church, Leadership
One argument frequently heard in the defence of ordaining practising gays as church leaders, is the comparison of the gay leadership issue with the issue of women in church leadership. The argument is simple. Just as the world-wide church is slowly accepting women in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 31, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Death, Media, Movies & Television
The Oct 20th 2003 issue of Newsweek International mentions two movies. A small column on page 8 discusses “The Passion”, Mel Gibson’s “traditional Roman Catholic portrayal of the death of Jesus?” In his article, Sean Smith notes that the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 24, 2003 | 2003, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty
I took part in a play only once in my life. In my second year in university I played Earnest in “The Importance Of Being Earnest.” I thought our best performance was the full-dress rehearsal. We were a little tense on the night of the actual performance....
