by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 12, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus, Malaysia, World Issues
“Semboyan telah berbunyi” is Malay for “the bugle has sounded”. The date for the next Malaysian general election has been announced. The contesting parties and coalitions will be, well, blowing their own trumpets. We are already in the midst of a media...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 5, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Church, Preaching & Teaching
Whenever I have the opportunity to teach a course on homiletics, I usually show the class this clip. It’s one that shows excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr.’s last speech. He would be assassinated the next day, April 4th, 1968, at the age of 39. (You can read the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 29, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Death & Grief, Jesus, Jesus' Death, Jesus' Resurrection, Life Issues
Did you know that 151,600 people die each day globally? It is hard for large numbers to strike a chord. Death strikes home when it takes away people that we care about. Two deaths come to mind this week. One was the death of Pastor Rick Seaward. I didn’t know...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 15, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Meaning & Purpose, Work & Vocation
Whenever I tell Bernice and my Graceworks team that I am working on a book, and give a tentative deadline for finishing it, I am met with knowing smiles. Based on past experience they know that they should add about a year to that date. I find writing very difficult....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 8, 2018 | 2018, Aging, Articles, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose, Success
The most important book I have read in recent times is The Power of Meaning by Emily Esfahani Smith. Smith’s thesis is this: if you spend your life chasing happiness you may get it but happiness is often short lived and ephemeral. But if you spend your life...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 1, 2018 | 2017, 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Human Rights, Malaysia, World Issues
Nobody likes to lose. Last Sunday my team lost. Arsenal lost to Manchester City, 3–0, during the League Cup Final of the 2018 English Premier League. I suspect not many Arsenal fans shed many tears. We are used to the inconsistency of our team. A more significant loss...
