by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 10, 2012 | 2012, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Jesus, Jesus' Resurrection
Recently someone dear to me asked, “Why are you a Christian?” He was relooking at his own journey of faith and asked me for my reasons for being a follower of Jesus. It has been a long time since I have visited this question. A lot of my ministry is with...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 19, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Faith
Son Andrew has just finished the first semester of his undergraduate studies in Canada. He reports meeting Canadians, and Malaysians now residing in Canada, who tell him that Malaysia is a failing state with no hope for the future. Essentially he is encouraged to...
by Bernice Lee | Oct 26, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Family, Parenting
During a recent trip to Hong Kong, I had the joy of attending Sunday service at a vibrant international church there, together with some dear friends. The pastor’s exposition on Romans 12:1 & 2 was illuminating and engaging as he drew from personal experience to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 19, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Life Issues, Suffering
Last Sunday (July 11th) I had the privilege of being asked to say a few words at the memorial service of my friend Alvin Tan. He died from a heart attack, age 41, on 27 April 2010. I started my saying: “It’s such a waste that he died so young. If he had...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 8, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Living, Faith
Spoke to a group of Anglican youth last Tuesday morning (Feb 2nd). The topic assigned to me was a mouthful — and important. I was told to speak on “Preparing to live out your faith in a real and broken world” to a group of young people between the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 9, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Remembrance
“Jesus is the same yesterday today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8) Therefore to know the Jesus of tomorrow you need to know the Jesus of yesterday.” I would often exhort folks to do journaling with the above challenge. (Sounds kinda cool too.) I would say that...
