by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 28, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Hope, Loving Others, Malaysia, World Issues
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV) Periodically, I still get asked if I have adopted Singapore citizenship, both by my Malaysian friends and by my Singaporean friends. It is an understandable...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 21, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, Family, Gender roles, Marriage, Soo-Inn Tan
There are two types of difficult Bible passages/verses. There are those that are easy to understand but hard to practise, for example “Love your enemies” (Matthew 5:44). But there are verses that are just downright puzzling. Like 1 Timothy 2:15: But women will be...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 7, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, Death & Grief, Hope, Life Issues
I found this journal entry from 23rd August 2019. This morning we visited Jim and Kit Packer. Jim is working on what he believes to be his last book, his “last long haul”, a book on the Anglican contribution to theology that he was cowriting with Don Lewis. He is...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 24, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living
To prove that I am no Packer fanboy, let me say upfront that he was not a great public speaker. Many who first encountered him in his books and looked forward to hearing him speak were often disappointed. His voice came through powerfully in his books but not in his...
by Michael Low | Jul 17, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, Following Jesus, Jesus, Loving Others, Obedience & Faithfulness
My social media feed in the past week has been filled with excellent commentaries written by thoughtful friends who are followers of Jesus, expounding on some key issues in the election. Many have pointed us to the fact that as Christians, we vote not only as citizens...
by Dev Menon | Jul 10, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Authors, Christian Living, Dependence on God, Dev Menon, God, Growth, Hope
The wilderness. That has been my primary perspective to understand the Christian life. We were redeemed from the slavery to sin, and we are on a life-long journey through various trials and tribulations till we enter the promised land — our Father’s house. The...
