by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 22, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Evangelism, Following Jesus, Jesus
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 15, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Loving Others
Imagine you are a member of a church where many are poor. Some of them don’t even have a roof over their heads. Many are not sure where their next meal is coming from. Most are victims of natural disasters that would strike their part of the world from time to time....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 8, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Justice, Malaysia, Obedience & Faithfulness, Persecution, World Issues
Yesterday (7th November), my good friend Rama was told to report to Bukit Aman police headquarters to record a statement. In his own words: On 3 April 2018, after an 18 month investigation, Suhakam (Human Rights Commission of Malaysia) announced its decision that the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 1, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Life Issues, Relationships, Spiritual Friendship
I have the privilege of teaching some courses at various seminaries. Often, at the end of a course, we would invite the students over to our home for dinner. We did this recently. This class was a small one and we could fit everyone around our dining table. At such...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 25, 2019 | 2019, Aging, Articles, Christian Living, Death & Grief, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues, Obedience & Faithfulness
We just came back from Penang where we celebrated my mum’s 92nd birthday. (Mum has Alzheimer’s dementia, is recovering from a broken hip, and is staying in a nursing home in Penang.) We had a great time with mum. First we took her for lunch at a fish and chips place....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 18, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, God, God's Provision
It’s been a long time since I wrote on “faith healing”, the conviction that if we have enough faith, God will surely heal us. That’s because I haven’t heard a sermon on faith healing in a long time. I heard one recently. And as I have written before, as in many...
