by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 5, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living
Today is a significant day for a number of reasons. Firstly, today was the day that the Federal Court in Malaysia was to render their verdict on the Allah case. The Catholic publication is appealing against the ruling delivered last October by the Court of Appeal that...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 20, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Christian Living, Spiritual Friendship
There were many lessons I learnt in my time at Regent College (1981–1985). One key one was the importance of a compelling vision/mission. At that time Regent was housed in two small buildings on the University of British Columbia campus, buildings that had previously...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 13, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Christian Living, Persecution
Today, the cross is the most popular symbol of the Christian faith. But the fish was probably the earliest of all Christian symbols. Christian tradition holds that under persecution (mostly during Nero’s reign over the Roman Empire, but intermittently throughout the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 6, 2014 | 2014, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Mentoring, Preaching & Teaching
In his memoir, Now and Then, Frederick Buechner writes about his time at Union seminary. In terms of Union’s history, I couldn’t have gone there at a more auspicious time. It was its golden age. Reinhold Niebuhr was there, and Paul Tillich was there, these two great...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 18, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Living, Rest & Busyness
I am back in Penang to see my mum. Needed to take care of certain things for her here. I envisage more such trips next year. I am here about once a month now. Yet every time I am here, I feel I need to be here longer. Or more often. Mum can’t relocate to Singapore....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 27, 2013 | 2013, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Mentoring, Young Adult Ministry
Last Sunday evening, Bernice and I hosted a dinner gathering for eight young people. Three were lawyers, two were teachers, one worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one worked for the Ministry of Social and Family Development, and one worked for the Ministry of...