by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 5, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, God, God’s Sovereignty, Loving Others, Malaysia, World Issues
Civil liberties groups, the Christian church and opposition politicians in Malaysia have accused the mainstream media of stoking religious tensions with a recent spate of reports alleging that some Christians are trying to convert Muslims. A human rights group,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 29, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Battling Sin, Christian Living
“Do you have a problem with pride Dr Tan? Well, that’s your Goliath. You deal with it.” Maybe not an exact quote, but that is what one of my students said to me recently. He had been very enthusiastic about my teaching, and he had told me so. He said...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 18, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Obedience & Faithfulness
There was a time when I wanted to go to Oxford to pursue a doctoral degree. This was a long time ago. I realised subsequently that I subconsciously wanted to be like some of my professors who I admired. They had received their doctorates from Oxford. I am glad that I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 2, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
I am writing this from Guest Room 1, Seminari Theoloji Malaysia (Malaysian Theological Seminary), Seremban. I am here to teach a Doctor of Ministry Seminar (DMin) on a theology of the ministry and the minister. It’s a one-week intensive. The pace is brutal. We...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 13, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Solitude & Quiet Time
I conducted an experiment last Tuesday (7th June). I refused to go online till late in the afternoon. It felt good. Was reluctant to go online when I finally did. The reason for the experiment? Something I read in Harvard Business Review recently. (I) always do the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 29, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Jesus, Jesus' Second Coming, Obedience & Faithfulness
What were you doing last Saturday (May 21st, 2011)? I spoke at a men’s meeting in the morning, and at a church group in the evening. In between I rushed to finish a paper I was writing for my own church community. A full day. It was only much later that I discovered...
