by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 9, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism
August is the season of national days. I am a Malaysian residing in Singapore who returns to Malaysia regularly for work and to connect with friends and family. Aug 9 is the national day of Singapore. Aug 31 is the national day of Malaysia. August seems to be a good...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 5, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Living, Media, Movies & Television, Remembrance
Our friends seem to be divided between those who think that Inception (2010) is a great ground-breaking movie, and those who think that it is at best an average movie. We belong to the second category and hope that those in the first category will forgive us. We stand...
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 | Jul 13, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism
By now the whole world knows about Paul the psychic octopus. In the recent World Cup, he predicted correctly the winner of every game that involved the German team. He even predicted correctly that Spain would beat Holland in the finals. I am not sure of the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 21, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
The church is in the news a lot in Singapore these days. Recently the papers carried the story of a sermon that was deemed to be disrespectful of Taoism. A 10-minute audio clip from that sermon had been posted on YouTube. In it, a church pastor, Mr Mark Ng, can be...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 17, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
It is very infuriating to talk with Jesus. You ask Him a question and He replies with another question. Or He tells you a story. Or he gives you an answer to a question you didn’t ask to begin with. Remember Jesus’ encounter with the religious expert in...
