by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 15, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
Last Sunday we had the privilege of having Dr. Vinoth Ramachandra, Secretary for Dialogue and Social Engagement, IFES (South and East Asia), speak at our worship service. He spoke on the eighth commandment, the call to not steal, but it was his comments on Luke 21:1-4...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 1, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, Remembrance
We were in Penang the last couple of days to visit my mother. It was a good visit. She seems to have shaken off the worst of the shingles that afflicted her earlier in the year. We took a drive to Balik Pulau. Had excellent laksa there — both the sour and the Thai...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 25, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Living, Rest & Busyness
Life is full of ironies. Or God has a great sense of humour. Tomorrow (July 26) I am to run a workshop on sabbath-keeping at a small group conference. I have never been so tired and overworked in recent memory. Perhaps I will present myself as a negative model, as one...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 30, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Living, Growth
I hate change. Give me the security of familiarity. I rejoice in the warmth of familiar faces and familiar places. Change takes so much out of me. But I have also come to terms with the fact that change is the perfect backdrop for divine encounters. In times of change...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 23, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Living, Media, Movies & Television, Sacrifice
[Spoiler: If you intend to watch the movie Iron Man, go watch before you read this commentary!] Old time Marvel Comics fans like myself feel that we have died and gone to heaven, celluloid heaven that is. I picked up my first comic books in the 60’s. They cost...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 12, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
Do you know the no.1 reason why people resign from their jobs? Because they do not feel appreciated. This is the conclusion of the U.S. Department of Labour as cited in the book, How Full is your Bucket? (Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton, New York: Gallup Press, 2004,...
