by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 29, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Hope, Life Issues, Violence, World Issues
Tensions rise over refugee ship Four dead in Spanish plane crash Policeman “killed family then himself” Mid-East ‘truce’ fails to bite These were the main headlines from BBC Online today (29th August, 2001). If they sound too grim, here is the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 16, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Christian Living, Persecution
“Islam is the only way to heaven. Therefore apostasy away from Islam is the worse thing that could happen to us and our loved ones. We need to prevent apostasy at all costs. Therefore only the most severe penalty will do for anyone caught trying to influence a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 14, 2001 | 2001, Art & Beauty, Articles, Media
I awoke at 3.25am on the morning of July 4th. It may have been residual jet lag. Maybe it was a divine nudge. Or maybe I needed to go to the bathroom. Whatever it was, I was awake and for one of the few times in my life, I was overwhelmed by a vision of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 24, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others
Job’s friends often receive bad press. When we hear the term it conjures up a picture of well meaning people who in their desire to help actually cause more hurt. To their credit, Job’s friends sat with him for seven days before venturing to speak...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 24, 2001 | 2001, Apologetics, Articles, Christian Living, Faith
In an article entitled “Religion and the Brain” (Newsweek,May 14, 2001, International Edition), Sharon Begley surveys the growing field of ‘Neurotheology’, the study of the biological basis for spirituality. Her article mentions among other...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 10, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Christian Living, Mentoring
“We all need someone higher, wiser, older to tell us we are not crazy after all, that what we are doing is all right. All right, hell, fine!” The late Ray Bradbury wrote the above in an essay entitled ‘Drunk, and in Charge of a Bicycle.’ In it...
