by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 20, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, COVID-19, Faith, God, God’s Sovereignty, Malaysia, World Issues
KUCHING: The nation’s first Covid-19-related death was recorded in Sarawak on Tuesday (March 17), the state disaster management committee announced. The victim, 60-year-old Pastor David Cheng (pic), from Emmanuel Baptist Church here, passed away at 11am at Sarawak...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 28, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, COVID-19, Discernment, Fear, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues, Malaysia, World Issues
Recently, the Anglican Bishop, the Rt Revd Rennis Ponniah, gave a sermon to the Singapore church as the country faced the COVID-19 virus crisis. I thought his main points applied equally well to the Malaysian church as our country faced a challenging political crisis....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 25, 2019 | 2019, Aging, Articles, Christian Living, Death & Grief, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues, Obedience & Faithfulness
We just came back from Penang where we celebrated my mum’s 92nd birthday. (Mum has Alzheimer’s dementia, is recovering from a broken hip, and is staying in a nursing home in Penang.) We had a great time with mum. First we took her for lunch at a fish and chips place....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 11, 2019 | 2019, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues, Success
There are times, not often, that I think the following: “Why hasn’t this church/organisation invited me to preach? Is it because of my chequered past? Is it because I am not high-profile enough? After all I see them inviting speakers like Edmund Chan, Robert Solomon,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 24, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Dependence on God, God, God’s Sovereignty, Rest & Busyness
Are you getting enough sleep? Numerous articles alert us to the dangers of poor sleep. The following is information from an article entitled, “Get Enough Sleep”. . . . poor sleep has been linked to significant problems, including: *greater risk of depression and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 25, 2017 | 2017, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues, Suffering
“Your story is not over yet.” I was at a very low point in my life. Everything was falling apart. I felt trapped, paralysed, looking at an oncoming car on the road of life, about to be road kill. I happened to be at a morning prayer meeting for church...