by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 20, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Family, God, God's Word, Parenting
No. 1 son (16 going on 17) wants two things for Christmas. First he wants a Discman, a portable CD player. Nothing special here. Every teenager functions with a constant soundtrack. His second request blew me away. He wants me to do bible study with him. He made it...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 8, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Media, Movies & Television
Scooby-doo was one of my favourite cartoon series when I was growing up. So when I saw it on again a few days ago, I thought I’d make a trip down memory lane. I was disappointed and a bit scared. This was no Scooby-doo from my childhood. A basic premise had been...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 1, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God's Love, Jesus, Jesus' Death
How do you address your father? I call my father “pa”, pronounced “pa-h”. (I call my mother “mummy” but that’s another story.) Jesus called his heavenly Father, “Abba”. I’m not sure how he addressed Joseph,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 30, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God's Word
“When Jesus gathered the twelve disciples he communicated with them orally. Likewise the crowds who heard him came without notebooks and left without paperback copies of ‘The Good News According to Jesus’. They simply had to retain his message by...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 23, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God's Glory
curriculum vitae: “a summary of somebody’s career and qualifications” Have you ever noticed how long-winded God can get when He introduces Himself? Take for example the time He introduces Himself to Moses from the burning bush: “I am the God of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 16, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God's Will
It was a very difficult decision. And rightly so. He had received a job offer from America. However there was no job offer for his wife. It meant that both of them had to resign from their positions here in Malaysia and relocate to the U.S. With their very young...
