by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 28, 2000 | 2000, Articles, Christian Living, God, God's Love, Life Issues, Relationships, Solitude & Quiet Time
Do you ever get ambushed by a sense of intense loneliness? Most of our lives are too noisy and too rushed for us to feel anything, much less loneliness. But sometimes we may be suddenly gripped by a sense of intense loneliness. I was, last Saturday, as I was driving...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 10, 2000 | 2000, Articles, God, Redemption
The Nov. 6th issue of Newsweek carried an interview with Tetsuo Nakajima, a Japanese gangster(yakuza). He had been involved in crimes ranging from extortion to drug dealing and had served two prison terms. At the height of his yakuza career he fell in love with a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 2, 2000 | 2000, Articles, God, Media, Movies & Television, Redemption
The Wolverine character in the ‘X-Men’ movie would seem to be a poor choice to remind us of the Lamb of God. We first encounter him as a vicious wrestler and for the whole of the movie, he has a chip on his shoulder the size of an oak tree. Yet his saving...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 11, 2000 | 2000, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty
This is a hard time for those who value justice. There are so many bodies on the road to Jericho you just feel like crossing to the other side of the road . It gets so tiring. Whether it is the latest numbers from Ambon, or the plight of innocent hostages all over the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 12, 2000 | 2000, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Media, Movies & Television
‘I am truly saddened by these incidents that have no ending. My question is – why isn’t God answering the cries of His people? Where is He? Why doesn’t He intervene and help those helpless people, especially the women and children?’ The...