by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 24, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
I was chatting with a friend yesterday morning. His wife, also a dear friend, is fighting cancer with faith and courage. I said he must be very tired. He said he was but that he has also been energised by the fresh realisation of his own mortality. He talked about his...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 10, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus, Jesus' Life
I have been revisiting Gethsemane in preparation for Maundy Thursday. I am struck afresh by the prophetic force of Jesus’ travail in the dark. Jesus is no eager suicide bomber rushing to his martyrdom. Instead He wrestles with His Father to see if there was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 6, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Following Jesus
“How big is your church? How many worshippers do you have each Sunday? How big is your church building? Do you own your own building or do you have to rent? What is the seating capacity of your worship auditorium?” We encounter questions like these all the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 29, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus
Christians in Malaysia should greet the following news report with some joy: PUTRAJAYA: Fifty-five people, more than half of whom are Puspakom employees, have been held for corruption in a nationwide blitz Tuesday and yesterday. It is believed that they were earning...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 3, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus
At first I felt that I had nothing to contribute to our church’s Watch Night service. Besides, our pastor had the main preaching segment covered. I was tired, still feeling the effects of all the changes I went through in 2007. But on the afternoon of 31st December, a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 28, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus
My birth certificate is a yellowing document, frayed at the edges. But the vital information it contains is still legible and clear. Among other things, it shows clearly the exact date and time I was born. I have no equivalent document for my spiritual birth. I...
