by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 12, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Death & Grief, Jesus, Jesus' Resurrection, Life Issues
I remember going with my dad to the cemetery during Qingming. (For the Chinese it is a day to remember and honour one’s ancestors. Young and old pray before the ancestors, sweep the tombs and offer food, tea, wine, chopsticks, (joss) paper accessories, and/or...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 9, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Resurrection
I had my first crisis of faith in my final year of dental school. The crisis arose because I believed God was calling me to leave dentistry and enter the pastorate. For the only son of a Chinese diaspora family, this was madness. And suddenly following Christ was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 2, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Resurrection
Last week I had the privilege of meeting up with some old friends. It was meant to be an Easter evangelistic dinner gathering. But the fish weren’t biting. Most of the non-Christian guests didn’t turn up. It gave me a chance to catch up with some of my...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 29, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Resurrection
Every breath you take is excruciatingly painful. So you hold out as long as you can. But sooner or later your lungs cry out for oxygen. So you silently scream as you inhale. Eventually your energy runs out. Then you stop breathing. And then you die. That is if your...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 12, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Death & Grief, Jesus, Jesus' Resurrection, Life Issues
It has been a long time since I led in a funeral service. I did one this past weekend. Chee Man had fought a valiant battle with cancer. He had a family that did not falter in their support. No expenditure of time, energy, or money was withheld in their support of his...
