by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 16, 2009 | 2009, Articles, God, God's Word, Jesus, Jesus' Life
Recently I was reminded at a talk that the heart of the Christian faith is not a book. It is a person — Jesus. The context of the comment was our continuing (and necessary) attempts to build bridges with our Muslim friends. It is so tempting to draw the following...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 2, 2009 | 2009, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Jesus, Jesus' Second Coming
Don’t know about you but the new year looks strangely like the old one. Which is why I am holding out for another one. This one: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. And I saw...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 24, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Birth
Childbirth is messy. I have had the privilege to observe one, the birth of my son Andrew. It’s seventeen years ago now but you never forget the sights, the smells the sounds… It’s messy. Then you see the top of the child’s head. Next thing you...
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...
