by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 13, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Life
If He had wanted to, He could have had a legion of angels as His outriders (Matthew 26:43). Instead He showed up for His most important appointment on a donkey (Matthew 21:1-11). What stunt was He pulling? The book of Kingly etiquette was specific. Kings made their...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 3, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus
I was back in Penang the last few days to be with mum. (Penang is my home town about 250 miles from Kuala Lumpur where I presently reside.) I took a cab from the airport and discussed world affairs with the cab driver in Hokkien (Chinese dialect) as we went along. I...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 3, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus
Went to see the movie “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” with my cell group members last night. Only the actors that played Lucy and Mr Tumnus seemed to be in their roles. The rest were merely playing theirs. And most of the time the White Witch was...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 22, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus
“You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride, You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side, You may be workin’ in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair, You may be somebody’s mistress, may be somebody’s heir But you’re...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 18, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Family, Following Jesus, Jesus, Marriage, Singleness
Those of us of a certain vintage will remember that in our college years, we were told that in the matter of choosing a life partner, we must follow this rule: mission before mate. In other words we had to be first clear as to what God wanted us to do with our lives....
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...
