by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 18, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Death
What kind of God is this? Gods were meant to be feared. They threw thunderbolts from Mount Olympus. They imprisoned you under mountains if you displeased them. This God was a wimp. He allowed Himself to be spitted upon, hit, slapped, and punched. He allowed Himself to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 25, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Life
I was resting at home, recovering from a viral infection of the inner ear (read: vertigo, vomiting, yucky). I was feeling better and so I caught some TV. There was a rerun of an episode of the Outer Limits (sci-fi series). The story focused on a mysterious man who had...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 12, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Death
I have yet to see Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ”. (I have seen some of the promotional clips on the Internet.) No approved version has yet appeared in Malaysia though I know that there are pirated versions making the rounds. All the reviews...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 2, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus
When did you stop making New Year resolutions? For me, it must have been sometime the last 10 years. It must have been a time when life was so demanding that one year just slipped into another. Which is not to imply that I have anything against New Year resolutions....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 12, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus, Life Issues, Suffering
Every time I read of a new suicide bombing in Israel or Iraq, I am reminded that certain segments of the Muslim world see themselves as in a ‘hot’ war and are willing to kill and die for their cause. I am reminded that in numerous training camps in Asia...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 31, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Death, Media, Movies & Television
The Oct 20th 2003 issue of Newsweek International mentions two movies. A small column on page 8 discusses “The Passion”, Mel Gibson’s “traditional Roman Catholic portrayal of the death of Jesus?” In his article, Sean Smith notes that the...
