by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 21, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus
Do you know who was Zoran Djindjic? He was the Prime Minister of Serbia. And he was assassinated on March 12th, 2003. Not a good time to die. With the world preoccupied with the war in Iraq, not many may have noticed his demise or understood its implications. Djindjic...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 13, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus, Media, Music
You know for sure you are middle age when you can sing along with James Taylor and you know all the words to ‘Sweet Baby James’. But you have no idea who John Mayer is and the only words you know to his song, ‘Your Body Is A Wonderland’ is,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 21, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus
A few years ago Andrew, my no.2 son, came home with a WWJD wristband. For the uninitiated, WWJD stands for ‘What Would Jesus Do”. It’s part of a movement that seeks to help Christians make godly decisions. When faced with a decision they are to ask...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 1, 2002 | 2002, Articles, God, God's Love, Jesus, Jesus' Death
How do you address your father? I call my father “pa”, pronounced “pa-h”. (I call my mother “mummy” but that’s another story.) Jesus called his heavenly Father, “Abba”. I’m not sure how he addressed Joseph,...
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 | Dec 21, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Birth, Life Issues, Suffering
On 20th October, 2001, Johnny Thaljiya, 17, was shot to death. He had just left vespers in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity and had stopped to talk with his cousin in nearby Manger square. He was shot in the head by an Israeli soldier. Once again, blood flows...
