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...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 5, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Battling Sin, Christian Living, Following Jesus, Jesus
I doubt any reader of this column would ever consider becoming a suicide bomber. Killing as many people as you can while killing yourself seems so far removed from the spirit of Him who said: “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” (John...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 18, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Death
I have yet to see an anatomically correct picture, or model, of Jesus on the cross. I am sure they exist but I haven’t seen them. All those that I have seen have some piece of cloth draped conveniently over his groin area. We never get to see his genitals. I can...
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,...