by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 8, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Death & Grief, Jesus' Second Coming, Life Issues
During the Lunar New Year period (it officially lasts 15 days) you are not supposed to talk about or think about negative things. It might jinx you for the rest of the year. But this year I keep thinking about death. On the 29th of Jan I received news that a friend...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 19, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Following Jesus, Jesus, Obedience & Faithfulness
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (4 February 1906–9 April 1945) The first thing that strikes you about the writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the last thing that remains with you is probably this line: “When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.” Here is the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 12, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus, Malaysia, World Issues
“Semboyan telah berbunyi” is Malay for “the bugle has sounded”. The date for the next Malaysian general election has been announced. The contesting parties and coalitions will be, well, blowing their own trumpets. We are already in the midst of a media...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 29, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Death & Grief, Jesus, Jesus' Death, Jesus' Resurrection, Life Issues
Did you know that 151,600 people die each day globally? It is hard for large numbers to strike a chord. Death strikes home when it takes away people that we care about. Two deaths come to mind this week. One was the death of Pastor Rick Seaward. I didn’t know...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 28, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Books, Jesus, Jesus' Death, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
At a recent camp, I took along a novel to read as my evening leisure pursuit. The campsite was rustic, with just the bare amenities and no entertainment except the surrounding forest which was gorgeous. The novel was Blue Light Yokohama by Nicolas Obregon (UK: Penguin...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 30, 2017 | 2017, Articles, God, God's Love, Jesus, Jesus' Birth, Jesus' Death, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
Love and death shouldn’t be in the same universe. A few weeks ago I was having lunch with Bernice when a Chipmunks song came on (The Chipmunk Song — Christmas Don’t Be late). Suddenly my dad came to mind. (He passed on in 2003.) I remembered that he had...
