by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 26, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Death & Grief, Growing Old, Meaning & Purpose, Remembrance
If the measure of a man’s greatness is not the amount of money in his account when he dies, but the number of lives he has touched, Eugene Peterson, who died on Oct 22 at 85, was a great man. The moment it was known that he had passed on, social media exploded...
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 | Feb 15, 2018 | 2017, 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Death & Grief, Gratitude, Life Issues
Not feeling particularly festive this Lunar New Year. I know why. For the first time we will not be visiting Ah Hoon Kor to wish her happy new year. She passed away in July last year. She was my dad’s sister, and the last member of the family from that...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 21, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
I am writing this in the quiet of my room in El Sanctuary, a quaint retreat centre near Alor Gajah, Malacca, Malaysia. I am here to speak to a group of bright young adults from Orchard Road Presbyterian Church. I am enjoying my interaction with them. But I came to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 27, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
I have said it before and I will say it again. Death, even when expected, still takes you by surprise. Yesterday, I received a Whatsapp message from my cousin Colin to say that 4th aunt (Ah Hoon Kor) who lived in Penang, had passed away. She had been ill and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 8, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Death & Grief, Music
Last week (June 1st) was the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ album, Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. I was in Form 1 (Grade 7) when it was released. Didn’t really notice it or appreciate it till a few years later. Looking back after five...
