by Soo-Inn Tan | May 17, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
“You don’t have to wait till the bus pulls out. I am sure that you have more important things to do”, dad said when I dropped him off at the bus station this morning. He had been visiting and was on his way home. (Dad and mum live in Penang, about...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 2, 2002 | 2002, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues, Media, Music
George Harrison died on Thursday, November 29th, 2001. He died of cancer. His passing didn’t shake the world as much as the death of John Lennon, his fellow Beatle. Maybe his death was just one of many tragedies in the September 11th year. Or maybe, after the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 6, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Death & Grief, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues
Talk about timing. When I was in Singapore recently, I picked up a new Henri Nouwen book: TURN MY MOURNING INTO DANCING. No, Henri Nouwen hasn’t come back from the beyond. The book was put together by Timothy Jones, who compiled the book after working through...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 31, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
It was a strange compliment. And it went something like this: “I really liked your sermon at the funeral service. It made me want to die.” For an Asian to voice anything resembling a death-wish is mucho ‘pantang'(taboo). I suspect this sentiment is...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 12, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Death & Grief, Jesus, Jesus' Resurrection, Life Issues
It has been a long time since I led in a funeral service. I did one this past weekend. Chee Man had fought a valiant battle with cancer. He had a family that did not falter in their support. No expenditure of time, energy, or money was withheld in their support of his...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 3, 2000 | 2000, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
Death is extremely rude. It respects no one’s timetable. This was a busy week. I was trying to kick off a new ministry and preparing for a trip to Singapore. Then the news came. A good friend’s father had passed away. Death is extremely rude. It respects...
