by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 26, 2008 | 2008, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
I never had the patience to enjoy jigsaw puzzles. But I have done a few in my time. The thing about jigsaw puzzles is, the more you work on one, the more you know where the remaining pieces fit. When you start out you have all these pieces in hand but you have few...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 29, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose, Media, Movies & Television
Bernice and I caught a sneak preview of the movie, No Country for Old Men, last week. I had not read the book and therefore was all set up for the sucker punch ending. When the final credits rolled, my immediate reaction was, “Hey, who stole the last reel?...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 1, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
My church was very kind. I applied for no pay leave for October and they agreed. There were two key events in October and I had to be away. First, I have to be in Penang to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday. And tonight (September 30), Bernice and I travel to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 24, 2007 | 2007, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
Funerals are a gift because there are few things in life that throws the primary questions of life in your face like a funeral. Funerals insist that we shake off our life-stupor, at least for a while. Against the backdrop of the smell of the wreaths, the hushed tones...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 3, 2005 | 2005, Articles, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
As I was preaching on “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people He favours!”, the waves were rushing to shore. As I was enjoying a fellowship meal with the church folks, the tsunamis were beginning to claim lives. Perhaps I should...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 6, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
In many ways, Charles Handy is THE management guru. Rumour hath it that the The Economist first coined the term to describe him. He first made his mark in management circles with the publication of his book, ‘The Age of Uncertainty’. It was named one of...
