by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 21, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Dependence on God, Fear, God, Life Issues
Yesterday I did my first MRI examination and lived to tell the tale. I had been having pain in my lower right back on and off for a number of years now. It had always been rare and the pain bearable. Recently the pain had become more frequent and more severe. My GP...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 10, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Church, Community, Gratitude, Life Issues
On the occasion of Singapore’s National Day (August 9) let me put on record my thanks to the Singapore church, and I will name names. I am a Malaysian in full-time church ministry. In this part of the world, a divorce is the kiss of death for public ministry. I did my...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 3, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Life Issues, Mentoring, Relationships
I woke up this morning to a pleasant surprise. I received a photo via Whatsapp of two friends — Michael Low, who is now a student at Regent College, and Dr Bruce Waltke, one of my lecturers when I was studying at Regent (1981–85). Michael has been kindly conveying my...
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 | Jul 6, 2017 | 2017, Aging, Articles, Family, Honoring Parents, Life Issues
When we boarded the plane for Penang to visit mum, I recalled my first time on a plane. Mum took me on a trip to Hong Kong end of 1969, just the two of us. I was 14, waiting to start grade 10 (Form 4). It was a reward of sorts for my performance in my LCE (grade 9...
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...
