by Soo-Inn Tan | May 21, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
“You mean you came all this way just to see us?” I was asked this twice the past few days. We had made a lightning trip to Petaling Jaya to see some friends. There was a family undergoing a major transition. Another friend had a wife with stage four cancer. One was in...
by Bernice Lee | May 6, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Fear, Governance, Life Issues, World Issues
I write this commentary with some measure of fear and trepidation. Fear that I will merely be adding to the cacophony as Singapore goes on the hustings. But a delicious kind of trepidation, if there can be such a thing, as I think through how I want to exercise my...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 28, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
Can we call those who are dead in Christ back to life this side of heaven? Recently Bernice and I went to hospital to be with a church member whose husband had died suddenly. We were in a room with the body of our friend. His widow was there together with two other...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 12, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Life Issues, Obedience & Faithfulness, Suffering
This week began with the death of a friend from church. It ends with the horrific scenes of the damage from the tsunami that hit Japan. Meanwhile the conflict in Libya continues. And we are still trying to come to terms with the assassination of Shahbaz Bhatti, the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 3, 2011 | 2011, Aging, Articles, Life Issues, Media, Music
I’m goin’ back in time And it’s a sweet dream It was a quiet night And I would be all right If I could go on sleepin’ (“Best of My Love,” Eagles, 1974) Last week Bernice gave me an early birthday treat. She got us tickets to the Eagles concert held in the Indoor...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 23, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Jesus, Jesus' Death, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
Recently I have been thinking if I should get a motorbike and ride again. The last time I rode one was a long time ago. Bike riders understand this longing. Riding a bike is so different from driving a car. When you go about in a car, you are essentially moving around...
