by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 25, 2004 | 2004, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues
Apart from the four years I was studying in Canada, I have never spent a Chinese New Year reunion dinner without dad. His absence loomed large this year. (Dad passed away October 15th 2003.) I recalled that we always had steamboat for our reunion dinners. In recent...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 26, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
There may have been a time when I thought that the Christian life gets easier when one gets older. No longer. I have come to terms that there is no such thing as an ‘easier’ Christian life this side of heaven. Surprise! That’s what Jesus told us:...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 12, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus, Life Issues, Suffering
Every time I read of a new suicide bombing in Israel or Iraq, I am reminded that certain segments of the Muslim world see themselves as in a ‘hot’ war and are willing to kill and die for their cause. I am reminded that in numerous training camps in Asia...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 5, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Christian Identity, Christian Living, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
I had breakfast with one of my mentors this morning. He doesn’t live in Malaysia and we meet up in person at most once a year. He didn’t know that my dad had passed away. He listened as I shared. He recounted his own experience of the death of his father...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 10, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
There are one or two pluses about being a widower. One key one is having the privilege of being able to walk with other widowers in their grief — assuming that your life doesn’t fall apart the first few years after the death of your wife, that is. I was on...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 8, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Life Issues, Meaning & Purpose
Everyday for the last few months, I have received ads in my email inbox that pushed products guaranteed to lengthen my penis. At first I was perplexed. Did somebody know something about my dimensions that I wasn’t aware of? I was relieved to find out that...
