by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 28, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Life Issues, Relationships
This is a good time for evangelism. The gods of the day have been found wanting. Materialistic consumerism has been shown, yet again, to be no gods at all. Suicidal terrorism is no life giving god either. Recent events have brought home afresh that the only true...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 20, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Hope, Life Issues, Suffering
The stench must have been horrible. The fauna of the Nile had a field day. Perhaps ancient Egypt was a more violent place and time than today. Still, the sight of a continuous stream of dead male babies floating down the Nile would have given pause to any witness, in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 29, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Hope, Life Issues, Violence, World Issues
Tensions rise over refugee ship Four dead in Spanish plane crash Policeman “killed family then himself” Mid-East ‘truce’ fails to bite These were the main headlines from BBC Online today (29th August, 2001). If they sound too grim, here is the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 9, 2001 | 2001, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues, Suffering
I met one of my seminary profs from Regent College a few weeks ago. He was visiting from Canada. He is a senior statesmen in evangelical circles, particularly in the area of spirituality. Over lunch, he reminded us how he embarked on his ‘career’ in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 19, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Fear, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues
This seems to be a tough time for many of my friends. One has been laid off for about three months. He has young kids and a mortgage to pay off. He was the only breadwinner. In his 40s, his job prospects are grim. Another is a missionary in a foreign land. Someone...
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...
