by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 26, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Life Issues, Relationships
We first met 17 years ago. I was in the middle of my theological studies at Regent College. They were starting their programme. I was from Malaysia. They were a Singaporean couple. Somehow we hit it off. We became friends. Through the years our pilgrimages took us to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 12, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Death & Grief, Jesus, Jesus' Resurrection, Life Issues
It has been a long time since I led in a funeral service. I did one this past weekend. Chee Man had fought a valiant battle with cancer. He had a family that did not falter in their support. No expenditure of time, energy, or money was withheld in their support of his...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 6, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Life Issues, Money
I have always been struck by Jesus’ words in Matthew 6:24. There He says: “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the first and love the second, or he will be devoted to the first and despise the second. You cannot serve God and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 9, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Life Issues, Work & Vocation
Confession time. A few days ago I turned 46. Yup, four more years (God willing) and I hit the big five. The signs are all there. Hair is greying – rapidly. The battle of the bulge has been lost. And cute babes I meet now call me ‘uncle’. So, birthday...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 1, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
“Daddy, why doesn’t Jesus heal me straight away?”, Andrew, my 10 year old son asked me last week. He had been coughing non-stop for five days. We had been to the doctor twice.It was confirmed that Andrew had a bad chest infection and he had been put...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 9, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Life Issues, Suffering
One of the most profound moments of my life was my attendance at the birth of my second son, Andrew. I was with his mother throughout the eight hours that Andrew took to safely emerge from her womb. There are some mysteries no man will ever be party to. One of these...
