by Bernice Lee | May 12, 2012 | 2012, Art & Beauty, Articles, Books, Media
Confession is good for the soul, I have been told. So I shall indulge. How often have you looked at a piece of Christian art or product and cringed because it is just so much kitsch? I confess right now that I have, and it saddens me. Why is it that we, who have a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 3, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Books, Graceworks, Media, Publishing
When people learn that I have read The Lord of The Rings nine times, they shake their heads and politely suggest that I should get therapy. I am sure they are right for this and many other reasons. But it may well be that Tolkien’s trilogy may have in fact saved...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 23, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Books, Graceworks, Media
Writing has never come easy for me. I prefer to preach or teach any time. When I stand before a group of people and preach or teach, I see some results of my work straight away. Your listeners may love you or they may hate you but you have a pretty good idea from...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 22, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Books, Media
I wasn’t too hot about Dan Brown’s first book, “Digital Fortress”. His latest offering, “The Da Vinci Code” however, is a great read. It almost deserves the many laudatory blurbs plastered all over the cover. Here’s the one...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 25, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Books, Media
I first discovered mystery novels in the midst of writing my ThM thesis. Desperately needing mental breaks from a thesis that seemed to crawl along, I visited the neighbourhood library – and discovered Agatha Christie. I have been hooked ever since. Should...