by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 20, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Media, Music
I watched the Michael Jackson memorial service on TV. I half expected him to burst out of his casket. I imagined the casket cover opening, and a sequinned gloved hand rising up, accompanied by the intro to “Thriller.” But it was not to be. MJ did not rise...
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 | Jun 5, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others, Media, Movies & Television
One of my favourite scenes in Star Wars 6 (Return of the Jedi) is the one where Luke Skywalker finally bests his heavy breathing dad Darth Vader. Luke had tried to avoid fighting his dad but when Darth threatened to turn Luke’s sister to the dark side, Luke goes...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 26, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
Life follows art. A medium budget British film with an all-Indian cast about an orphaned street urchin winning at life against all odds, wins eight Oscars including Best Picture. Bernice and I went to see it last night. For two hours we were confronted with a world...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 19, 2008 | 2008, Articles, God, Media, Movies & Television, Redemption
Dark Knight is a movie that grabs you by the you-know-what and doesn’t let go till the last scene. It’s one of the few movies where I saw people clapping when the credits rolled. Was it that good? The box office receipts say yes. So do the critics. It is a...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 16, 2008 | 2008, Articles, Church, Media, Movies & Television, Preaching & Teaching
Last night, Bernice and I decided that whenever we drive away from a place where we were ministering, e.g. a church where I had just preached, we will play the Mission Impossible theme song on the car CD player and wear black sunglasses. OK, maybe watching Mission...
