by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 15, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Christian Unity, Church, Governance, World Issues
Recently I visited Sarawak for the first time. Just a short work trip to Miri. I met Malaysians from many tribes. Indeed, the majority of the congregation at the church where I was ministering were from various local tribes. I was preaching on the Great Commission...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 4, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Governance, World Issues
Met up with an old friend a recently. He pastors a church back in Malaysia. There was a time in his life when he was deciding between serving in politics and serving as a pastor. That was a critical time in Malaysian politics and we needed good people to stand for...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 30, 2015 | 2015, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Governance, World Issues
The dust has settled on one of the most exciting Singapore general elections. There were Christians on both sides of the political divide. Some passionately supported the party in power. Others supported one of the opposition parties. Therefore some are elated and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 9, 2015 | 2015, Articles, Governance, World Issues
So, my Singaporean brother/sister, who will you be voting for this Friday? I could not have asked this question of all Singaporean Christians in previous Singapore general elections because not all seats were contested. Not this time. This is a historic general...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 26, 2015 | 2015, Articles, God, God’s Sovereignty, Governance, World Issues
This weekend I will not be at Bersih 4. I want very much to be there but I have a prior engagement in Vietnam and, after praying about it, I felt the Lord wanting me to honour that commitment. Many of my friends will be at Bersih 4, many of whom are my brothers and...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 14, 2015 | 2015, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Governance, World Issues
I learnt one of my most important spiritual lessons from a neighbour, Encik Omar. This happened many years ago when I was living in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. We were chatting one day when he said: “There are times when it seems like Allah is losing. But we know he will...
