by Soo-Inn Tan | Jul 13, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Church, Community, Homosexuality, Loving Others, World Issues
You may or may not know that the word “gospel” means good news. As followers of Jesus we have been called to preach the good news of the Kingdom till the King returns. But how is the gospel good news to someone who wants to follow Christ but who is...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 22, 2006 | 2006, Articles, Homosexuality, World Issues
In their commentary on Romans, M Eugene Boring and Fred B. Craddock have this to say about homosexuality: “The Christian ethical perspective on homosexuality is a complex subject involving legal, social, psychological, and medical points of view as well as...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 13, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Homosexuality, World Issues
The gay issue just won’t go away. In fact it should be the issue du jour for many days to come with the election of a practising gay to the office of bishop in the U.S. What is at stake here? The answer is both simple and complex. The simple answer, and one...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 13, 2003 | 2003, Articles, Homosexuality, World Issues
A key strand in Nora Gallagher’s new book, “Practicing Resurrection”, deals with Christian perspectives on homosexuality. Gallagher’s pastor is a gay who has come out of the closet. The book chronicles in absorbing detail her church’s...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Oct 6, 2000 | 2000, Articles, Homosexuality, World Issues
One of the ‘fall-outs’ of the trial of Anwar Ibrahim, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, on charges of sodomy, was the sudden and widespread exposure given to the whole issue of homosexuality. Suddenly children were asking their parents,...