by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 28, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Hope, Loving Others, Malaysia, World Issues
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13 NIV) Periodically, I still get asked if I have adopted Singapore citizenship, both by my Malaysian friends and by my Singaporean friends. It is an understandable...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 20, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, COVID-19, Faith, God, God’s Sovereignty, Malaysia, World Issues
KUCHING: The nation’s first Covid-19-related death was recorded in Sarawak on Tuesday (March 17), the state disaster management committee announced. The victim, 60-year-old Pastor David Cheng (pic), from Emmanuel Baptist Church here, passed away at 11am at Sarawak...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 6, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, God, God's Will, Hope, Malaysia, World Issues
The Prague Spring (Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization and mass protest in Czechoslovakia as a Communist state after World War II. It began on 5 January 1968, when reformist Alexander Dubček was elected First Secretary of...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Feb 28, 2020 | 2020, Articles, Christian Living, COVID-19, Discernment, Fear, God, God’s Sovereignty, Life Issues, Malaysia, World Issues
Recently, the Anglican Bishop, the Rt Revd Rennis Ponniah, gave a sermon to the Singapore church as the country faced the COVID-19 virus crisis. I thought his main points applied equally well to the Malaysian church as our country faced a challenging political crisis....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 8, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Justice, Malaysia, Obedience & Faithfulness, Persecution, World Issues
Yesterday (7th November), my good friend Rama was told to report to Bukit Aman police headquarters to record a statement. In his own words: On 3 April 2018, after an 18 month investigation, Suhakam (Human Rights Commission of Malaysia) announced its decision that the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 6, 2019 | 2019, Articles, Christian Living, Loving Others, Malaysia, World Issues
A Malay Muslim, he was one of our sons’ classmate and a good friend. He was often over at our house. I remember one occasion when he joined us for a meal. We made sure the meal was scrupulously pork free. We normally say grace before meals and we asked if he was ok...
