by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 30, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Justice, Media, Movies & Television, World Issues
I lost it at Tower Records, 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Petaling Jaya. I can’t remember the year but it was a long time ago when there was still a Tower Records. I had headphones on and was listening to the music of Les Miserables. When I heard “Empty Chairs and Empty...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 16, 2016 | 2016, Articles, Death & Grief, Life Issues, Violence, World Issues
We are just back from the Bintan Lagoon Resort where we had the privilege of ministering at the Bible Church’s annual camp. Wifi there was iffy and we were focused on our ministry, but enough of the news came through for us to hear about the massacre in a gay bar in...
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 | Nov 21, 2015 | 2015, Articles, Justice, Violence, World Issues
Something terrible happened on the evening of Nov. 15, 2015. A series of coordinated terrorist attacks resulted in the deaths of 130 people. The Islamic State claimed credit. Expressions of sorrow and solidarity with the French began to flood the internet. There was...
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...