by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 12, 2018 | 2018, Articles, Following Jesus, Jesus, Malaysia, World Issues
“Semboyan telah berbunyi” is Malay for “the bugle has sounded”. The date for the next Malaysian general election has been announced. The contesting parties and coalitions will be, well, blowing their own trumpets. We are already in the midst of a media...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 1, 2018 | 2017, 2018, Articles, Christian Living, Faith, Human Rights, Malaysia, World Issues
Nobody likes to lose. Last Sunday my team lost. Arsenal lost to Manchester City, 3–0, during the League Cup Final of the 2018 English Premier League. I suspect not many Arsenal fans shed many tears. We are used to the inconsistency of our team. A more significant loss...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 9, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Loving Others, Violence, World Issues
As a permanent resident in Singapore, there is much I appreciate about the city-state I now call my home. This ranges from the relative absence of cigarette smoke to a government that takes a strong stance against corruption. I also appreciate that the country is...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 31, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Malaysia, World Issues
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 22, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Christian Living, Evangelism, Malaysia, World Issues
Evangel: “Good news, and in the context of the Bible, the good news of Jesus Christ.” Evangelism: “Proclaiming the good news of Jesus Christ with the hope that the listener will respond and embrace Jesus as Lord and Saviour.” Evangelicalism:...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Apr 12, 2017 | 2017, Articles, Death & Grief, Governance, Justice, Life Issues
Source: David Yan Anyone who kidnaps someone is to be put to death, whether the victim has been sold or is still in the kidnapper’s possession. (Exodus 21:16 NIV) Clearly kidnapping is abhorrent to God. Douglas K. Stuart tells us why. Kidnapping is a capital crime....