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The Mini-Giant's Big Battle Can Christians Do Yoga? PP2007 / 10 / 2012 (031036) APRIL - JUNE 2018 VOL. 50 # 2 YOUR CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MAGAZINE Will You Attend A Gay Wedding? The Mini-Giant’s Big Battle Can Christians Do Yoga? Let Me Die! Let Me Die! Hard Rockers For Jesus What Is Heaven Like? Dribbling Dreams Oh God, I’m Gay! Young & Daring asianbeacon.org 50# 2 April-June 2018 asianbeacon.org 50# 2 April-June 2018 asianbeacon.org 50# 2 April-June 2018 Editor’s Your Contemporary Christian Magazine EDITOR Ms Ong Juat Heng ADVISORS Pastor Dr Chew Weng Chee , Rev Loh Soon Choy Note Pastor Dato’ Dr Daniel Ho, Dr Chong Kwong Tek LEGAL ADVISOR Easter does not seem to evoke the same Mr Steven Fung wondrous, magical feelings that Christmas FINANCE & ADMIN MANAGER Ms Cheng Suet Lai arouses. Perhaps it’s because at Christmas, we have the baby Jesus to gush and go soft and EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN sentimental over? Easter may be a low key Mr Tan Yoke Tee affair in many churches but it is the pinnacle HON. SECRETARY of our Lord’s life, the culmination of His Mr Patrick Leong HON. TREASURER mission. For in His death and resurrection, Ms Loke Che Ching the hope He inspired at His birth is realised. COMMITTEE MEMBERS Mr Danny Cheah Mr Andrew Tan Yin Full Without this hope, we all mampus. This hope Mr Goh Chee Beng is especially dear for the dying and the infirm, PUBLISHER for those like Rev. Loh Soon Choy – a dear Persaudaraan Asian Beacon Malaysia. An inter- denominational Christian magazine that is published servant of God who seems to be losing his four times a year by Persaudaraan Asian Beacon. A non-profit Christian society. battle with cancer (read his story on page PERSAUDARAAN ASIAN BEACON MALAYSIA 6). It is this hope that keeps him joyful and 19-C, 3rd Floor, Jalan SS22/19 Damansara Jaya, excited about the hereafter. 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Tel: (603) 7725 4109 Fax: (603) 7726 1740 Mobile: 012 3931 453 While on the subject of the hereafter, Dr Alex Email: [email protected] Website: www.asianbeacon.org Tang shares his thoughts on euthanasia or http://www.facebook.com/AsianBeacon mercy killing. When you’re faced with a long, PERTH REPRESENTATIVE costly, painful terminal sickness, euthanasia Tek and Goldie Chong Email: [email protected] sure looks merciful. But what does Scripture DESIGN & LAYOUT Patrick Leong say? Dr Alex clarifies the issue for us. DISCLAIMER The opinions and views expressed by the various writers and Will you attend a gay wedding? Can Christians advertisers in this magazine are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and viewpoints of Asian Beacon. do yoga? We hope these articles will get us talking (in a loving way) on thorny issues. CONTRIBUTORS Contributors are welcome to contact us for editorial guidelines. Even if we don’t agree with the writers’ points However, we assume no responsibility to return unsolicited ma- of view, let’s disagree lovingly. terials. Kindly include your email, postal address and telephone number when you send articles, photographs or letters to us. PERMISION FOR REPRINT We continue to bring you stories about Copyright Reserved @ 2018. Please contact the editor for permission to reprint articles, photographs and illustrations. people and ministries that magnify our great PRINTER God, so take your time to savour them. May Thumbprints UTD SDN BHD Lot 24 Jalan RP 3, Rawang Perdana, Industrial Estate, 48000 Rawang, Selangor. Tel: (603) 6092 9809 each story inspire you to serve our Master www.thumbprints.com.my more passionately, love Him more deeply and follow Him more closely. 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Let me die! 10 My Story Oh God, I’m Gay! 12 Features Young & Daring 14 Stretching Seniors 16 Dribbling Dreams 18 28 Issues Will you attend a gay wedding? 21 Can Christians Do Yoga? 24 14 Features The Voice of Victory 28 Making Films for the MAKER 30 Honoured Professor, 32 Humble Servant Hard Rockers for Jesus 34 Grief Be Gone 36 40God’s Makeover For Beauty Doctor 38 Missions The Ark of Missions 40 Regular Prosperity & Security 42 34 Taxes, Tithing & Trust 44 Dear Goldie – Heartbroken 46 AFFORDABLE AB CLASSIFIEDS ADS NEW 1.5 inch Available from our next issue. Scan the QR-CODE to fill Measurements of 1.5 inch x 1.5 inch at in the online form and ONLY RM50.00 per AD as per the submit. Or go to the link: example on the right. https://asianbeacon.org /ab-classified/ Booking deadline for July- Sept. 2018 to fill in the online AB Classifieds form. issue is June 1, 2018. All classified ads 1.5 inch are subject to alterations, approval or otherwise by Asian Beacon. asianbeacon.org 50# 2 April-June 2018 5 COVER STORY By Chew Sue Lee Rev. Loh Soon Choy is a faith giant in many sense of the word, having served the Malaysian church for over 40 years in various positions as a pastor and dean of a seminary, as well as a volunteer in para-church organisations. However, he prefers the term “mini-giant”, stating simply, “What are my achievements in life after all? They’re moderate.” Born to immigrant parents as the 13th child in a line of 16, Rev. Loh’s parents had humble ambitions for their children that revolved around a good education. This was no surprise as his parents came from a poor farming background. Though they were interested in the great Chinese classics and Confucius teachings, they were mostly self-taught. Despite criticisms from their neighbours, Rev. Loh’s parents chose for him the less popular path of an English education. He excelled in school and was the typical all-rounded A-plus student who did well in the classroom, on the sports field and extra-curricular activities. In 1956, he finished school with several awards under his belt and a Penang State Scholarship to study in the then University of Malaya in Singapore. Rev. Loh spent his early working years teaching at the Methodist Boys’ School in Penang. “I was offered an opportunity to train in England to be a teacher but turned it down to be near my aging widower father and non-Christian family.” For 15 years, Rev. Loh saw the Lord honour his sacrifice as one by one, his father and other family members became Christians. While working as a teacher, he also served as a Sunday school superintendent and occasional preacher, amongst many other voluntary roles in organisations such as Scripture Union. 6 asianbeacon.org 50# 2 April-June 2018 From Teacher To Seminarian Facing Death Thirsting for more experiences in life, Rev. Loh left Penang to It is common for the elderly to live in constant worry of dying teach in Johor. There, he gradually earned enough to purchase a while they fearfully recount stories of friends or strangers dying house in Penang for his father and two widowed sisters. prematurely from car accidents or heart attacks. With that family obligation fulfilled, he felt he had the Not Rev. Loh though. When asked how he faces death, he replies, confirmation needed to attend the Discipleship Training “Death is in God’s hands, just as life is. If you face death well, Centre (DTC) in Singapore to expand his theological learning. you face life well. The world is careless about living but worried His time there led to his decision to enter the ministry full-time, about death. As Christians, we don’t care about death but we serving as a pastor in Singapore EFC and lecturer at Singapore are careful about life and how we live. The Bible says to die is Bible College. gain. So I leave it to God.” Up until his retirement at the age of 70 in 2008, Rev. Loh had He believes the most important thing about approaching worked as a pastor in churches in Kuala Terengganu, Malacca death is to have the right attitude. “Be open to die anytime; and Petaling Jaya, and as a distinguished dean and lecturer at and in suffering, don’t worry. Worse comes to worse, emergen- the Malaysia Bible Seminary. He had also served voluntarily in cy, hospital and morphine. If you overdose, hallelujah, you’re more than a dozen para-church organisations, which he contin- in the Lord’s presence right away!” he quips, and clarifies there ued serving after his retirement. “All such (voluntary) roles to have been cases of death resulting from accidental morphine me were essentially to serve as spiritual theological encourager, overdose. empowerer and team-worker.” “What’s there to “A Life-Long Spirit Of Radical blame God? I am Gratitude Will Keep Away Pride.” well-loved and receive angpows. You get Today, the 80-year-old is fighting Stage 4 metastatic prostate angpow, you want to cancer after more than a decade-long remission, along with blame God?” other health ailments such as rheumatoid arthritis.
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