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  • Untangling Christian Labels and Political Rhetoric

    Among believers, there is an internal battle within the church as to the appropriate response (or level of response) Christians and politics. But in order to understand the divided response, we need to understand and detangle the rhetoric, labels, and… Continue reading

  • Emotional(ism) Korean American Faith

    HAN (한) In Korean culture, han (한) is often used to describe a deep, complex, hard-to-translate into English emotion of grief, resentment and longing – born of collective suffering, oppression and loss. There is some debate, but it is said… Continue reading

  • Truth in All Matters

    Echo Chambers Recently (Sept. 2025), Donald Trump made misleading statements about Tylenol and autism, causing medical professionals to push back.  Unfortunately, Christians have sometimes taken part in misinformation or repeating false conspiracy theories – “stop the steal”, QAnon, COVID/Vaccine misinformation,… Continue reading

  • Home: A loaded word…

    Is this true for you? Is your home a place where you are safe and an oasis? Is it a place you can be authentic and vulnerable? Continue reading

  • A Slow Book

    I’ve been reading Emotionally Healthy Discipleship by Peter Scazzero. A person who practices being before doing operates from a place of emotional and spiritual fullness, deeply aware of themselves, others, and God. As a result, their being with God is… Continue reading

  • Christian Self-Care – Pt. 2

    If Christian self-care is important, then how should we do it biblically? Because self-care is only truly healthy when it is filtered through the lens of Scripture and rooted in God, pointing us back to God. Rest Well Then, because… Continue reading

  • Christian Self-Care

    I see and hear a lot of things about self-care. It is either applauded or derided. One article states, “…self-care has been both highly overvalued and undervalued in American society.” On the one hand, it has been undervalued. Especially in… Continue reading

  • KM and EM Mission/Vision Statements

    It seems that every church has a mission and vision statement. This post is not about the value of those statements – it’s about multiple mission statements in a church. The first question is – what is the ultimate goal… Continue reading

  • Imagine What God Can Do!

    But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. -2 Peter 3:8 In the book Emotional Intelligence for Religious Leaders, the authors quote Ara Parseghian (a former football coach), “A good coach will make his… Continue reading

  • A Theologically Incorrect Desire

    Who can bear the weight of souls without sometimes sinking to the dust? Passionate longings after men’s conversion, if not fully satisfied (and when are they?), consume the soul with anxiety and disappointment. To see the hopeful turn aside, the… Continue reading