The Story of Ezra
June 13, 2021
If I were the senior pastor and my pastoral team all got themselves wives who were unbelievers, going against God’s wishes, would I rend my clothes, pull out my hair in frustration, sit in utter
My Quiet Place
Grit by Grace
June 12, 2021
In the movie, Fantastic Four, there is a super-hero character, Reed also known as Mister Fantastic. His super-hero power is being able to stretch, bend, and curl into all shapes he desires as each situation
The Easy Way Out
June 10, 2021
The Easy Way Out Short cuts, cutting corners (passing through gasoline stations), the fastest routes, the shortest routes… don’t most of us drivers, have these habits? I must confess I am not a patient person
Treasures: True or Not
June 9, 2021
In Japan, onsen is a fad. An onsen (温泉) is a Japanese hot spring; it also extends to the bathing facilities and traditional inns frequently situated around a hot spring. As a volcanically active country,
Good King Hezekiah
June 8, 2021
I’ve been reading lives and reigns of kings in the Old Testament. Bad kings did evil in the sight of God. Good kings did what was good in the eyes of God. Other than just
Ins and Outs of Jesus’ Prayer
June 6, 2021
I’ve noticed that people often ask pastors or spiritual leaders to pray for them… especially for important concerns and issues in their lives. It seems that there is more power in the prayers of these
Love One Another
June 2, 2021
Question: What is harder to do – to love or to hate? Who is easier to love – your loved ones or your enemies? What is new about the commandment to Love One Another? Love
The Good in Depression
May 30, 2021
There is a stigma to depression as there is a taboo to death talk. Much more so in the Chinese culture.In an episode in the medical series Amsterdam, an American Chinese mom took her 21
Worship in the Ashes
May 30, 2021
Question… is it easier to sing when you are happy or sad? Happy of course! When I’m sad, or when I’m worried, there’s a lump that’s stuck in my throat. How could I sing when
Remembering God’s Grace
May 26, 2021
A journal of thanksgiving for moments of grace written the day after I was discharged from the hospital for my ankle surgery. About 8 weeks prior to this day, my mom had just passed away.