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When Freedom and Oppression of Ethnic Minorities Are Matters of Political Expediency (and how unity in the church can serve as a faithful witness against it)
There’s a strong connection between the end of post-Civil War American slavery and the internment of Japanese Americans – both of which happened in 1942. And that connection has significant bearing on life in America today. We need to go… Read More ›
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Church As a Community of Enemies
Community is a word we throw around in church circles – a buzz word that conjures up images of people talking and laughing together over a meal. In the 25 years I’ve been a follower of Jesus, however, I have… Read More ›
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Lament: An Act of Worship or An Indecent Display?
Out of the 150 Psalms in the Old Testament, 68 are psalms of lament. In fact, there are more psalms of lament than of any other genre, including thanksgiving, hymnic, liturgical, and community. And yet, in (upper)middle-class, dominant-culture churches in… Read More ›
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How can we learn to see each other in the face of racialized pain?
It happened 3 months ago. As my daughter and I exited the car and started walking toward the pool entrance, I heard it. “Konichiwa!” It was a strange thing to hear in the middle of our area of Atlanta, where… Read More ›
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A Prayer on 9/11 Remembrance Day
At least three generations of my family have born the scars of war and political instability. We were and continue to be politically insignificant people caught between the oppression of Japanese imperialism and the unmatched destructive capacity of U.S. military might, casualties… Read More ›
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Discipleship: Aiming For the Heart
I had the opportunity this week to speak at the Creating Options Together 2016 Conference for Cru Inner City in St. Paul, Minnesota. I discussed some of the major obstacles we face in Christian discipleship – in both making and… Read More ›
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Between Two Worlds
As a second-generation American who’s bilingual in English and Mandarin and barely conversational in Taiwanese, I’m not that far removed from Taiwan, my parents’ home country. However, my sense of conscious connection to Taiwan is just now emerging. It began after my… Read More ›
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Culture/Social issues ›
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You Live, I Live, We All Live in Bubbles
February 17, 2017
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#NotMyMessiah
February 3, 2017
Spiritual Formation ›
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Recovering the Lost Spirituality of Praying Our Hatreds
June 22, 2017
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Easter: Hope for Those Struggling in the Shadow of Crucifixion
April 16, 2017
