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Review: Peppermint-Filled Pinatas
I’ve heard Charles Lee say that, while Erwin McManus is the face of Mosaic, Eric Bryant is the behind-the-scenes guy who makes it happen there. In the audiobook version of his book, Peppermint-Filled...
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Review: The Next Evangelicalism
The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity by Soong-Chan Rah, opens the door to hard conversations that we, as followers of Jesus, must no longer avoid. Talking about...
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Bring the Noise
My postmodern side should be more comfortable with this paradox, but I still struggle with the ways in which the blogosphere (and the rest of the internets) can be such a beneficial and frustrating...
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Reconciliation, Shalom + the Gospel
Here is an encouraging update regarding the whole Deadly Viper storm that’s been brewing for the past couple of days from Eugene Cho: I had some good dialogue with Mike Foster yesterday and then a...
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The Long Road To Reconciliation
Last week, I was stunned to see a steady stream of comments about something called the “Compton Cookout” in my Facebook feed. Students from a fraternity at the University of California San Diego (UCSD)...
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Building Hope In South Africa
Our church community will be partnering with Amor Ministries this summer to build a home in South Africa for a family in need. As I learn more about South Africa, I see a story that is both broken and...
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Beautiful South Africa!
Our trip to Delmas, South Africa was a beautiful whirlwind. There is nothing like joining in the redemptive work of God in the world, whether close to home or far away. ___ Build Hope Although...
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I Knew I Knew You From Somewhere!
Yesterday, our family made a trip out to Walmart. We don’t usually shop there, but my wife needed to pick up some supplies that we were pretty sure we could only get there. While we were leaving the...
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Fights Worth Fighting
One of the toughest things to break free from as an Asian American is fear. Not of spiders or heights, but of failure and what others might think. When I was younger, I would stay silent most of the...
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He Stands With His People
On February 9, 2013, Richard Twiss — Taoyate Obnajin “He Stands with his People” – died, leaving an aching void not only for his family but for the Church, and the world. My wife and I were only able...
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“But I Don’t See You As Asian” by Bruce Reyes-Chow
Even reading that title brings back painful memories of well-intentioned but, ultimately, misguided friends in my life who have tried to discuss race and ethnicity with me. In true postmodern style,...
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I’ve Seen This Film Before (And I Never Liked It)
Sigh. Yesterday, to his Facebook and Twitter streams, Rick Warren posted this update: Let me preface this by saying I have, from a distance, lots of respect for Rick Warren. By all accounts, he seems...
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Your Voice Matters
Every once in awhile, my lovely wife and I will bust out our Lord of the Rings special-edition DVDs (no, not Blu-Ray. We’re old-school like that) and immerse ourselves in the epic world of Middle...
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An Unlikely Church Planter
Today’s headline comes with a grateful tip of the hat to my friend Dan King, author of The Unlikely Missionary: From Pew-Warmer to Poverty-Fighter. “Adventure” almost sounds too simple to describe our...
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Sharing the Story
With each passing day, I discover a new joy in this journey of church planting. As any planter will tell you, it’s lots and lots of work—but absolutely worth it! I enjoy many different kinds of work,...
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