Saturday, March 17, 2007 • 12:44 pm 1
Yes, this post is about a week late but better late… Last Sunday was the ‘Global Day of Prayer for Burma’. I was first introduced to the situation in Burma through a U2 song called, Walk On which was inspired and dedicated to Aung Sun Suu Kyi, ‘leader’ of Burma who’s been under house arrest the majority of the time since 1989. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: justice, quest church
Friday, March 2, 2007 • 8:11 pm 17
the fact is we are all biased and prejudiced; all depraved [and beautiful] and jacked up. we’re certainly all ‘racialized’ in many ways. long story short, i’ve been following some drama with the folks at Youth Specialties (Zondervan) over a book published by YS called, skits that teach. well, one of the skits is outright racist as it parodies asians. and yes, this is supposed to be educating the youth of america. i re-posted the above video entitled, ‘silent racism’ because it is so appropriate. it was created for an assignment during our church’s 2006 faith and race class. for me, it speaks so much to the systemic racism that exists and how we’re all guilty and must seek to see the beauty and dignity God gave to each person, each tribe, and each ethnicity. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: asian-american, christianity, church, emerging church, Jesus, justice, leadership, ministry, pastors, quest church, religion
Tuesday, February 20, 2007 • 2:30 am 3
Two of our children are now in the public school system in Seattle and our third will be on his way in 1.5 years. I’ve always been a fan of the public school system mainly because it’s all I know. I entered Sherman Elementary School immediately after my family and I immigrated to San Francisco in 1977. Philosophically, it makes sense to invest heavily into the public school system in order for ALL children in ALL neighborhoods to benefit. On paper, it’s supposed to work but sadly, easier said than done. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: asian-american, justice, seattle
Saturday, February 10, 2007 • 9:47 pm 2
i just don’t get it. and i hate going public in expressing my ‘dislike’ for a person – especially if that person happens to profess belief in the same jesus christ. i refer to pat robertson as a very distant distant distant distant cousin in the larger christian body of christ but sometimes, he just drives me nuts. because i’m a christian pastor and involved with a denomination called, ‘evangelical covenant church,’ i honestly get more questions from neighbors and unchurched friends about robertson and jerry falwell than i do about jesus. that statement, in itself, says that something’s a little screwy. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: asian-american, justice
Saturday, January 27, 2007 • 1:53 pm 2
what a great treat yesterday! was invited to a join a small group of pastors/leaders in seattle to have lunch with dr. john perkins and it was great to be able to take the bulk of our church staff. how often do you get a chance to have lunch and chat with one of your life heroes. dr. john perkins – through his books, sermons, and lectures has grown to become a significant shaper of my worldview. quest is also very privileged to have dr. perkins join us on saturday, february 24 as we host him and the royal priesthood gospel choir for one of our ‘learning events.’
several of his books, including ‘let justice roll down’ were monumental reads early on during seminary and was reminded today of the need (& desire) to read them again. Read the rest of this entry »
Filed under: church, churchplanting, emerging church, justice, ministry, seattle
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