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I’m preparing myself for a steady flow of “inquisitive” emails from the readers of the Seattle Times, folks within our church and from the larger [Christian] community in Seattle about my quote in today’s Seattle Times article awkwardly and poorly entitled, “Young, Evangelical…for Obama?” [They should have done better!] Years ago, I was told that there are two topics to avoid: Faith and Politics.
Oops.
Here’s the quote: Continue reading “faith and politics”
I’ve been feeling a little overwhelmed this week with stuff. As a result, I haven’t had the energy or time to follow through on posts I’ve been wanting and promising to write [sorry!]. Yesterday, I came home feeling stressed. It’s a strange feeling because my threshold for stress is very high. I rarely get rattled. It’s good to have this sense of stability but if I’m not careful, it leads to my biggest personal struggle: my pride and self-reliance. Confidence is good; self-reliance or rather, unreliance on God is my path to isolation and exhaustion. Continue reading ““guide us…””
Thanks for the feedback on last week’s entry on [Wisely] Fighting Poverty. After reading the responses, I wanted to share a few more details of what we’re envisioning. Details are still to be worked through but here are some more random thoughts:
It’s so easy to fall in love with the vision of something than to do the hard work to move towards bringing life and fruition to that vision. This has been the case for Minhee and I with the humanitarian organization for several years. While we know we’ll face some scrutiny, questions, and criticism, we are ready to move forward – even if we know we’ll make some mistakes along the way.
However, I’d love [and need] to hear some feedback from you about some elements that we hope will shape the humanitarian organization. If you’re new to the blog, you may want to read Loudly Fighting Poverty and A Vision of Compassion & Redistribution.
OVERVIEW: Our vision is to start a global organization to fight global poverty Continue reading “wisely fighting poverty”
In light of some recent intense posts – Ultimate Fighting Jesus and The Oldest Injustice in Human History is the Way We Treat Women, this list is too funny not to sure.
But then again, the whole conversation about gender is also utterly not funny. Double negative, anyone?
The brutal fact is that the matter of gender violence is all too much of a reality for many around the world. Statistics about gender inequality via UN and UNICEF are even more discouraging.
Regardless where you sit, stand, or wrestle with the issue of women in church leadership, I thought this satirical list was worth sharing for both laughter and even reflection because that’s what good satire forces us to do. And for what it’s worth, I’d encourage you to read some of my thoughts about why I believe women should be included in all levels of church leadership.
Here are…
I’m personally very convicted about #5 – I am sorry for being such a stumbling block. 🙂
10. A man’s place is in the army. Continue reading “10 Reasons Why Men Should Not be Ordained for Ministry.”
I get it.
Men and women are different. In fact, I embrace it.
And I also get it that there’s an issue with men in the church. Statistically, only 40% of folks in the church are men and there is also the issue of fewer men actively serving and leading within the church. Some even see the “emasculation” of Christian men as one of the largest threats to the evangelical church. Really?
Emasculation as one of the greatest threats? We’re focusing on genitalia here and not the heart? Continue reading “ultimate fighting jesus”
EUGENE CHO 