During the Advent season, we will feature artwork each week by ChanMi Jung Pyles. The theme for the first week of Advent is Hope. Enjoy ChanMi’s painting, which comes in two pieces and is entitled, “I Am Making a Way.” (Poem by Joyce Koo Dalrymple) Right here in the…
As the leaves change hues and the crisp breeze hits my face to welcome autumn, I can sense the pace of the year speeding faster than my mind can manage. By October, friends start asking, “What are you doing for Thanksgiving?” While our schedule is at the mercy of other…
“I have trauma?” The words escaped as barely a whisper. I had just begun learning about trauma to better minister to hurting people, but the Spirit guided me down an unexpected path—into my own story and the wounded places I had long buried. What I discovered changed everything: My capacity…
When I was fourteen years old, my parents started leaving the house on Tuesday evenings for mysterious “meetings.” They wouldn’t say where they were going or why. Since they were active leaders in our church who always had church-related business to attend to, I told myself it was probably some…
Power isn’t something to fear or hoard—it’s something to steward. This reflection by Caroline Lancaster explores how Asian American Christian leaders can own and steward their power faithfully in the way of Jesus. When Power Feels Icky As Asian American Christians, power can feel like an icky word. Desiring power…
