There’s no shortage of content on how to be a lead pastor. There are podcasts & conferences galore and even whole businesses built around leading from the top. But my experience as an associate/executive pastor and number two for the last eight years has shown me that there is minimal…
This poem by Tasha Jun was originally published on Shalomsick Notes. For the one whose heart longs to settle in over a cup of tea and the regular rhythms of familiarity where roots grow deep and strong whose same heart hears the songs that distant mountains sing and ever-yearns for…
Originally published on Shalomsick Notes. Home is something I’ve been thinking about for as long as I can remember. Growing up with parents whose “homes” were separated by land and ocean, language and lore, set me on a search before I had words to explain what I felt so compelled…
I went on my first short-term mission trip to a Native American reservation this past summer. One afternoon, a Native American elder from a neighboring reservation shared his story of generational trauma. He recounted how his tribe endured decades of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse in church-run boarding schools—places led…
An excerpt from Dim Sum and Faith: How Our Stories Shape our Souls I want to invite you on a journey of tracing our stories and discovering how they have formed us spiritually. As an Asian American woman, I’ve always followed along, doing what I was told and what others…
In the wake of political unrest, social protests, or government overreach, it’s become common to hear a familiar refrain from some corners of American evangelicalism: “Romans 13 says we must submit to governing authorities.” Often quoted by Christian conservatives, this passage is wielded like a hammer against those who dare…
