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The Journey of the Othered Outsider
It’s the way you style your hair and outfits, the way you enter a room and take a seat at the table. It’s the expression in your eyes, the tension in your lips, the sound of your voice, the words you string together to narrate a story, and how you make meaning of personal experiences and public occurrences. Despite your best efforts to fit in, you never truly belong.
Jul 74 min read


Desperate Enough to Dare
I know Jesus can but is he willing to act on my behalf? I know Jesus answers other’s pleas, petitions but when and how will he answer mine?
Oct 19, 20244 min read


Waiting Is Not A Waste
There is no shortcut to waiting. Waiting is not delaying gratification filled with empty distractions. It is not powering through.
Jul 9, 20244 min read


From Dread to Doxology
The role of the believing wife in its fuller context invites us to consider how God sees her. Where there was once dread, there is praise.
Aug 9, 20235 min read


I'm Having a Party and This is Why
In the opening of the 2021 film Minari, a young Korean immigrant family is uprooted from California to Arkansas to follow their...
Aug 24, 20224 min read


Hope for Brokenness and Broken Families During the Holidays
Excerpt from a blog post I wrote for SOLA Network. "For many, the holidays are a break from regular routine to reorient to what is...
Feb 2, 20222 min read


When the Holidays are Hard
Exert from a post I wrote for enCourage PCA. "We often equate this holiday season with time spent with family. But some of us feel...
Feb 2, 20221 min read


From the Basement to the Throne Room: The Power of Hearing Your Name
Excerpt from a blog post I wrote for enCourage PCA. "After twelve plus hours of being on their feet, preparing meals at their local...
Jan 7, 20221 min read


Lessons Beyond the Classroom
...some of the more surprising learning occurred outside of academia and with no lecture stand in sight, rather, in my living room.
Sep 1, 20214 min read


Why I Preside
I was late. The audio visual staff restarted the count-down clock to our Sunday worship service because I was missing from the sanctuary.
Feb 28, 20215 min read


Two Ways We Can Better Appreciate Our Pastors
October is Pastors Appreciation Month. Over the years, my husband, now in this 28th year of ministry, has been showered with written...
Oct 26, 20201 min read


How Can We Show Our Appreciation?
...stories of pastors have circulated our social media feeds and inboxes. Sadly, a significant number of them have been disheartening...
Oct 7, 20204 min read


Do Not Be Afraid
"Do not be afraid." We hear belittlement, judgement, ridicule, reprimand...But God, in his words, does not turn away, evade our fears.
Jul 22, 20204 min read


This Is Not The Way It's Supposed To Be
A devotional shared for the PCA Northeast Region.
Apr 15, 20201 min read


Behind Every Good Pastor ...
In the Korean immigrant church, the pastors’ wives are called “samonim.” It’s a term of respect reserved for women married to a pastor...
Mar 31, 20203 min read
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