Category: Various

        Today, we are going to have the other half of the small groups in our church participate in the 2nd part of Praise Night. Last week, it was encouraging to see so many people come out for the 1st Praise Night. There were a lot of people who came to just […]

I want to direct you to a new website that has been started by a handful of women in our church. It was fueled by some women who were talking with Christina on a particular women’s issue. Their discussion was in the context of the church and supposedly they got inspired to start something and […]

        I have never heard of Dax Crum before until recently. He plays Division-I basketball at Southern Utah University. But the interesting part of Crum is that he was born without a full right hand. He just has a small finger that sticks out near his wrist. His whole life is a […]

        We are starting up a whole new series for the next 2 weeks. The pastoral staff and I decided to do a series called, “Blind-Sided.” This word often comes up in the context of sports when a quarterback gets hit from the side where he is unaware of the in-coming tackle. […]

I have a confession to make. Since my parents wanted me to retain some of my Korean heritage, they raised me with some of the Korean culture and values. Therefore, I have never before thought about the issue of double dipping. In fact, I had no idea what that was until someone blurted out “Yuck, […]

Yesterday night, I was taking the laundry hamper downstairs and then I stepped on some books that my kids left on the staircase. It was an incredible mini-flight in the air and then I landed on my back. This morning my derriere and lower back was a bit sore. I had to take it easy […]

Today in Jakarta, the former president of Indonesia, Mr. Suharto passed away from multi-organ failure at the age of 86. This is pretty big news in light of some of the things that happened during his 32-year presidency. Some people have labeled him as a dictator and charged him with corruption. Others have spoken somewhat […]

This morning Josiah had a basketball tournament and they ended up coming in 2nd place. It is the heart’s desire for every parent to see their kids have more playing time, but we have to always remind ourselves that it is always about the team. Since this is his first year playing organized basketball as […]

It has been exciting to hear and read about what God is doing in our undergraduate ministry. We have always been stressing the importance of this ministry. It has always been our “bread and butter.” It is a vital component of the greater vision of transformation – if we reach the campus, we will reach […]

One of my pastor friends, Dave Lee from Harvest Community Church in Chicago is a YouTube master and monster. He is able to find some of the craziest video on the world-wide web. It is insane! Either he has too much time on his hands or he is desperately looking for sermon illustrations 🙂 But […]

The Leadership Lesson Luncheons (L3) have been going well. I have been enjoying my time with some of the undergraduates in our church as we brown bag our lunch and talk about issues relevant to leadership. There is no better context for me than having college students who are hungry to learn about leadership principles. […]

It has been an awesome 3 days with the church family at Gull Lake. There are a lot of things I am thankful for as I reflect on this historic retreat. First of all, I am thankful that both churches, in Ann Arbor and Chicago were able to come together and worship as one body. […]