1 John 3¹⁶ This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. More »

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Sitting at my mother’s kitchen table last week, I nostalgically poured over sepia toned photos. The reason for my sentimental recollection was my upcoming (now past) ordination. The things I will write about here are not new to people who’ve hung around me for some time. However, it is my sincerest prayer that as I recount what God has done in my life that God will get the glory during this seminal moment of my life.

We’re goin way back…

This is my father with a little Jimmy Dean vibe going. Kinda. :/

Post-war Korea was the world of dad’s teen years. Seoul was a heap of rubble and despondency was its air. He drank and smoked his way through the army and stayed after two obligatory years to work at the military of defense where he learned to knock back harder stuff.

The best thing that happened to him was meeting my mom. Not only was my mom a godsend for dad but her family instantly took a liking to him. Good thing for him because my mom had a burly older brother (below) who would’ve made sure my dad didn’t get near his baby sister if he sniffed anything fishy.

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Every morning, my 2yo daughter and I say something to each other in the car:

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I am so excited to post an entry for the CFC Summer School. Facebook page here. It’s one of the best things you can be involved in. Not only will you be able to give and serve the community but you will be richly trained and blessed. This post is not so much to advertise to the parents to send their kids but to urge CFC people to join and serve. More »

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Whenever my heart gets cold, ungrateful, or purposeless, I watch this. The DVD set is well worth purchasing and keeping in your library. There are 4 DVDs in the boxed set, but my favorite is called “Seeds of Blood”. I found them on youtube with Indonesian subtitles. Google videos has the whole set online here.

I know our context is different, but it’s the same struggle really. When people are persecuted, it’s a battle of love. Will they love Jesus even at the cost of their lives? And in the States, when we have so much materially and there is no persecution (yet), it’s again a battle of love. Will I love my desires more than Christ? The more I can’t deny myself and choose Christ, the more prone I will be to denying Christ and choosing myself when future temptations and persecutions come.

Sobering afternoon.

I like sober.

1 Peter 4:7 “The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can PRAY.” More »

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I know people don’t like long posts and some of you will undoubtedly stop reading here. It’s just that I haven’t written for a while so there’s a lot piled up. This is what I’ve been meditating on during Lent so far. Hope it can encourage/challenge.

An Account of a Boy King

2 Chronicles 24¹ Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. ²Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the years of Jehoiada the priest.

At the tender age of seven, Joash became the king of Israel. What were you doing when you were seven? Unless you had some despotic aspirations, I doubt “ruling a nation” was an item on your list of “things to do before I turn eight”. My second child is seven and the extent of his ambition is making the perfect paper airplane.

To understand what catapulted this boy to kingship, we need to look at the previous chapters which were filled with heaping amounts of intrigue and bloodshed. Men, and in this case, a very powerful woman, were jockeying for power since the throne was vacant. King Ahaziah (2 Chronicles 22) was slaughtered by Jehu, which grandma Athaliah took as her cue to make a grand move. She wipes out the royal family with a steel cold heart so she could rule with an firm iron hand. Incredibly, Joash survives the bloodbath because Jehosheba rescues him. More »

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I ran across this article on The Resurgence website and thought it might be helpful in making this Lenten season more meaningful for all of us. Click here for a direct link.

WHY BOTHER WITH LENT?
By Elliot Grudem and Bruce Benedict
Christ the King Presbyterian Church
www.ctkraleigh.org

The Lenten season starts on Ash Wednesday. For many recognizing Lent, that day marks the first day of a forty-day fast from something.

The day before Ash Wednesday is known as Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras (French for “Fat Tuesday”). Many people have at least a day of feasting before the season of fasting. Perhaps no city in America celebrates Mardi Gras better than New Orleans. More »

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