Monthly Archive: September 2007

how I’m quoted in the Los Angeles Times article

how I’m quoted in the Los Angeles Times article

It was delightful to be interviewed by K. Connie Kang for the Los Angeles Times during the past week. Her work in the religion beat is most commendable for raising awareness of the social location within particular ethnic racial contexts....

raw thoughts in process

raw thoughts in process

just attended the first keynote at the Podcast & New Media Expo in Ontario, met Fr. Roderick aka Catholic Insider, and here are some of my thoughts in the moment (mp3 audio)… The conference setup was top-tier: first rows of...

revitalizing Asian American churches

The full title of my presentation at the pastors & ministry leaders gathering today was “Revitalizing Asian American Churches for New Generations”. I painted a big picture with statistics about Asian Americans in the United States, and shared about a...

church changes with demographics

church changes with demographics

This New York Times article, The World Comes to Georgia, and an Old Church Adapts, is yet another indicator of how the church must change or die: When the Rev. Phil Kitchin steps into the pulpit of the Clarkston International...

deconstructing depression

deconstructing depression

I have a dark companion called depression that visits from time to time and won’t say good riddance and go away. Sometimes it stays too long, once for well over a year. Sometimes it stays for a brief visit. I...

grateful for new friends in a new place

grateful for new friends in a new place

Part of being in a new place is meeting new friends. This week got to meetup with Mike Foster at a great meetup place called Zov’s, a family-owned restaurant with an incredible spread of foods, and even 2 different dining...

how people change and grow

how people change and grow

When I write down my life slogan, it’s “seeing life change up close”. I’ve heard Rick Warren say that he’s addicted to changed lives, and that propels him to do what he does with growing his church’s attendance, even though...

expulsive replacement rejoicing

expulsive replacement rejoicing

Heard Tim Keller recently teach from Romans 7-8 on the evil hideousness of the human heart, with its unconquerable desire for an object, which usually is an idol. That’s the way the heart works. We’re all yearning for and/or holding...