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  • KevJumba Interview on Asian America Podcast

    KevJumba Interview on Asian America Podcast

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    KevJumba has entered a new season of life and a lot has happened since his quick rise to fame on YouTube. KevJumba was one of YouTube’s first stars who happens to be Asian American, Chinese  ethnicity, to be specific. He started his channel in 2006, got featured on the YouTube homepage in 2007, and was…

  • My New Blog Demystifying Prayer

    My New Blog Demystifying Prayer

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    I started a new blog project called Demystifying Prayer. It will run for 30 weeks. I’ll be blogging my conversational prayer with God, the one of Christianity as revealed in the Bible, about once a week. The idea for this blog came from my realization or discovery that my praying seems to engage me better…

  • How to Really Change the Lives of People

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    Most people want to know that their life matters. You can call it making a difference in the world, searching for the meaning of life, discovering your purpose, identifying your calling, proving yourself, changing the world, making a dent in the universe, self-actualization, having impact. And there are many good things that people do in…

  • If you could browse a menu of church ministries, would you?

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    Sitting down at a new restaurant often starts with browsing a menu of food items for you to order a la carte. The experience can be quite varied based on the number of items on the menu and how they’re presented. There are those on the high end, fine dining restaurants, with a fancy menu that…

  • Towards Erasing the Shame of Mental Illness

    Towards Erasing the Shame of Mental Illness

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    Preparing for a conference workshop is typically done at a desk with a stack of books researched next to you, or behind you if you’re in the library or have a voluminous library of your own. In my case, it so happens, I’m getting the bonus of doing workshop preparations in a front row seat…

  • 7 of the ways to debunking myths of shame

    7 of the ways to debunking myths of shame

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    When 2 young Asian Americans tackle the enormously huge topic of shame, that is quite extraordinary. Several non-Asian Caucasians have recently addressed the concept of shame, most popularly among them is Brené Brown, but it’s a whole ‘nother thing when someone Asian American (or someone Asian) goes public with their battles thru shame. This bold step takes…

  • 7 reasons I use #chatnotes to share valuable resources & links

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    I stumbled upon something valuable from hangin’ out with millennials and we’ve discovered another way to use social media in a generous and productive way. Here’s how it goes down. When I’m meeting up with people and having an engaging conversation, I’ll do a public Facebook check-in on my timeline and tag the place and…

  • Overcoming the Fear of Getting Started

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    Having been at 4 conferences during the past 3 weeks, I’ve got a lot of things stirring in my mind from my conversations with several dozens of people. And I got to listen to a bunch of podcasts too, so that’s added to my brain activities too. One thing I noticed is a fear of…

  • Thirty.Network Raising Asian American Pastors

    Thirty.Network Raising Asian American Pastors

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    Last week was the inaugural gathering of the Thirty.Network and I’m in awe and amazed at how it came together. There is so much I want to say about it, and I have, in bits and pieces with a handful of people in the afterglow. I really want to check-in with my blog before getting…

  • I love real-time updates and open information

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    This is why I use the Internet and social media the way that I do. Undoubtedly we have already seen how powerful the Internet and the social media is, with real world-changing things like Arab Spring (social media overturning governments), memes that “go viral,” and the launching of billion-dollar companies like Facebook, Google, Amazon, and…

  • When a Pastor Leaves a Church for Unknown Reason

    When a Pastor Leaves a Church for Unknown Reason

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    Some changes happen in the world of church leadership, that are more understandable, when it is a senior pastor retiring due to old age, or a lead pastor has decided to take a new ministry call by going to a different church in a different location. What’s shocking and disillusioning is when there’s a scandal…

  • What does Asian American discipleship look like?

    What does Asian American discipleship look like?

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    Question: ”wanted to see if you had or knew of any resources that spoke on Asian American Discipleship. We’re working on a discipleship framework but I’m realizing that it is so “white.” So I’m looking for resources that would speak more into what “Asian American” discipleship looks like.” @djchuang answer: that’s a great question, and…