What would God say about all that’s been going on in our world today (covid, social justice, politics, etc)? There are many ways (spiritu...

From the month of July to September this year, I took a sabbatical from church ministry (first time in 8 years) after sensing a nudge fro...

I just finished reading a book by Martin Luther King Jr (his last one) by the title of "Where do we go from here: Chaos and Community". I...

I was twelve when I first felt the strange feeling of being treated based on the color of my skin. Fresh off the boat, I only knew a hand...

As with the rest of the world, Acts Community Church has been affected by the current pandemic in multiple ways. We haven't been able to ...

“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your so...

Last week I was in San Francisco for a wedding that I was privileged to officiate. It was a beautiful wedding and here is a little bit of...

To say the least, it's been a while since I last wrote here. Personally, making a family trip to Korea to visit my mother and to meet her...

I’m on my 13 hour flight to Korea. Every time I go back to the country of my birth, I have mixed feelings. Part of me feels like going to...

Tomorrow's Good Friday. This week, I had a nice time explaining to my kids why the day Jesus died is called good. Good in what was bad. L...

Ok, today's the 15th year anniversary of Kathy and my weddding. We aren't doing anything big to celebrate (we both are working and have t...

Problems in life isn't so much about knowing the right thing to do (though that CAN be a hard thing to discern at times). More often tha...

New Year is about a new start - having a new mindset and new goals. There was a time in the Bible where everyone was waiting for such a ...

One of my favorite Christmas stories in the Bible is right at the very beginning of the New Testament (Matthew 1) where an angle appears ...

Earlier this month, I turned 45 (yes, kindly reminded by my kids in that morning that now I'm rounded up to being 50, yikes)! I spent the...

Just some thoughts on how I'm voting tomorrow. 1. Don’t think there is one "right" or “Christian” way to vote. This thought is driven by ...

It’s been a few weeks since I last wrote. Two reasons for it. One, I was on a personal retreat and when you are on a retreat the point is...

The word, Gospel, comes from old English, "god-spell" (meaning, "good-news": "god" in old English means "good"). The old English word, "g...