Lost Children.

(modified from my article published in the most recent issue of Evergreen SGV’s OnLine newsletter)
Imagine I was working at the “Lost Children” office at Disneyland. My job is to take care of kids who have been separated from their parents. The kids are scared, definitely lonely, and might have some special needs.
Let’s say there are two [...]

Simple Obedience.

Growing up, Mom would frequently shout “Simple Obedience!” when we would be slow to respond to her calling to come to dinner, clean our rooms, or do our chores. She questioned why we had to hesitate at all. After all, we should just obey as soon as we hear her command.
In the same way, [...]

Am I Conditioned to Ignore God’s Word?

As American churchgoers, have we have gotten so used to reading or listening to the Word of God and doing nothing about it? We say “Oh, that’s a convicting message!” or “Wow, that’s quite a tall order!” but then we end up going back to our lives as usual, living in our lukewarmness, never really [...]

Evangelism and Free Food.

This past week one of my favorite fast food chains was giving away free food items during certain times of the day. I was so excited about this that I was telling everyone I knew: I put the news on my facebook wall, sent out an e-mail, and told people I ran into. Free food! [...]

The “Real Meat” of Scripture is for the selfish.

I’ve always been bothered when churchgoers say that they want to go “deeper” in Bible study or want “the real meat” when it comes to approaching the word of God. First of all, I’ve found it insulting to the people currently leading the Bible study in question. It’s as if their hard work and preparation [...]