• Cultivating a thankful heart

    As I was thinking about all of the things I had to do today, all the things I had to get done for the next few weeks, and the assignments I had to by this weekend, I was thinking, “Man, how am I going to get everything done??”   I was feeling like I was…

  • 2 Months!

    So what have I been up to lately?  It’s been 2 months since I’ve started at New Life.  During that time, and a little before, I’ve been doing a lot of reading. Sustainable Youth Ministry by Mark DeVries.  The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen.  7 Practices of Effective Ministry by Andy Stanley.…

  • Being Intentional

    One of the things we need to ask about church events as well as the elements of worship can be summed up in a single word: Why? Everything we do needs to be put to the test of this question – “why do we do the things we do?”   Does this particular event or element…

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I’m a second-generation Korean American pastor. I enjoy observing American culture and how it intersects with faith and the Korean American experience.