My Pebble

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  • Emotional(ism) Korean American Faith

    HAN (한) In Korean culture, han (한) is often used to describe a deep, complex, hard-to-translate into English emotion of grief, resentment and longing – born of collective suffering, oppression and loss. There is some debate, but it is said… Continue reading

  • Truth in All Matters

    Echo Chambers Recently (Sept. 2025), Donald Trump made misleading statements about Tylenol and autism, causing medical professionals to push back.  Unfortunately, Christians have sometimes taken part in misinformation or repeating false conspiracy theories – “stop the steal”, QAnon, COVID/Vaccine misinformation,… Continue reading

  • Home: A loaded word…

    Is this true for you? Is your home a place where you are safe and an oasis? Is it a place you can be authentic and vulnerable? Continue reading

  • A Slow Book

    I’ve been reading Emotionally Healthy Discipleship by Peter Scazzero. A person who practices being before doing operates from a place of emotional and spiritual fullness, deeply aware of themselves, others, and God. As a result, their being with God is… Continue reading

  • Christian Self-Care – Pt. 2

    If Christian self-care is important, then how should we do it biblically? Because self-care is only truly healthy when it is filtered through the lens of Scripture and rooted in God, pointing us back to God. Rest Well Then, because… Continue reading

  • Christian Self-Care

    I see and hear a lot of things about self-care. It is either applauded or derided. One article states, “…self-care has been both highly overvalued and undervalued in American society.” On the one hand, it has been undervalued. Especially in… Continue reading

  • Imagine What God Can Do!

    But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. -2 Peter 3:8 In the book Emotional Intelligence for Religious Leaders, the authors quote Ara Parseghian (a former football coach), “A good coach will make his… Continue reading

  • Diagnosing the Heart

    Are you more like Jesus than you were 1 year ago? “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” -Proverbs 4:23 “Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do… Continue reading