Blaming it All on the Himalayas: A Provocative Analysis of Race Relations
The mob erupted, clanged, and pealed under #BlackLivesMatter and #StopAsianHate in a cacophonous harmony. There I was, letting out a breathless squeak. My voice didn’t …
Christianity
Losing My Religion II: Five Things They Don’t Tell You When You Sit in the Pews
After three years of blogging on the Green Owl, I had it. I had no idea who reads these gut-wrenching posts. I am clueless about …
The Loss
Most people will grieve at least three times in a lifetime, over parents, siblings, spouse, and…maybe a child. My time of bereavement has not come. …
Life through COVID-19: A Perspective from an Ordinary New York Mom
Day 1 | March 9 I started counting on March 9. March 8 was the last day I was in a public gathering. I worshipped …
Losing My Religion
I enrolled in Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary last fall and took a course called “Life of Jesus.” I thought it would be a slam-dunk because I …
A Field Trip to the Wild, Wild West
The Plane I am very used to it by now – walking past the business class into the coach where we belong. I am also …
Risks & Rewards
As an immigrant, I truly admire all the parents that were gutsy enough to move their young family halfway across the globe. Somehow this pioneering, adventurous …
“Lord, Lord, Let Us In!”
“Lord, Lord, let us in!” There is no cry as ear-piercing, as heartbreaking as what came out of the lips of these young women. While …
The End Time
“You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. Make sure that you are not alarmed, for this must happen, but the end is still …
Hypocrisy
hy·poc·ri·sy həˈpäkrəsē noun the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform; pretense. It was Wednesday …
When We Fall
I love those that are brutally and refreshingly honest about themselves. Many years ago, a friend giddily clapped her hands after seeing someone trip and fall …
Limits
“We see only a small part of God’s plan at any point in time. His ways are not our ways. But what He does in …
The Shunammite Woman
“Then he got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eyes to eyes, hands to hands. As he stretched himself out …
The Pursuit of Happiness (Part I)
In 1982, I set foot on the land of America for the first time. I experienced quite a few culture shocks as a child. Americans …
A Roman Soldier’s Quest
Sometimes I dread telling Bible stories to Christian kids, actually, I mean tweens, Christian tweens, especially those that have been homeschooled all their lives. THEY …