Genesis 1:1-2:2/ Psalm 8/ Luke 6:43-45 What Are We Sowing? You Get What You Sow There is a Korean proverb, “Where you sow beans, there, beans grow; and where you sow red beans, there, red beans grow.” You can probably … Continue reading →
Exodus 3:1-15/ Romans 12:9-21/ Matthew 16:21-28 The Cost of Discipleship Wham! Do you know the pop star George Michael? He unfortunately passed away in 2016, but he was famous and popular since the 80’s. How about Andrew Ridgeley, do you … Continue reading →
Exodus 1:8-2:10/ Romans 12:1-8/ Matthew 16:13-20 Who Am I? Self-Discovery Do you know who you are, whom God created you to be? When someone we know acts out of character, we might say, “Why are you doing this? It’s not … Continue reading →
Genesis 45:1-15/ Matthew 15:10-28 We Are Family We Are Family While reading and meditating on today’s scriptures, there was a song that kept playing in my head, and I thought, ‘I might as well use this song.’ It is called … Continue reading →
Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28/ Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22, 45b/ Matthew 14:22-33 We Can Walk on Water Sometimes, We Surprise Ourselves Have you ever experienced doing (or achieving) something that you previously thought impossible (or improbable)? You might have heard of a mother … Continue reading →
Isaiah 41:10, 43:1b-2/ Galatians 3:29-29/ Acts 10:34-43 No Longer Jew or Greek Disney’s Misjudgment and the Challenge of Racism Recently, Disney has made a live action remake of their animated movie The Little Mermaid from the 1990’s. This movie was so … Continue reading →
Genesis 29:15-28/ Romans 8:26-39/ Matthew 13:31-33, 44-50 Great Things in Small Packages Where Our Heart Is In Matthew 6:21, Jesus said, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also,” but I say, “Where your heart is, there your … Continue reading →
Genesis 28:10-19a/ Romans 8:12-25/ Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Good Seeds Living by the Spirit Problems With Christmas Carols Do you like Christmas carols? I only like the traditional ones. I don’t like the songs that today’s pop starts record. But some … Continue reading →
Roman 7:15-25a/ Psalm 45/ Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Lean On Me Weary and Traumatized This is a rhetorical question, but do you ever feel tired but not physically? There are a lot of things in life and in the world that … Continue reading →
Genesis 22:1-14/ Psalm 13/ Matthew 10:40-42 To Love and Welcome God Henry Nouwen’s Choice Henry Nouwen, who is my favorite Christian writer, was a Catholic priest and a theology professor. However, living a comfortable life as a professor made him … Continue reading →