HYM: Two years of God’s faithfulness

I’m tried. I’m tired.

Orlando has some pretty wild sunsets. In a span of 20 minutes, yesterday’s sky was pretty indecisive with its orange-gold, then pink, then red canvas, before finally settling into a purple hue. No editing of colors involved in these photos: I simply captured the quick time lapse. Unrelated, but I have been reflecting on Bonhoeffer’s […]

The Church of the Antebellum South and its Theological Justifications of Proslavery

In his second inaugural address, President Abraham Lincoln addressed the conflict between the North and South: “both read the same Bible, and pray to the same God.”[1] Though multiple issues incited the bloody American Civil War, slavery was the most divisive concern. In the North, abolitionists decried slavery as not just a necessary evil, but […]

Rewriting my Brokenness

Years ago I recorded a short piano cover of one of J. Ralph’s pieces. I had forgotten about the piece for a while, but today I decided to supplement and add to the piece by composing and rewriting on my electric. I hope that this summer, I can return to the roots of music and […]

Sermons

Going through preaching puberty, but here are some sermons I’ve given to my beloved Harvest church and Harvest youth ministry. First sermon to Harvest from Mark 5:21-34 on the topic of shame. Pain Drives us to Prayer || Harvest Church || July 24, 2022 Why Am I So Unwanted? || Harvest Church || March 19, […]

Myocardial Lithoinduration

What’s up. It’s been a while, and too long since my last blog post. Stephen King said, “Omit needless words. The shorter the writing, the less the (nonsense).” Excuse me, Mr. King, what do you know about writing? Engagement with this treatise/book (I jest, but am I?) is not at all compulsory nor expected, but […]

Consumerist Christianity

Written in 2011 at UVA in a frantic and phrenetic foraging for the perfect church. I thrive in an American consumerist Christianity, A self-centered, preacher-shopping, church-hopping insanity, To seek an environment where blessings to constantly receive At the cost of neglected souls and the Spirit I grieve I search for the most emotion-satisfying preacher And […]

Death Be Not Proud

I would not be committing to seminary had it not been for the ten years spent on the mission field in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan and the brothers and sisters I walked with along the way. One such brother is Joo-Chan Lee. We grew up in Kyrgyzstan while attending our missionary high school, Hope Academy. He […]

Medical School: When Dreams Collapse

I considered holding back from the vulnerability and especially the language, but I hate being fake. Though joy is mine, darkness and struggles both deserve a turn at the microphone too. Hear them out – they have a voice, and they talk for a good chunk of this Jeremiad post. The torment of Job, the […]