Korean American Day

Today marks 110 years since the first Korean immigrants arrived in the U.S. (see keia.org). In 2005, the U.S. House and Senate named January 13 Korean American Day. Here’s the resolution (S. RES. 283) by the 109TH CONGRESS on December 16, 2005 … Recognizing the contributions of Korean Americans to the United States and encouraging … Read more

Prayers for the Church: Health

The church needs to be healthy! I’m in the midst of writing a series of prayers for the Church. Each week, I’m praying about a different topic. So far, I’ve prayed for awakening, transformational leaders, urgency, and hope. Too often, churches are spiritually unhealthy. Some are even toxic. Certainly, the church should attract unhealthy people—the … Read more

Blogging on the iPad With Byword and Daedalus

Recently, I started blogging on my iPad. I quickly determined I needed a good writing app. I don’t care for the WordPress app. Writing in the WordPress editor in a mobile web browser is better, but still isn’t ideal. On the iPad, I use Pages to sync docs with Pages on my laptop. It’s what … Read more

Prayers for the Church: Hope

The church needs hope! Each week, I’m posting a prayer for the Church. So far, I’ve prayed for awakening, transformational leaders, and urgency. The Church also needs hope. We have hope through Jesus Christ. We have the hope of being rescued from sin and spending eternity with Christ. The Church is the messenger of hope. … Read more

New Spiritual Practices for a New Year

We are starting two new spiritual practices in 2013. First, we’re adding a practice to our evening family devotion routine. We’ve always read Scripture or a Bible story and prayed together as a family just before putting the kids to bed. Recently, we became more intentional about memorizing Scripture. This year, we’re adding a little … Read more