By Elizabeth Chang As though studying Marriage and Family Therapy does not provide enough opportunities and perspectives from which to develop my sense of identity and self-awareness, I decided to venture down from Seattle to Pasadena for the Asian American Equipping Symposium. This year, the theme of the symposium was Healing of Memories: Living Out [...]
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Honoring God Through Reflections on the Past
Posted in reflections, symposium, tagged honoring the past, identity, silent exodus on April 3, 2012 | 2 Comments »
In Consideration of Others: Integrity Redefined
Posted in reflections, tagged community, culture, identity, integrity, shifting self on February 28, 2012 | 5 Comments »
By Debbie Gin You may have heard the saying, “Integrity is how you carry yourself when no one is looking.” While I mostly agree with this view, I have recently wondered whether it is enough. What I mean is, I wonder whether it is too self-directed, too individualistic, and perhaps too short-term. Let me explain [...]
Traditions Lost…Values Reinforced?
Posted in reflections, tagged culture, identity, traditions on January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By Melanie Mar Chow My goal at a recent 106-year-old church leader’s funeral was to listen carefully to what would be shared about a full life lived well and an example for others. A grandson shared that any time a family dinner was called, he knew it would be a three-hour commitment for their immediate [...]
Spotlight: Ann Chen
Posted in spotlight, tagged calling, church-planting, empowerment, identity, letting go of control, missions, prayer & worship, trust on October 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Ann Chen is a student at Fuller Theological Seminary getting a dual degree in Intercultural Studies and Theology & Ministry. On the side, she is conference chair of the World Christian Conference (WCC) and does volunteer staffing with InterVarsity. Ann has a BA in Urban Studies & Planning from UCSD, a Master’s in Education, and six years’ [...]
Spotlight Interview with Yonnie Cheng
Posted in spotlight, tagged calling, child of God, identity, Kingdom values, performance, vocation on April 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yonnie Cheng is a missionary in Taiwan who works with the rich and the poor. She is currently pioneering bases for Iris Ministries in Taiwan and Thailand, as well as starting an Iris international relief organization. Born in Taiwan, she immigrated to New Jersey with her family at the age of six. She has a [...]
Shared Insights: Loving Myself, Loving Others
Posted in shared insights, tagged culture, family, identity, self-love, shame on March 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Shared by Yonnie Cheng What have you been learning lately? I’ve been in Taiwan this past year as a missionary, and it’s only very recently that I’ve realized that for most of my life until now, I didn’t like Taiwan; I didn’t like “Asianness.” Without realizing it, I had always judged how my parents and [...]
Encountering the Great I AM
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged empowerment, fear, healing, identity, insecurities, not enough, self-worth, shame on February 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By Margaret Yu For the fellow women friends with whom I journey, inspired by I John 4:18-19: “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because he first loved us” and John [...]
In Search of a Place to Call Home
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged belonging, home, identity, reflection on January 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Melanie Mar Chow Are we home yet? As the holiday season comes to a close, those who traveled for the holidays will eventually return home. Reflecting upon the year’s end, I realized that 2010 did not allow me to go home for the holidays. An unfair assessment? If you know me, you’d say “Silly [...]
Mish-Mosh Identity: A Problem?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged childhood, culture, identity, role models, wholeness on November 2, 2010 | 2 Comments »
By Joy Wong Recently, I was delighted to discover an old TV family series called Little Men, based on the book by Louisa May Alcott. Little Men was the sequel to the more famous book, Little Women, and it tells the story of Josephine March and the school that she runs with her husband. While [...]
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