by Joy Wong I was sitting in Dale S. Ryan‘s class called “Recovery Ministry and the Local Church,” and the topic of discussion was receiving from God. Dale pointed out that receiving from God should be so simple, like a child receiving a gift, but it is often complicated by adults. We often don’t trust [...]
Posts Tagged ‘not being a burden’
can’t hurt to ask
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged childhood, healing, minimizing needs, not being a burden, shame on March 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
breaking the silence
Posted in Joy, tagged conflict resolution, culture gap, finding one's voice, generation gap, immigrant church, leadership, minimizing needs, not being a burden, speaking the truth on October 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
by Joy Wong I recently suffered an offense in church about which I had to decide whether to speak up or stay silent. Normally, I would have remained silent, with the anger of injustice burning within me. In the past, I often chose to remain silent for the following reasons: 1) somehow I had come [...]

