As AAWOL’s founder & director, Young Lee Hertig, took on the role of ISAAC executive director this past year, AAWOL has been in need of a new director and we finally have one! Dr. Debbie Hearn Gin has been a member of AAWOL since its beginning in 2004, recently earned her PhD, and leads an AAWOL chapter in Azusa. Debbie is a fellow in the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment, after serving as the Director of Diversity Studies at Azusa Pacific University. In addition, she is an associate professor in the Department of Ministry of APU’s Graduate School of Theology. As the new AAWOL director, Debbie Gin will be writing our first post of 2013, so stay tuned!
Archive for December, 2012
Meet Our New AAWOL Director, Debbie Hearn Gin!
Posted in Announcement on December 28, 2012| 3 Comments »
Our Christmas Wish for You
Posted in Uncategorized on December 25, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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Here at AAWOL, we wish you all a very merry and joyous Christmas, as we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. May we all remember the miracle of “God with us” this holiday season, and be blessed with a Spirit-filled peace, joy, and hope — wherever we are, whomever we’re with and in all that we do. Merry Christmas, everyone!=)
A Reluctant Conversion to the Smartphone
Posted in reflections, Uncategorized, tagged digital age, spiritual disciplines, technology on December 18, 2012| 3 Comments »
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One of the highlights in 2012 for me was my trip to Korea in May and subsequently yielding to the world of the smartphone. From the smartphone world, my previous red LG phone feels like a Blockbuster video in the age of Netflix. Why was I so reluctant to own a smartphone? (more…)
“It Will Indeed Be Glorious”
Posted in reflections, tagged laying down dreams, missions, singleness, surrender on December 11, 2012| Leave a Comment »
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By Ann Chen
“Are you willing to lay down your dreams for a season, even the ones I’ve given you? It will be glorious.”
In September of 2011, I went on a personal retreat for my 30th birthday at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City. One of the days there, I had a chance to be prayed over. (more…)
The Narrative of Homecoming
Posted in reflections, tagged immigrant mentality, immigrants, telling our stories, women pastors on December 4, 2012| 8 Comments »
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Growing up as Asian American in a predominantly white neighborhood, I felt like Superman and an ugly duckling rolled into one. On some days, even if I was as good as Superman, I was still an alien. On other days, I felt like an ugly duckling who just wanted to feel at home—that is, home in my own skin. (more…)
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