Posted in reflections, tagged leadership, personality theory, personality types, women's roles on July 22, 2014| 2 Comments »
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By Debbie Gin
I begin this blog with the question: What have you seen that makes a good leader?
Let me offer my own couple thoughts. A church friend and I have been in an extended conversation about the Myers-Briggs (or Keirsey-Bates) Temperament Indicator and how this is related to good leadership. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged mainland China, self-judgment, self-worth, shame on July 15, 2014| 2 Comments »
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By Dorcas Cheng-Tozun
I have a confession to make: I’m not very good at using those self-checkout machines at the grocery store. Somehow I end up losing track of which items I’ve scanned, or my reusable bags mess up the weighing mechanism and the attendant on duty has to release me from a locked system. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged death, grace, grief, trust on July 8, 2014| Leave a Comment »
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By Jerrica Ching
On April 4th of this year, my 95-year-old grandfather was called home to be with God. I consider him to be the most independent man I know to date; he cut the grass on his own lawn and drove his car around town up to the age of 93! To me he was invincible, and I truly believed he would live to be 100 or even older. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged context, culture, ethnicity on July 1, 2014| Leave a Comment »
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By Vivian Mabuni
I push the grocery cart fast, breezing through the aisles. Places to go, errands to run, lots of this and that on my mind. And out of the corner of my eye I see the yellow tray. It doesn’t register until after I push past the glass case.
I’m brought to a complete stop. And then I back up my cart and peer in. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged calling, motherhood, mothers, pastoral ministry, women in ministry, women's roles on June 17, 2014| 3 Comments »
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By Tina Teng-Henson
After 9 months of being my daughter’s main care-provider, I was finally ready to find and pay for consistent childcare so I could focus anew on schoolwork — which then led me further down a path I needed to take: one of more fully integrating this new identity of mine as a new mom with the other parts of who I was before my daughter arrived – daughter, grad student, minister, friend, wife. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged busyness, grace, rest on June 10, 2014| Leave a Comment »
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By Ann Chen
I’ve always been somebody who’s rushing from one thing to the next.
In my grade school days, I often would be the first one done, often forgoing neatness to finish faster. At home, my mom always commented that I didn’t seem to want to stay still and rarely just sat down and rested, going from youth group to movies with friends to working on the paper at school. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged generation gap, honoring the past, mothers, technology on June 3, 2014| 1 Comment »
By Young Lee Hertig
Last Sunday, I arrived in Seoul to make my annual visit to my mom — at least, annually since my father’s passing two years ago. Thankfully, two of my sisters reside in Seoul, which allows me to be the “annual daughter.”
With each passing year, the air quality here is becoming more and more hazardous due to China’s pollution. The weather in May felt like that of hot summer. On the first night, I noticed my eyes stung and my throat felt inflamed. My body seemed to be running on high alert. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged body, death, dualism, physical vs. spiritual on May 27, 2014| 2 Comments »
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By Eun Joo Angela Ryo
As I grow older, I can’t help but to notice that I’m invited to more funerals than weddings. In our twenties, almost every month, (if not every week!) we were busy attending weddings as our friends tied the knot one after the other. However, in our thirties, that slowly started to shift where the death toll overtook wedding bells. Just recently, a string of funerals made me think harder and deeper about our relationship between the spiritual and the physical. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged laying down dreams, self-acceptance, self-awareness on May 20, 2014| Leave a Comment »
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By Chloe Sun
My favorite character in the movie “Frozen” is Olaf, the snowman. He serves as the comedic foil during the dramatic turn of events in the movie. Although he is a fictional character, he is portrayed like a human being with emotions, ideas, aspirations and dreams. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged motherhood, parenting, raising a family, self-worth on May 13, 2014| 4 Comments »
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By Joy Wong
Despite the fact that I’ve been getting my ducks lined up to start the ordination process and I’m enrolled in a spiritual direction certification program, the day-to-day reality of my life right now is that of a stay-at-home mom. I’ve certainly had my ups and downs, good days and bad days, but on the whole, it’s been a great joy.
One of my greatest struggles, however, is watching those around me accomplish much and do impressive things with their passions and vocations. I find myself thinking, I have gifts and can do good work too! but the reality is that no, I really can’t do very much right now as a mom of a 1-year-old. (more…)
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