Posted in reflections, tagged seasons of life on September 12, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Jerrica KF Ching
When I was in elementary school I was convinced that my best friend would be my best friend forever. I had a BFF locket that I shared with her which further reinforced this belief. My views on friendship were very static at the time; you make a friend and you keep that friend forever. It should be simple, right? (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged friendship on September 5, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Diana Gee
“You and I are here, and I hope that Christ is between us as a third.”
Thus begins the opening dialog in St. Aelred’s classic, Spiritual Friendship. Written in the early 12th century by the highly reputable Cistercian abbot, Spiritual Friendship is a short treatise on the universal experience of human friendship and the value of relatedness through common affection and goodwill. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged friendship on September 3, 2017| 1 Comment »
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Hello to our readers!
With the end of summer concludes our series on EGG (Ethnicity, Generations, Gender). For the remainder of the year and into 2018, we will be embarking on something quite different: blog themes loosely pulled from the book, Anam Cara, by John O’ Donahue. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged gender roles, stereotypes on August 29, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Melanie Mar Chow
Growing up, if you asked me to identify women role models, I wouldn’t be able to name any except for Helen Keller or Anne Sullivan, two women that my neighbors who were sisters would fight to role-play. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged gender roles, identity, transgender on August 22, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Ajung Sojwal
As I write this, I wrestle with the long-held notion of gender binary that is now being challenged by society. In a world where the struggle to conform or break out of long-expected female and male roles is an issue, I find asking myself, What does it really mean to see myself as a female created in the image of God?
Genesis 1:27 says God created humankind in his image; unequivocally, it says, that in the image of God he created them male and female. The chapter ends with God giving both the male and female the same authority over all his creation and we are told he is very pleased with it all. (more…)
Posted in reflections, women in leadership, tagged affirmative action, gender-based exclusion on August 15, 2017| 2 Comments »
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By Wendy Choy-Chan
Perhaps I was naive — of all places, the church should be the one who treats its members equally.
Perhaps I was a conformist — I was taught that men are to lead.
Perhaps I was ignorant — was I being discriminated because of my race, my gender, my accent, or my introverted personality? (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged gender, women's roles on August 8, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Eun Joo Angela Ryo
“Why go to seminary? You are a woman. You can learn at the church.” I still remember the shocking comment my college pastor made when I shared with him my deep-seated desire to go to seminary after graduation. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged equal partnership, marriage, patriarchy, wedding on August 1, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Sarah D. Park
My mind jumped first to my darker memories when I was asked to write about gender, recognizing the ever-present concession that being a woman does not serve me well in this world. I can easily name several instances where I have experienced my gender in a negative way. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged grandparents, parenthood, raising a family on July 26, 2017| Leave a Comment »
By Maria Liu Wong
My son Joshua turned 13 last Saturday. And now, Tony and I are the parents of a New York City teenager. For his birthday, we gave Joshua a NIV Life Application Study Bible, and inscribed Joshua 1:7-9 and 1 Timothy 4:12 in the dedication. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged family, marriage on July 18, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Ajung Sojwal
It is quite something to think of myself, at this very moment, as the embodiment of several generations: a daughter, a granddaughter, a wife, a mother and hopefully one day, a grandmother. Every single generation that I bear within me has shaped me in ways that are too complex for me to understand. (more…)
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