Posted in reflections, tagged vocation on May 29, 2018| Leave a Comment »
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By Angela Ryo
When I was a high school English teacher, I envied those teachers who were able to retire after teaching at the same school for 20 or 30 years. They were celebrated and thanked for their many years of service. How were they so satisfied to stay in one place? Why couldn’t I be like them? (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged motherhood, vocation on May 15, 2018| Leave a Comment »
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By Joy Wong
“Likewise all to whom God gives wealth and possessions and whom he enables to enjoy them, and to accept their lot and find enjoyment in their toil—this is the gift of God.” Ecclesiastes 5:19 NRSV
I recently stumbled upon a piece of literature encouraging stay-at-home moms. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged healing, pastoral ministry, vocation, women in ministry on November 28, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Diana Gee
Surely he took up our pain
and bore our suffering,
yet we considered him punished by God,
stricken by him, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed.
Isaiah 53:4-5 (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged family, fathers, parents, vocation on April 25, 2017| Leave a Comment »
By Sarah D. Park
I have this idea for a book that I’ve been sitting on for some time. It’s inspired by my father and is in part, a dream of mine to publish some day, and in part, an attempt to develop empathy for my father. (more…)
Posted in reflections, Uncategorized, tagged ministry motivations, season, vocation on March 14, 2017| Leave a Comment »
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By Sharon Lee Song
Have you ever had “senior-itis” before? Many of you may remember the feeling of seeing and knowing that the end is in sight, and surprisingly how difficult it feels to stay focused, much less finish well. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged calling, pastoral ministry, suffering, vocation on January 24, 2017| 3 Comments »
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By Ajung Sojwal
After being ordained a priest in the Episcopal church for ten years now, I am just beginning to understand this extraordinary call from Jesus. It has taken a crisis to bring about the crushing of my ego to make room for the real heart of a priest and a prophet from God. Why prophet? (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged gratitude, higher education, motherhood, vocation on February 3, 2015| 2 Comments »
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By Maria Liu Wong
Coming out of the fog of an intense push to finish my dissertation in the midst of the holiday season in December – while juggling full-time work and family life raising three little ones – I was close to being totally burnt out and needing a serious break. A month later, in a session with my spiritual director, I looked back at that time as a gift, where I learned an important lesson of gratitude, in a journey and process that was surprisingly life-altering and life-giving. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged calling, ordination, vocation on December 9, 2014| 2 Comments »
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By Eun Joo Angela Ryo
Last October marked my one year anniversary of completing the work required by my denomination to seek my first call for ordination. After discernment meeting after another, after interview after interview, after four grueling ordination exams, and after three long years of full-time seminary, I was finally deemed worthy to be ordained in the PCUSA provided that I find a church or organization that would ordain me into ministry. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged dreams, perseverance, vocation on November 18, 2014| 2 Comments »
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By Wendy Choy-Chan
Last night, I watched a documentary about an 85-year-old Japanese sushi chef, Jiro. He has worked non-stop for 75 years, from being an apprentice to running his own sushi restaurant, doing the same routine day in and day out. What keeps him going?
At the beginning, it was work or nothing. (more…)
Posted in reflections, tagged interruptions, perseverance, vocation on October 21, 2014| Leave a Comment »
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By Jerrica Ching
On Saturday, October 4th, I ran a 5K in Portland. Three months before this run I had told myself that I would run every single day to build up my stamina and to ensure that I would not burn out for the actual race. (more…)
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