I grew up crossing oceans and love learning about the Creator through the diversity of cultures.
“For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth And making it bear and sprout, And furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater; So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; It will not return to Me empty, … More Rain, Seeds, and Mango Trees
August 2, 2015 I’m on a trip to LA. While I’m here to take a grad-level course and visit friends and family, it seems an opportune time to explore my roots. As we did introductions in my course a couple of days ago, I mentioned that I live in Honolulu, but used to live in … More Origins
Today I take a virtual tour of Philadelphia, PA, where the signers of our Declaration of Independence used their quills to forever separate themselves from the paternalistic power, Great Britain. I visited Philly in January 2013 with my uncle and today browse my photo album that captured my experience. It was a strange day for … More Liberty and justice for ???
This morning I went to worship in a little old white church building in downtown Redding, CA. The church was named “Light House” a year and a half ago after my friend Reece responded to God’s words to him, “I want to be worshiped in that house again.” I got to be one of the … More From Charleston, SC to Redding, CA
Being a global-minded person, I enjoy thinking about my global-minded God. My new favorite name for God is “Divine Networker”. I’ve seen him delight me with random meet-ups across cultures and boarders… divine-encounters so incredible, that only a Divine Networker could have arranged them. Here are a few favorite examples… Scoping out Seattle A couple … More Divine Networker
June 3, 2015. Journal Entry. Sitting on the plane in Oakland, CA ready to fly to Boise, ID… I’m the one holding the paper cup of steaming green tea between my thighs as I stir in some honey. (I know you’re afraid I’ll spill.) I carefully squeeze every last ounce of honey from the little … More Brown is colorful
Last Sunday was celebrated Pentecost, according to the Christian calendar. In Jewish tradition, Pentecost celebrated the giving of the law or Torah at Mt. Sinai, 50 days after leaving Egypt (hence “penta” = 5). My pastor shared this interesting insight: when Jews celebrate Pentecost, they wrap the Torah scroll in while cloth, like a bride. … More Pentecost: Babel Reversed?
According to my friend who inspired me to do the 100 day project, we’re half-way through! Yay! I admit I lost count. I also admit that I have not followed through on my plan. My plan was to write a blog every day for 100 days but to spend no longer than 30 min. What I … More 100 day project report: 50 days down!
Who knew that skin said so much about the culture we come from? Now I don’t mean ethnicity. Each of us are endowed by birth with a DNA code denoting a certain shade of melanin, and that is a given. What I’m more interested in here is the way we regulate our skin color based … More Skin
Yesterday I said goodbye to my international student friends from Hong Kong. They came to University of Hawaii at Manoa for an exchange program for the Spring semester. Even though it was only four months, they made their way into my heart and it was hard to see them go. As I pulled away from the … More Crepe paper ribbons
crossing oceans bridging cultures 