When I handed the train conductor my ticket, he said, “Thank you, Love!” That’s when I knew I wasn’t in England any more. I’m skimming the coastline in northern Wales on my way to catch a ferry to Dublin. I’ll spend my next week touring Ireland with a group of InterVarsity students (American study-abroad students … More The English, part 1
Voyage (n/v). The word connotes a sense of adventure and bravery, setting out across vast oceans to explore the great unknown. It also invokes the idea of conquest, of subjecting, raping, pillaging. It is a word ripe with meaning both beautiful and profane. My ancestors are voyagers. I am a descendant of the people of … More Why I call it my Europe VOYAGE
If the daffodil had a face, it would have a fixed grin and rainbow-shaped eyes that gaze up at the warm sunshine without a worry in the world. Today I feel like that daffodil, but it wasn’t always so. I’ve been reflecting on my trip here 10 years ago when the climate of my soul was much different… … More Daffodils
On December 15, 2015, I was soaring across the Arizona desert at 40,000 feet. There’s something about being high up in the atmosphere in between my place of departure and destination that clears my thoughts and makes me feel a little closer to the heart of God. I had just said goodbye to a handful … More The Story behind my Europe Voyage
Last week I spent a few days visiting a friend in Atlanta, GA. A most delightful discovery I made was to learn that Martin Luther King Jr is from this city! I made it a point take time to learn what made this man so great that he is memorialized all across the country by … More MLK: A Tale of Two Churches
I slipped into the passenger seat of a 2014 Lincoln and greeted my Lyft driver, an African American man about my age. During my brief stay in Atlanta, GA, I’d been inspired to learn about the Nobel Prize winner whose name and legacy is memorialized all over his home city. Today I was headed to … More Erasing Racism
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
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
crossing oceans bridging cultures 