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Question: Does an English Ministry (EM), or English worship service within an ethnic Asian church, count as an “Asian American church”? This question was posted on Facebook. My friend (who is “off the grid” from social media) defines it that way. But, the majority of commenters and the original poster disagree, stating that an English […]

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Much of life on social media that is produced, sanitized, performative, and carefully curated. Every post gets optimized for maximum views and clicks or to grow an audience, for what? Every vulnerability is the kind that makes you look good for being vulnerable. Why in the world would so many people do all that? The […]

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Asian American churches are something else, right? The part I love about them is how they’re bicultural and have the potential to reach more parts of the world than a monocultural church. And, did you know there are many more flavors of Asian American churches, beyond the popular conservative & evangelical churches? Some of them […]

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It’s the middle of April 2026. Time for an update. Why? Because I’m not doing what I used to do back in February 2020, when I titled that post, “What is it that you do exactly?” I still do a bunch of things, some paid & some unpaid. Some have continued & some have changed. […]

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Christian churches are more about sociology (than it’s paid attention to) than spirituality, religion, or theology. Social factors and demographics affect a churchgoers’ sense of belonging in a community, more than theological precision, for a majority of people, believe it or not. (Aside: half of U.S. church attenders go to churches larger than 400; and, […]

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Since 2023, the Center for Asian American Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary has hosted an annual Mental Health and Asian Americans Conference (a hybrid conference, i.e. both in-person and virtually) that brings together mental health experts and practitioners working with Asian American faith communities to share the latest learnings about the mental health needs, practical […]

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This article presents spiritual perspectives for having hope in any circumstance and making sense of suffering in the midst of it. Because, for enduring hope that lasts a lifetime, the spiritual, philosophical, and metaphysical aspects are essential for the best quality of life.

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As part of my faith journey, I will say yes to every invitation to share about how I’m living with a mental health diagnosis, going on 26 years now. When I shared about this special invitation with some friends, several asked for a recording. I was honored to be invited. And even more touched that […]

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Do you see what I see? I confess I’m kinda late to this internet meme & viral videos on TikTok. I first saw a Tiny Jesus figurine on October 15th, 2025, taped to my coworker’s office room number plate. Some people were curious about the origin story & history of why these are being put […]

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So I asked an AI chatbot to take a deep search into my Notion second-brain knowledge base of notes, articles, and snippets that I’ve collected over the years. These notes include my personal reflections, conversations with other pastors & churches, as well as articles posted & published in an assortment of places. Here’s a what […]

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