Walls and Fences
Walls and Fences Walls, fences, and drawn boundaries define spaces. From outer space, one can see the Great Wall in China, the only human-made structure! When we are flying 30,000
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46 Years as Ordained
(This post is especially for my ordained friends.) I have been doing a lot of stocktaking. Attempting to declutter, sort out and retain things, I have been opening-up once upon
Closure and 2021
The end of an event is called Closure. Typically, before one experiences Closure, there are the other three phases: Beginning, Developing and Maturing. When I was editing Sunday school curriculum,
Perfect Storm in Theological Education
Today’s convergence of earth-shattering events reminds us of a “perfect storm.” It’s interesting that we call it “perfect” when almost everything we come to expect and rely on has been
Remote Merry Christmas
Mary and Joseph traveled to a remote little town of Bethlehem and were rejected by innkeepers because there were no more available rooms. They only found an isolated place in
Call for Prayer on Racism
August 5, 2020 Donald Ng My grandfather first came to America in 1910 as a migrant worker so that he can support his family in China. My father came in
Hands Off My Kung Fu!
Growing up in the Roxbury section of Boston, my friends thought I knew kung fu. I knew about baseball but not kung fu. But in the few times when I
Unrest
The murder of George Floyd is a herald for social unrest. This modern day lynching is stirring our country to stop resting from the fear of catching Covid-19. When is
Touristy Sausalito
Walking daily from our house to downtown Sausalito is different now. Before the pandemic, ice cream scoopers, souvenir store clerks, and coffee barristers would get ready for the next Hop
Gamucha Mask
Scapegoating Asian Americans for the coronavirus puts me on guard for racial prejudice. When I go on my daily walk to downtown Sausalito, I make sure I make eye contact