March 2021
The Grace of Affliction
Spring is around the corner. I took an hour walk at Jones Beach a few days ago. Having stayed indoors for so long, walking on the sand made me short of breath but being out […]
Racism Is Sin Against Grace
Racism is evil. Racial prejudice is a cruel attitude that denies full humanness in others, and it is a grievous evil when embedded as a normal practice within society and perpetrated by institutions. Racism is […]
February 2021
Opportunity for Holy Transformation
When King Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death, he prayed: “Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your […]
Silver Linings in the Midst of a Pandemic
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you,” prays prophet Isaiah (Isa 26:3). Apostle Paul likewise affirms that it is God who makes us stand firm in […]
Building up through Love and Life-Giving Ministry of Jesus
Isaiah 17 contains a prophecy against the strong, proud, and self-reliant who have “forgotten God your Savior…the Rock, your fortress.” (v. 10). It’s the path of self-dismantling into “a heap of ruins” (v. 1) and […]
Quackery and QAnon
A few days ago, a church member told me that he will be getting the covid vaccine soon. He’s not yet 65, but thankfully, being a taxi driver puts him in the essential worker category. […]