Category archive: Christian Living
The Danger of Sympathy
This past Saturday we had our second quarterly meeting of 2014 with all of our Oak Tree Project mentors and scholarship recipients. My wife Sky began the meeting by sharing her testimony with them. It was powerful! Sky was very vulnerable as she shared (you can listen to her testimony here) and they all paid…
Laughing at Tomorrow
I’m both an analyzer and a planner, and that combination can cause me a lot of stress when I think about the future. I love to plan and look forward to things, but at the same time I tend to over analyze the plans I make and concern myself with all sorts of possible scenarios….
Going in the Grace You Have
One of the problems I’ve found in challenging people to grow with the Lord is the lie that they need to immediately mature and be spending a good amount of time with God each day in prayer and in the Word. Among a lot of Korean churches there is a sense that if you are…
Becoming a Fearless Lion Hugger
What are you supposed to do when a bear or a lion or another large predator happens to be around you? You’re supposed to remain still, calm, and show no sudden movements. You’re never supposed to run away and you are not to show any fear (http://www.wikihow.com/Escape-from-a-Bear, http://www.wikihow.com/Survive-a-Lion-Attack). Showing fear, especially by suddenly running…
The Difference Between Grace and Mercy
I never thought about the difference between grace and mercy until yesterday while I was listening to an old sermon podcast where the two were brought up. The difference is far more powerful than I ever thought. Mercy is not receiving the punishment you deserve. The dictionary definition is, “compassion or forgiveness shown to someone whom it…
What Are You Driven By?
What drives most people in the world, whether knowingly or unknowingly, are fear and pride: fear of the things of this world and pride in oneself. People fear the future, people fear failure, people fear loss, people fear judgment, some people even make life decisions out of their fear of how other people will respond! People also allow their pride…
What’s So Bad About Getting Drunk?
Ephesians 5:18 – And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit. What happens when a person gets drunk? The person begins to lose control of themselves. The basic definition of debauchery is “excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures.” When a person gets drunk they will be much…
How to Discover Your True Desires
A big part of my testimony is that while I was in college I began to grow with God and obey His voice. As I walked with God more and more, He began to peel away false dreams and desires from my heart. Going into college my dream was simply to graduate, get a good…
A Key For Being Blessed (and Oak Tree Project sharing)
On Sunday during a prayer meeting before service, one of my orphanage ministry staff Mijeong Song was leading and she asked if anyone in the room needed healing. She then asked if anyone needed wisdom or direction. And then she asked if anyone needed refreshment. Different people raised their hands each time, expecting that they…
Some Tips for a Healthy Dating Relationship
After the positive feedback from my last blog post (Dating and Social Media) I’ve decided to write a couple more entries about dating. Here are a few tips for having a healthy dating relationship… – RELAX. I’ve noticed that a lot of people don’t mature dating wise at the same rate as their maturing spiritually/mentally….