The Real Issue Looming Over Sexual Identity and Gender Roles
on August 16th, 2021
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27)“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well” (Ps. 139:14)Meet French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir (1908-86), a pioneer of modern feminism, who once declared, “One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.” Her ou... Read More
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What Do You Say When Your Child Says I Feel Like a Boy/Girl?
on August 10th, 2021
Ephesians 2:12 (ESV)“Remember that you were at that time separated from Christ . . . having no hope and without God in the world.”Romans 15:7 (NIV)“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.”Upon learning about “Klinefelter syndrome”—an abnormal male genetic condition—I wondered whether a character called “Klinger” from the old ‘70s hit TV show M.A.S.H.... Read More
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Whose Politics? Which Morality?
on July 26th, 2021
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion (Prov. 18:2) See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ (Col. 2:8). When it comes to the beliefs of our fellow human beings and even those who “claim to live in Christ” (1 Jn. 2:6), we c... Read More
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One Day in the Life of an Open City Church During the Pandemic
on October 12th, 2020
My recent blogs about reopening churches drew several disapproving responses. One objector charged that “churches are considered non-essential because... Read More
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Is Working Hard a Racial Ideology?
on October 5th, 2020
Little did Mary Paik Lee know that her memoir, "Quiet Odyssey: A Pioneer Korean Woman in America" (1990), allegedly contains an idea that, according to Robin DiAngelo’s bestseller "White Fragility" (2018), can “cause the most daily damage to people of color” (5). Really? Lee’s book tells... Read More
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Is Church Essential? If Yes, Why? If Not, Why?
on September 28th, 2020
I’ve been in public ministry since 1982, and as an evangelical Protestant, I often acknowledge when our movement makes mistakes, which happens too frequently. But when outsiders talk... Read More
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Which is Riskier: Joining Protest Marches or Attending Physical Worship Services?
on September 8th, 2020
On May 4, when a friend showed up for a walk without wearing a mask, I was a bit taken aback. At a time when the fear of COVID-19 was exacerbated by a... Read More
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Are We Living in the Last Days?
on September 1st, 2020
The doctrine of rapture posits that any day now Jesus will descend from heaven and meet the believers in the air, and then they will return to heaven (1 Thess 4:15–17), at which point the seven-year tribulation will... Read More
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Is BLM a Marxist Organization? Do All Black Lives Matter to Them?
on August 25th, 2020
Is BLM a Marxist outfit? Perhaps so, since Patrisse Cullors, a co-founder of BLM, said in a 2015 interview: “Myself and Alicia [also a co-founder of BLM] . . . are trained Marxists. We are super-versed on, sort of, ideological theories. And I think that what we really tried to do is build a movement that could be utilized by many, many black folk.” But Cullors... Read More
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What BLM and Jesus Agree About the Nuclear Family
on August 19th, 2020
Pastor Ryun Chang discusses about the relation between BLM and the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure. Read More
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Whiteness: Is This Something Only White People Can Perpetrate?
on August 12th, 2020
Pastor Ryun Change answers the question, is this something only White people can perpetrate? Read More
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Riot or Resistance?
on August 5th, 2020
Pastor Ryun Chang shares his reflections on the injustice and brokenness of the community. Read More
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