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Author: Joe Kim

Theology & Scripture 

Sola Fide: Faith and Faithfulness

October 17, 2017October 24, 2017 Joe Kim 2 Comments 500th Anniversary, Allegiance, christus victor, Faith Alone, Fealty, Final Salvation, Justification, Penal Substitutionary Atonement, Reformation, Sola Fide

What does “Sola Fide” mean and how do Christians live it out?

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Personal Testimonies Theology & Scripture 

Chutzpuh pt 2: Losing to Win

August 8, 2017August 8, 2017 Joe Kim 0 Comments chutzpah, losing to win, luke 16, parable of the dishonest manager, shrewd wisdom, youth group

Intro: Is Chutzpah really Holy? For better or for worse, Korean churches tend to be heavily revivalistic. Just about every

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Theology & Scripture 

Chutzpah: A Strategy for the Disenfranchised

July 20, 2017July 31, 2017 Joe Kim 0 Comments abuse, chutzpah, final judgment, gospel, ransom theory, Redemption, Swedish fish, Talmud

Chutzpah is the idea that the bottom of the barrel can contend with the top of the barrel, no matter how great the odds, and the bottom of the barrel can win.

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Culture & Identity Theology & Scripture 

From Culpability to Responsibility

June 15, 2017June 18, 2017 Joe Kim 0 Comments 1 Peter 3:7, culpability, donald trump, forth telling, Martin Luther King Jr., prophets, race, racism, social justice, white, whiteness

Intro: silent prophets. In seminary I took an Old Testament class where the professor assigned a book by MLK jr.

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Culture & Identity Theology & Scripture 

Sabbath as Activism: Undermining the Model Minority Myth

June 2, 2017June 3, 2017 Joe Kim 0 Comments Asian Americans, Brueggeman, Ellen Wu, model minority, pulling oneself up by their bootstraps, rest, Sabbath, work

Asian Americans are often stereotyped as The Model Minority. The problem is that this stereotype is a destructive myth. It hurts all parties that are involved. The activism inherent in Sabbath is it’s antidote.

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Theology & Scripture 

What an Israeli Tour Guide Taught Me About Communion

April 13, 2017April 13, 2017 Joe Kim 0 Comments breaking bread, communion, death, Israel, Jewish dietary laws, Kassrut, Kosher, life, pro-life, Rodney Stark, shedding blood, Sister Joan Chittister, tim keller

The Westminster Confession of Faith tells us that Communion is a sign and seal of the Covenant of Grace. Here’s how Judaism can inform our understanding of this sacrament.

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Current Events Ethics & Politics 

Not (exactly) Another Keller-Gets-Snubbed by PTS Post

March 29, 2017April 13, 2017 Joe Kim 7 Comments Conservative Christianity, Kuyper, Kuyper award, morality, Princeton Theological Seminary, Progressive Christianity, PTS, Timothy Keller, unity

Conservatives and what we now call progressives have moralities that mutually exclude each other.

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Church & Ministry Theology & Scripture 

Shalom and Worship

March 17, 2017April 13, 2017 Joe Kim 0 Comments corporate worship, justice, Oxegen, praise, shalom, Snow patrol, strength, unity, worship, worship teams, zimra

The real reason that worship heals or strengthens weary hearts is not the song, the musicianship, or the performer. It’s the shalom that is created.

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Theology & Scripture 

Shalom, A Ginormous Mega-Theme in the Bible

February 24, 2017April 4, 2017 Joe Kim 0 Comments Dutch Reformed, Koinonia, peace, shalom, Well-being

The biggest thing that differentiates The Dutch Reformed from their Scottish Presbyterian kin is in how much and how heavily they emphasize the concept of Shalom.

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Culture & Identity Personal Testimonies 

A Confucian Trinity Is Not The God of The Bible

January 31, 2017February 1, 2017 Joe Kim 0 Comments Confucianism, EFS, Filial Piety, korean culture, Paternalism, Patriarchy, shalom

The Christ of the New Testament is not a Confucian son of Filial Piety, but a Prince of Shalom. And therein lies the critical difference.

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