Learning to Grieve Anti-Asian Racism as an Asian American
Youn Yuh-jung’s words about expecting mistreatment and thus not feeling sorrow have been helpful for me in thinking about my apparent lack of grief over recent events in the news.
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Culture & Identity
How the Model Minority Myth Numbs Us from Trauma
When the shootings in Atlanta happened, there was a part of me that didn’t want to see it as a race issue. I wanted to see it as a misogyny issue, or a church purity culture issue, or a gun violence issue (and all of which, by the way, are very relevant), but I didn’t want to see it as a race issue. I didn’t want to use the race card, so to speak. Because if I did, then I would have to admit that there is a systemic pattern of discrimination against Asian Americans, and I would put myself in a position of asking for help, and this would run against the model minority myth.
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Get Off the Bench
As an Asian-American, I said that this was not my problem, not my fight. But this summer, by the grace of God, something changed. I realized how much I had fallen short in seeking to love those around me who did not look like me, didn’t go to the same churches as me, but who are also made in the Imago Dei.
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10 Tips to Talking about Politics on Facebook
There are some people who should not be engaging with politics on Facebook. Maybe political exchanges cause them to be
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“Is That Your Bible?”
Evangelicals must not be fooled by a photo-op with the Bible as a prop. Scripture warns us too many times about those who seek to use it to promote themselves without internalizing the words into genuine faith and action.
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The Right Judge: Why Anger Never Satisfies
Spoiler Alert: Serious spoilers for Parasite follow. I’ve got a confession to make. I’ve got an anger problem. It’s not
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The War Over Laws and the War Over Hearts
I am afraid that many Christians today are trying too hard to make Christianity the law of the land without concern for the hearts of the people.
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God Over Nations
How should Christians approach multi-ethnicity when thinking about work of God? Can we celebrate distinct cultures without losing unity in Christ?
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Our Daily Frybread: A Prayer for Native American Heritage Month
In languages spoken and lost,
we pray this all with the name of Jesus.
Pay What You Vow: The Un-kept Promise of Indigenous American Treaties
November is Native American Heritage Month. Indigenous writer Travis Roberts remembers violated treaties with native tribes and what the Bible says about broken promises.
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