It was delightful to be interviewed by K. Connie Kang for the Los Angeles Times during the past week. Her work in the religion beat is most commendable for raising awareness of the social location within particular ethnic racial contexts. I talked with her by phone for 19 minutes last week, and then in person […]

just attended the first keynote at the Podcast & New Media Expo in Ontario, met Fr. Roderick aka Catholic Insider, and here are some of my thoughts in the moment (mp3 audio)…

The conference setup was top-tier: first rows of rooms were tables reserved for laptop users, with first several rows equipped with power strips; free […]

The full title of my presentation at the pastors & ministry leaders gathering today was “Revitalizing Asian American Churches for New Generations”. I painted a big picture with statistics about Asian Americans in the United States, and shared about a random sampling of churches that are making notable progress in reaching the next generation. I […]

This New York Times article, The World Comes to Georgia, and an Old Church Adapts, is yet another indicator of how the church must change or die:
When the Rev. Phil Kitchin steps into the pulpit of the Clarkston International Bible Church on Sunday mornings, he stands eye to eye with the changing face of America. […]

I have a dark companion called depression that visits from time to time and won’t say good riddance and go away. Sometimes it stays too long, once for well over a year. Sometimes it stays for a brief visit. I hope this time it’s brief. When depression visits me, it comes with its entourage of […]