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Posted by Edwin Kang on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 In : Hope
Scripture Index: NIV, The Message, NRSV, ESVWhen people think of
Vincent Van Gogh most remember him as a famous artist whose life was filled
with much tragedy. Van Gogh is often remembered for his deteriorating
mental state and his infamous exercise of cutting his own ear off.
However, we unfairly caricature him if that is all we recall, as he was a far
more complicated person. Van Gogh was actually a PK (pastor’s kid) and
grew up in a devoutly Christian home. His upbringing eventuall... Continue reading...
Posted by Edwin Kang on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 In : Palm Sunday
Scripture Index: NIV, The Message, NRSV, ESVThe crowds can be a powerful force and they can make us do things we normally would not do. You can call it whatever you want: peer pressure, fitting in, the status quo. Whatever you name it, the fact is that going against the crowd can seem crazy. Our readings today portray this power in a profound way. Besides Jesus, there is one character that is consistent in both passages and that character is the crowd. Matthew often mentions the ... Continue reading...
Posted by Edwin Kang on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 In : Hope
Scripture Index: NIV, The Message, NRSV, ESV A friend of mine once told me that the only way around despair was to go through it. At the time, those words were a bitter pill for me to swallow. I am forever grateful to that friend, as he helped me go through one of the more difficult times of my life. Looking back now, I realized that it was often through the love and care of the larger saint community that enabled me to navigate through the road to hope. For this week’s devotional, I w... Continue reading...
Posted by Edwin Kang on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 In : Faith
Scripture Index: NIV, The Message, NRSV, ESV What a curious, curious story. We come to what is probably the most famous passage in all Christendom. Turn your TV onto any sporting event and you will likely see a sign being waved with the words John 3:16. For some, reading this verse may have been the tipping point that changed their lives into being a disciple of Jesus. Ironically, the one person whom Jesus directed this famous verse to disappears into the backdrop of the narrative withou... Continue reading...
Posted by Edwin Kang on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 In : Forgiveness
Scripture Index: NIV, The Message, NRSV, ESV
Today marks the beginning of Lent and it will continue for the next 46
days until Saturday, the 23rd of April. In Western Christianity Lent begins on Ash
Wednesday (March 9th) and concludes on Holy Saturday. The six Sundays in Lent are not counted among
the forty days of Lent because each Sunday represents a “mini-Easter”, a
celebration of Jesus’ victory over sin and death. Unfortunately, Lent has some baggage
associated with it. I thin... Continue reading...
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