Rescued by Jesus. Rebuilt by the Spirit. Responding to God's grace.
The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means “God is with us”). Matthew 1:23 NIV I took a break from blogging for several weeks last December. One of the reasons was the San Bernardino attack of December 2, 2015. I didn’t feel that posting about […]
<< Previous Episode For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (John 3:17 NIV) I was going to church, believed in God, and read the Bible, but was I a true believer? For the first time in my life, I seriously began […]
<< Previous Episode The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.” But Jonah ran away from the Lord…(Jonah 1:1-3a NIV) In the early summer of 2005, a new executive took over the channel that […]
<< Previous Episode Were these voices from God, my imagination, or something more sinister? The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” (1 Sam. 3:10 NIV) Things were looking up. Soo and I finally became husband and wife, two-and-a-half years […]
<< Previous Episode I was never into church, but there was something different about this one. Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thess. 5:16-18 NIV) I tried to embrace my newly-single status and distract myself from the misery, diving back into […]
<< Previous Episode If this relationship truly was from God, He’d have to help us overcome major hurdles. How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? (Psalm 13:2a NIV) I didn’t call Soo the next day, as I normally would have done. We had been talking […]
<< Previous Episode Even after I turned away from God, He redeemed a painful situation and corrected my course. Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. (Proverbs 16:8) Martial arts were a source of pride. I was proud of what I could accomplish through hard work, tenacity, and perseverance. I was finding […]
<< Previous Episode Sometimes, a dream is just a dream. But this one was different. …but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you were lying in bed are these: […]
<< Previous episode Seeking God’s will was the best decision I’d ever made. “Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” (Mark 14:36) I gave up on dating when I was twenty-eight years old. Or, I should say, I gave […]
<< Previous Episode But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” (Exodus 3:11 NIV) I was a troubled teen. No need to go into details — all I’ll say is that I used to wear sunglasses and a black trench coat in […]
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV) I fidget with the touch screen at my aisle seat on an airliner bound for Tokyo. There’s plenty of elbow room because no […]
