Sometimes I get mad at Jesus for not having experienced menstruation. This is usually around the time when I get my period. Easy for you, I say to Jesus. You never had to deal with the feeling of being balled up in pain every month, like clockwork. You never had to run to the nearest […]
The Red Couch: Original Blessing Discussion
by on January 30, 2018 16 Comments
“The gospel is not a story of us being separated by sin from God. It’s the story of a God who is so faithfully for us and intent on being with us that God became human to help us embody the wholeness and fullness of life we’ve been made for. It’s not a story of […]
Rising from the Ashes of Racism: A Lament and a Hope
by on July 31, 2017 24 Comments
“How is kindergarten?” my aunt asks me. “Good,” I reply. “How many other Chinese kids are in your class?” she continues. I shrug my shoulders. “I don’t know.” It hadn’t occurred to me to pay attention to such things. My friends were in my class and that was all that mattered. Eventually, I would realize […]
Rebel with a Shovel in the Schoolyard
by on February 3, 2017 8 Comments
I’m a newbie Kindergarten mom. My firstborn just started at the school down the street and I’m slowly learning the ropes of what it means to pack lunches, navigate new social expectations, and play detective to what my daughter does for six hours a day. I moved to British Columbia from Ontario when I got […]
Rest Mama, There’s Enough Time
by on July 18, 2015 22 Comments
If there’s one lesson I am constantly learning and re-learning in my life with God, it’s how to rest. Every time I think I’ve got it, I am confronted with another application, another dimension, another depth or angle to which I need to learn to apply the lesson. When I was in my late twenties, […]
