August 2026
When the Old Dream Dreams, the Church Revives
This weekend, I am leading revival services at Los Angeles Korean United Methodist Church, founded in 1904 as the first Korean church on the U.S. mainland. This is my third time leading revival services […]
The Sounds of New Life
I hear the joyful sounds of new life.
A child in our Sunday school who usually played alone, closed off in his own little world, grabbed my arm during Vacation Bible School and said, […]
Let’s be there for each other
About ten years ago, the president of the Retired Methodist Pastors’ Association in Southern California called me. “When are you going to retire?” I replied, “Retire? I’m not even sixty yet!” He said, “We […]
The Me I Know, the Me Others Know
I thought I was a caring and attentive pastor, but apparently some people see me as a rather distant pastor who doesn’t even shake hands with his congregation after Sunday worship. I thought I […]
The Spirituality of Embracing Differences
When we confess in the Apostles’ Creed, “I believe in the holy catholic Church and the communion of saints,” we are affirming that all who believe Jesus Christ is Lord belong to one Church […]
July 2026
The Joy of No Longer Being Needed
Today, after our 1 p.m. English Ministry service, there will be an ice cream party in my honor. For quite some time, whenever we did not have an English-speaking pastor, I stepped in to […]