atizonSep 29, 2014Love is a God-Thing - Words Fit for a Wedding"God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them" (1 Jn. 4:16). Let me begin my brief remarks by saying...
atizonSep 20, 2014Fasting for PeaceMy insides continue to be shredded by the intense violence in the Middle East. At ESA, we've decided to fast for peace and are...
atizonSep 9, 2014Kingdom Pledges - A Sermon ExcerptI Am Citizen of the Kingdom of God We have to understand that the kingdom of God is a real kingdom. It’s a reality—not a metaphor or an...
atizonSep 1, 2014A Prayer from a Great Cloud of WitnessesA Prayer from a Great Cloud of Witnesses Leader: “Dear God, what we would like to do is change the world; make it a little simpler for...
atizonAug 23, 2014On Earth as it is in Heaven - A SermonOn Earth as it is in Heaven "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in...
atizonAug 18, 2014Joining the March in Ferguson . . . Where Ever We AreI was inspired by the report of diverse faith leaders taking it to the streets to inspire justice amid injustice, peace amid violence,...
atizonAug 9, 2014Deliver Us from Amnesia - A PrayerI'm feeling overwhelmed by what's going on in the world right now. Unspeakable atrocities in Iraq. Bombings in Gaza. Unrest in Russia....
atizonAug 2, 2014When in Doubt, ReminisceDespite its political incorrectness in the postmodern age, I believe in evangelism. Despite some of the embarrassing ways of street...
atizonJul 23, 2014I Am Asian, Hear Me RoarI Am Asian, Hear Me Roar My friend Soong-Chan Rah’s The Next Evangelicalism (InterVarsity Press, 2009) recently hit bookstores across the...
atizonJul 8, 2014De-FunkafiedI've written semi-regular music reviews for PRISM Magazine in the last several years. Here's the most recent of the lovely and beautiful...