Recalcitrant Mammalia and a Living House
My name in Korean means “baby cow.” I’ve been teased about this as far back as I can remember. There’s even a Korean song that pretty much repeats my name over and over again. I changed my name to “Jen” when I entered…
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Pottery
Have you ever made pottery? A few years ago, I went with my sister to La Sierra University’s Ceramics Department. She brought out this lump of clay. It was hard for me to imagine anything besides a lump of clay, but she already had something in mind: a…
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The Cry of Modesty
I recently went to a Christian seminar about women’s dress reform. After a long presentation about the immodesty that the fashion industry promotes, which of course is the reason Christian women should not follow fashion trends, the floor was then…
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How Do You Know You Are Doing God’s Will?
How do you know you are doing God’s will? As in, how do you know if you are “in sync” with God? I really appreciate this question, because it asks how we can know God’s will for our lives, not our will, and then ask God to bless…
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14 Hours
Time? My day started about 5 am. Location? South Korea. I got ready and headed for the subway station. 5:20 am. I hopped on the subway and started off. 3 hour ride. Estimated arrival time? 8 a.m. When I walked out of the subway terminal, it began to rain. I…
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The Prodigal Son
At the beginning of this semester, I suddenly realized how familiar the terms “honor and shame” were to me, due to my cultural background. Coming from an East Asian-American perspective, the lens through which I see the world, are similar to the…
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The Eternal Chapter
This past February marked the 11-year anniversary of one of my most life-changing events. It spiraled my life into a decade-long whirlwind, filled with unanswered questions and unfinished chapters. How my journey culminated with a simple realization is an…
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