Soy Cutlet
How would you define the word "father?" 1) Father can be a man who has a child; this would be your real dad. 2) Father can be someone who begins something. 3) Father can be an older man. 4) Father can be one of the leaders of a city. Sometimes a father could…
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One Sabbath afternoon at a friend’s wedding, I was pondering if I had done the right thing in going to my friend’s wedding instead of church. As the waiter was bringing the only vegetarian meal of the reception to me, my friend Ruth asked me why…
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My elementary school was very low tech. As I think about this, I try to recall if I had ever seen a computer in my elementary school. I do not remember a computer, not a single one--not even in the school office. The fact that it was in the seventies, and I…
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As Adventists, it's a question that bothers us early and often. How does one keep the Sabbath? We have vague notions, snippets and remnants from our childhood days--not buying or selling, not watching TV; taking walks with family or afternoon naps. For many…
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I’m sure you’ve seen those time-lapse videos, of flowers opening their petals in a span of a few seconds—as if they’re yawning awake from slumber. Similarly, being able to watch the graceful arc of the sun across a fiery sky and…
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I’m a second generation immigrant. Both my parents moved to the states when they were young, and both sets of grandparents followed soon after. I never had a great deal of Korean culture or influence in my life, except from my grandparents. Korea was a…
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A faint cry from the bedroom gets me racing to check on my 17-day-old son, Enoch. He’s fidgeting, flailing his arms, kickin’ his legs and lets out in exasperation a near-deafening cry that demands 110% of my attention and observation…
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As I am writing this, my dad is somewhere in North Korea. Don’t worry; it is his third trip there so he knows what he’s doing. He’s a dentist and setting up a clinic, but of course I cannot say for sure since we have no way to contact him.…
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I was not raised Adventist. I grew up with three older sisters, and we were raised by generous and loving parents who didn’t have any religious belief. Although my parents had no religious faith, they were always willing to volunteer and service the…
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I have a grandma. She’s white. She’s almost 90 years old. I was baptized at 22, in a multicultural church in New Orleans; she was there. She’s rather tall. Has a shock of white hair; always full of energy, always knitting a blanket or a hat…
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