http://nextgenerasianchurch.com/2007/04/23/addressing-the-virginia-tech-tragedy/ the collision of faith and Asian American culture Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:10:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://nextgenerasianchurch.com/2007/04/23/addressing-the-virginia-tech-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-764 djchuang Sat, 05 May 2007 18:42:01 +0000 http://nextgenerasianchurch.com/2007/04/23/addressing-the-virginia-tech-tragedy/#comment-764 Bill, thanks for the mention to Pastor Jamie Kim's sermon. According to one <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18248298/site/newsweek/" rel="nofollow">MSNBC article</a>, "His parents turned to the church for help with his emotional problems, but he was bullied in his Christian youth group, especially by rich kids." I'd like to hear of changes that immigrant Asian/ Korean churches will make to better serve those who struggle with addictions and mental illness, get rid of that stigma, rather than calls for fasting or fundraising for memorial funds. Bill, thanks for the mention to Pastor Jamie Kim’s sermon. According to one MSNBC article, “His parents turned to the church for help with his emotional problems, but he was bullied in his Christian youth group, especially by rich kids.” I’d like to hear of changes that immigrant Asian/ Korean churches will make to better serve those who struggle with addictions and mental illness, get rid of that stigma, rather than calls for fasting or fundraising for memorial funds.

]]> http://nextgenerasianchurch.com/2007/04/23/addressing-the-virginia-tech-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-765 Bill Wed, 02 May 2007 19:18:32 +0000 http://nextgenerasianchurch.com/2007/04/23/addressing-the-virginia-tech-tragedy/#comment-765 It's not yet on their downloadable messages page (http://www.fellowshipusa.org/messages.htm), but Pastor Jamie Kim of New Covenant Fellowship Church talked about Cho in his evangelistic sermon at their EM service at their VA campus on 4/29. His text was Luke 19, and his message was (roughly--sorry, I didn't take notes) that Zaccheus was probably bitter about being short, and that's why he turned against his people as a tax collector, but Jesus reached out to him and he was genuinely changed. Cho was similarly different and an outsider, and his actions are understandable in that context (because we all are capable of the same thing when pushed), but if he had encountered Christ through the church or friends, then he would have been changed, as well. It’s not yet on their downloadable messages page (http://www.fellowshipusa.org/messages.htm), but Pastor Jamie Kim of New Covenant Fellowship Church talked about Cho in his evangelistic sermon at their EM service at their VA campus on 4/29.
His text was Luke 19, and his message was (roughly–sorry, I didn’t take notes) that Zaccheus was probably bitter about being short, and that’s why he turned against his people as a tax collector, but Jesus reached out to him and he was genuinely changed. Cho was similarly different and an outsider, and his actions are understandable in that context (because we all are capable of the same thing when pushed), but if he had encountered Christ through the church or friends, then he would have been changed, as well.

]]> http://nextgenerasianchurch.com/2007/04/23/addressing-the-virginia-tech-tragedy/comment-page-1/#comment-763 the haunt « Peter Ong’s Interesting Website Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:24:18 +0000 http://nextgenerasianchurch.com/2007/04/23/addressing-the-virginia-tech-tragedy/#comment-763 [...] how Cho’s ethnicity as an Asian American has made an impact in the APA Christian community. DJ Chuang’s summary of what is being said and preached on in the Asian American church gives an overview of the sermons by Asian American regarding this [...] [...] how Cho’s ethnicity as an Asian American has made an impact in the APA Christian community. DJ Chuang’s summary of what is being said and preached on in the Asian American church gives an overview of the sermons by Asian American regarding this [...]

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