The Myth Of A Christian Religion, Part 2

The Myth Of A Christian Religion, Part 1

My thoughts on The Idea Camp Pacific Northwest
Having now attended The Idea Camp in Portland, OR (ICPNW) as well as the initial event in Irvine, CA I must say that the two events were very different–in a good way. While most of the people that were in Portland were not at the Irvine event, it was clear to see that social media, technology, and networking were at play at ICPNW. There was kind of an interesting dynamic that took place with Asians seeming to congregate together and not interact much with the rest of the group. I’ve found that to happen far too often, and not just in faith-based communities. This was a bit discouraging as there were several conversation I overheard where people were discussing the whole Deadl

Confused about Deadly Viper shutting down? Me too!
Something so simple has turned into something so divisive. I get it, but I don’t like it! People within Asian-American culture are divided in some aspects and people of the predominant white American culture are divided as well. The initial intent of the discussion regarding the marketing/packaging of Deadly Viper Character Assassins was to make known how this was insensitive to Asian-American culture. It was to help stop the perpetual pain of

A call to mentors/mentees
Watched the interview below between DJ Chuang & Kyle Reed regarding mentors. It’s a sad story, but one that I think can be resolved. Watch the interview and then read my commentary below: This is sad, but it mirrors a lot of my own experience as a new Christian with a call to ministry. I actually had to go outside of my local church to find mentors. In my opinion, the biggest challenge in finding a mentor is getting people to understand the mentor/mentee relationship. Those asked to mentor think it means a big burden of their time and that they are being asked to teach s

an impromptu interview about The Idea Camp
I was asked to be interviewed regarding The Idea Camp and some of my experiences leading up to the session happening in Portland on 11/20-21. As it was an impromptu interview, I didn’t have to prepare my responses. One of the main points that’s missing in the interview has to do with the collaboration and creativity that went into the planning of the event. It was quite an interesting time having the privilege to sit in on some of the planning meetings via tokbox. The planning sessions were handled almost like one of the workshops at The Idea Camp. The facilitator of the meeting would throw out an issue for discussion and

If Francis Chan is a sellout, I have no clue why
Long before the whole incident of the Deadly Viper/Zondervan use of Asian culture to promote a book arose, there was a lengthy dialog from the Next Gener.Asian Church blog about how white evangelicals were using Francis Chan because he was a safe spokesperson from the Asian-American ministerial community that would relate to a broad audience. It was titled: Is Francis Chan a sell-out? At the time of this writing, there are 162 comments in reply to that post and more are added each week. It’s a polarizing issue and one tha