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Hardy Kim
Hardy Kim is pastor and head of staff at Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church in Sunnyvale, California.
Changing together (Luke 12:49-56; Jeremiah 23:23-29)
What questions arise if we take Jesus' warning literally?
Changed by something radically other (Luke 12:32-40)
Can we allow Jesus’ metaphors into our imagination?
August 18, Ordinary 20C (Luke 12:49-56; Jeremiah 23:23-29)
We preach the gospel of peace and justice. Are there divides between our words and actions?
August 11, Ordinary 19C (Luke 12:32-40)
Jesus is the thief, and the powers of this world own the house in which we’re waiting.
New life from crisis
The decline of mainline Protestantism is clear. What's less clear is what the church should do about it.
A little lower than God?
Scripture doesn't just shape the life of the community of faith. It also has a powerful effect on the lives of those who maintain distance from traditional religion, even those who explicitly deny religious faith.
October 11, 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Psalm 22:1-15
As a second-generation Korean American, it is hard to identify stories from my past that can serve as reservoirs of understanding for my life now. “In you our ancestors trusted,” I could proclaim from those stories, “and you delivered them.”
October 4, 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Psalm 8
The psalmist is not alone in claiming that humans are only “a little lower than God.” Can it be any wonder, then, that our faith leaves a great deal of room to disagree about our power in creation?
Another spiritual game in town
I am lucky enough to serve a church, in Chicago, where people are excited about coming to worship. I teach new member classes, in which many people cite worship as the thing that has really drawn them to want to get better connected with the church.
Sunday, December 8, 2013: Matthew 3:1-12
As associate pastor for evangelism, I work to welcome new people into a large urban congregation....
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Unpleasant messages
It is often observed by my friends, and even by my wife, that I might be a little too “angry” for someone who supposedly is called to a ministry of presenting the gospel to others. They don’t go so far as to call me a hypocrite, but I do think they’re pointing out that I’m not always that nice, that I don’t necessarily embody forgiveness (or even the golden rule), that “Christian” implies a graciousness I simply lack.
To be honest, I’m okay with the criticism.
Sunday, December 1, 2013: Isaiah 2:1-5; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44
In the social media I often read about a Christian community that has excluded an innocent person or demonized a marginalized group....