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Theresa Cho

Theresa Cho is copastor of St. John's Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. She blogs at Still Waters, part of the CCblogs network.

Sunday’s Coming

Downpour

California is in a severe drought. Normally it rains in the time from mid-October to March, but for the past few years it has been bone dry. Some say we may only have a year of water left. We are thirsty.
a Korean toddler's birthday party
In the Lectionary

Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-21)

It is clear in Acts 2 that a party is taking place—that dreams and visions are not meant to be dreamt alone.
Sunday’s Coming

Bearing witness on the sidewalk

The Gospel of Luke ends with the Ascension. Before Jesus ascends, he reveals himself before the disciples and “opened their minds to understand the scriptures” so that they may be “witnesses of these things.” As believers and followers of Jesus Christ, this is our task. We are called to witness. But we are called to witness in a way that goes beyond merely testifying to the events that have happened. 
In the Lectionary

May 17, Ascension Sunday: Luke 24:44-53

Once again we have journeyed through Jesus’ death and resurrection—only to be left watching Jesus leave.
CCblogs Network

Splitting the Presbyterian baby

When I was 11 years old, my parents told me that they were going to separate. At the time, we lived in Reno and my dad decided to take a job in Dallas as my parents sorted things out....
CCblogs Network

The subjunctive and indicative of church ministry

In a recent TED Talk, Phuc Tran talks about his love for grammar, particularly the use of the subjunctive and indicative. He uses these two types of verbal moods as a tool to look at the world and one’s life.
CCblogs Network

Children in worship

In the first issue of PLGRM, Rev. LeAnn Watkins, rector at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in St....
CCblogs Network

It's good enough

I always wanted to be a mother. But becoming a mother was not an easy road for me. Although I was healthy and young, it took a good three years to get pregnant with my first son....
CCblogs Network

United we stand, divided we fall

Solomon is approached with a serious dilemma. The equation doesn’t seem to add up. Two mothers. One baby. In what's declared as an act of wisdom, Solomon decides to cut the baby in half to correct the equation. When threatening to do so, the truth is discovered and the baby is returned to his mother. While moderating at a recent presbytery meeting, I had a new insight into this particular story.
Feature

Room to speak: Korean-American women in the PCUSA

In 2004, I was the 40th Korean-American clergywoman to be ordained in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)....

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