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Shame, Fear of Failure, and the Feeding of the Five Thousand
Read more: Shame, Fear of Failure, and the Feeding of the Five ThousandI’ve recently been reading on how shame relates to the fear of failure (McGregor & Elliot, 2005). They argue that shame is core to the fear of failure, as those who have a fear of failure also tend to experience higher levels of shame. I also recently watched this interview with journalist Lisa Ling by…
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Our Culture of Viral Fame
Read more: Our Culture of Viral FameWe live in a world full of interesting moments that are captured forever on the internet. Different worlds can collide. For example, the recent viral video of Justin Bieber serenading Dr. Barry Corey, president of Biola University, was captured by paparazzi. While the rest of the world wondered about the “random guy,” the Biola community…
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Erasing Shame Podcast
Read more: Erasing Shame PodcastI had the opportunity to share about some of my research on shame on the Erasing Shame podcast with DJ Chang this past week. Check it out here: http://erasingshame.com/why-its-harder-for-filipino-americans-to-talk-about-shame/
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Walking with Grief
Read more: Walking with GriefThis past week, I had a few conversations with people who have recently lost loved ones or communities. Grief is always a difficult thing to talk about. The loss of a person who is dear to someone’s life or a loss of a community due to moving or other circumstances is so deeply painful. Our…
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Wrestling with Gungor’s Doubts
Read more: Wrestling with Gungor’s DoubtsHow do we help people who are wrestling with doubts in their faith? Can we create a safe space for them to question and voice their doubts without being judged for their questions? How do we help give them this space, while also still pointing them gently back to the truth that God is real…
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Climbing Down the Ivory Tower
Read more: Climbing Down the Ivory TowerI recently read an article by Leonard Cassuto on career diversity, and how David Porter, an English professor at the University of Michigan teaches a graduate seminar on helping students look at other job opportunities outside of teaching positions and academia. This article gives me hope as it shows how colleges and universities are finding…
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A Response to “The Statement on Social Justice and The Gospel”
Read more: A Response to “The Statement on Social Justice and The Gospel”I recently read “The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel” formed by a group of fourteen men, signed by John MacArthur and many other Christian leaders with over 6,000 signers. They state how they do not see social justice issues as essential to the gospel and how the emphasis of social justice can detract…
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Good Eats in San Diego
Read more: Good Eats in San DiegoStanley and I recently went on a trip to San Diego, CA and went to some fantastic restaurants. With my new Samsung S9 in hand (just made the switch from iPhone to Android), I took some pictures of the good eats in San Diego, and thought I’d share some of them with you. I absolutely…
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Why I Love the Red Panda Named Aggretsuko
Read more: Why I Love the Red Panda Named AggretsukoNow that summer break is here, I finally had time to binge watch a Netflix show, and discovered Aggretsuko, an anime series based on a Sanrio character. Retsuko is a cute little red panda, and while she is a sweet, compliant, 25-year old accountant by day, she is a death-metal karaoke singer by night. She…
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Reflections on Beth Moore’s “A Letter to My Brothers”
Read more: Reflections on Beth Moore’s “A Letter to My Brothers”This past week, Beth Moore wrote a heartfelt and amazing blog post called, “A Letter to My Brothers”, articulating the hardships of being a prominent women leader in the conservative evangelical community. As I read it, I was grateful that she had the courage to write honestly about her experiences as a woman in ministry,…