My trip to the former USSR stands out not because I have traveled extensively, but because of the significant chasms that needed to be bridged on so many levels—political, economical, cultural, language, religious. The opportunity… Read More »Slavyanka
Sharon and I love the Southwest. We have made numerous trips there, enjoying the museums and shopping at Indian Market in Santa Fe, hiking through the ruins of Chaco Canyon, attending conferences at Ghost Ranch,… Read More »Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn
Bah bah was already in the United States when mom finally got her chance. Mom had to purchase false papers, coming in single and the daughter of another family. Bah bah worked for “Bald Head… Read More »Bah Bah
Upon completion of my 17 year ministry at the Presbyterian Church in Chinatown, in 2006, I was able to be with mom almost daily in her final year of life. Here is what I wrote… Read More »Rose Chinn
(Jean Wells, my mother-in-law, died on March 7, 2015. Among her wishes before she died, she requested that I do the eulogy at her Memorial Service. This is the eulogy which I wrote and read… Read More »Jean Wells
She said to me as we arrived at AT&T Park (Oracle Park today) on the T MUNI (which no longer runs from West Portal) for the game, “This is what I love about living in… Read More »Peggy
My practice of Taiji began in 1996. One Sunday evening, about half way into my sermon at the evening worship service at the Presbyterian Church in Chinatown, I suffered a “blackout”. I did not lose… Read More »Taiji
Following Jesus (I preached this sermon to the Presbytery of San Francisco in April, 2011, when murmurs and rumors from congregations seeking dismissal from the denomination were beginning to be heard. At the time, I… Read More »Following Jesus
In my many years of ministry, I have had some difficult and challenging assignments. Early in my ministry, I was assigned by the Presbytery the task of closing a church. It was a small, declining… Read More »Presbytery Engagement Team (PET)
Barry Johnson, the author of Polarity Management: Identifying and Managing Unsolvable Problems, poses the question: “What would you do if you had to make a choice between breathing in and breathing out?” You are wondering,… Read More »Polarity Management