Repenting For Not Having Repented!
Last September, I did a short post titled “I Repent For Not Having Repented Enough.” And I meant every word. In light of the recent controversy on Driscoll, here’s a wonderful quote by Ray Ortlund....
View ArticleJ.I Packer on Healing & Lloyd-Jones on Dead Orthodoxy
Don Dunkerly (a Presbyterian Evangelist) in his book on “Healing Evangelism” quotes J. I Packer where Packer describes his interesting experience. He writes: “During the past thirty years openness to...
View ArticleFew Thoughts on Evangelism With J.I Packer
As Easter is gradually approaching, I’m getting ready to preach at our outreach. This will be the first Easter service for most of our non-Christian friends. It is exciting, as we will have our first...
View ArticleA Question That Atheist/Evolutionist Couldn’t Answer!
Could you give me an observable evidence (which is a scientific method) for Darwinianism evolution–a change of kinds? Quite a fun and interesting video to watch! Ray Comfort has done an incredible...
View ArticleTheological Famine Relief For The Global Church
Nothing is as beautiful to Jesus as when the poor widow gave her all (two mites) out of her poverty. And nothing is as humbling and encouraging about the grace of God that was given among the Churches...
View ArticleKintsukuroi: God’s Grace in Our Brokenness!
I have a fond memory of my Grandma, who taught the Word of God well at home. Most of the scriptures that I know today came from Grandma’s family prayer meetings. Grandma, after fighting Cancer for a...
View ArticleJohn Piper & D.A Carson Coming to Japan in October 2014
Hope you’re doing well in this hot summer! You may have heard of this, but a dear brother asked if I could do a short plug as a friendly reminder. John Piper, D.A Carson, along with Michael Oh and...
View ArticleSing Over Me | A Dennis Jernigan Documentary
A documentary directed by a friend Jacob Kindberg (BIOLA graduate) on Dennis Jernigan.
View ArticleNot To Us But To Your Name Give Glory!
It’s All About Jesus. Reading through the stories in the O.T and the N.T we know that the Bible is one big story in which Jesus is the ultimate hero. The scriptures are for us, but not about us. They...
View ArticleA Hole in Our Leadership and Gospel Hope!
As I woke up this morning, several thoughts ran through my head that I felt compelled to share (in light of the recent ministry course I took here in Tokyo). This is part 2, following my previous post...
View ArticleThe Peace of Christ For Troubled Hearts
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid” (John 14: 27). This is the kind of peace that the...
View ArticleThe Tragic Cost of Non-Discipleship { The Cost of Nominal Christianity}
Last year, David Platt was here in Japan with Francis Chan. My wife and I had the wonderful privilege of meeting with him over a bowl of Japanese Ramen noodle in a small local restaurant across the...
View ArticleOscar Muriu: On Humble Incarnational Ministry!
Urbana, as you may have already heard, is “the largest student missions conference in the world, Urbana is a catalytic event held every three years, bringing together a diverse mix of students, alumni,...
View ArticleTrusting God in The Harvest Field When Dying is Gain!
It has been more than a year since this post was first published (February 2013). After some revisions and updates, I thought I would republish it here for two reasons: First, I’d like to give thanks...
View ArticlePraying is The Most You Can Do; Not The Least!
Prayer, as simple as it sounds, is not simple for the vast majority of Christians when it comes to actually doing it, because everyone struggles to pray. I sometimes struggle to have prolonged periods...
View ArticleGospel Recovery: The Pharisee’s Journey in The Gospel of Grace.
Just recently, my ministry responsibilities suddenly increased. And for this reason, I have not been able to blog as much as I wanted to. I now write primarily for Living Life (Journal of Spiritual...
View ArticleA Form of Gnosticism in An Age of Overabundance of Information
The most dangerous thing about the Gnostics was that they also saw themselves as a privileged class elevated above everybody else because of their deeper knowledge of God.
View ArticleWhat To Look For In A Church When Looking For A Church in Japan
What to look for in a Church when looking for a church in Japan? Well, I don’t claim to be an “expert” on this. But like many, I’m following the footsteps of veteran missionaries who have gone...
View ArticleHow To Listen To Gossip And How To Kill It!
What should you do when someone gossips to you? When someone starts saying to you, “I really don’t know if I should say this, but….!” Gently cut them short there and tell them, “If you don’t know if...
View ArticlePlanting a Mother Church
This video was posted by George Thomas CBN News. This video helps explains why we’re church planting in Tokyo. Planting a Mother Church in Shimokitazawa (subculture in Tokyo) In order for Japan to be...
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