I was telling the youth on Sunday that I’m coming into Holy Week this year feeling more worn than anything else. It’s hard to feel celebratory when the overall world is in crisis, with the continuing political polarization nationally, with anxieties about how new technologies like AI will affect the job markets for those I care about, and even just the day-to-day health struggles of those that we lift up on our prayer list. And with that, Easter has felt just like something t

Reflection by David Lai Education Team Leader In the evangelical church culture where I came to faith, I remember being encouraged to become a strong Christian. There’s a lot of ways this came across, but perhaps the most iconic way was the VBS song “ Milk :” Milk Drink the milk Eat the Word And get stronger Mr. Postman sent to me A copy of the Bible I read the Bible to get stronger I can’t stop any longer And like this song suggests, I was taught that one became strong in f

Huge thanks to Michelle and Joann for organizing the event! We're so glad you could be a part of our Spring Fellowship Bibimbap potluck, Easter planter craft, Mahjong and Game night!! A special Thank you to Keri Pennebaker and family who lugged about 50lbs of gardening supplies to create Easter planters. Thank you to David Lai for hosting our IceBreaker, and Thank you to our "contestants" :-) Thank you to Paul and Patty for coming early and getting right to work setting up,

Reflection by David Lai Education Team Leader A few weeks ago, I came across a sidewalk chalk quote of Martin Luther King, saying: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” However, that’s actually a paraphrase: as far as I know, King never said that directly. Rather, King’s phrasing is more sacrificial: “if you haven’t discovered something that you will die for, you aren’t fit to live.” In one specific version told to his home church, King