Enough
Enough John 6:1-15 July 25, 2021 Sermon preached remotely at First Chinese Baptist Church, San Francisco. When is enough, enough? When visiting our son and his family last month, I
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We Are Americans
On this 4th of July, my father, Goon C. Ng was awarded the US Congressional Gold Medal for serving in the US Army in WWII. He along with over 20,000
Eddie Lum–Road Less Traveled
Eddie Lum always sat in the back of the sanctuary with his wife Margaret in worship. He was present but Margaret was first to speak like many of the members
Where Are You From?
Growing up in Boston, I often heard people claiming that their ancestors arrived on the Mayflower. There was this “blue-blood proper Bostonian” culture that permeated everything. But even as someone
Say My Full Name
My Zoom name tag is “Don Ng 吳錫民.”Under my rectangular picture is both my English and Chinese names. When I was born, my parents gave me my Chinese name. I
Kumbayah
I sang Kumbayah for the first time sitting around a campfire at Pond Homestead Baptist Camp in Wrentham, MA. It was memorable because the quietness of the night was filled
Model Minority Myth (MMM)
Model Minority Myth (MMM) I was expected to do well in math. By the time I was in junior high school, I was enrolled in “modern math!” I was expected
Walls and Fences
Walls and Fences Walls, fences, and drawn boundaries define spaces. From outer space, one can see the Great Wall in China, the only human-made structure! When we are flying 30,000
46 Years as Ordained
(This post is especially for my ordained friends.) I have been doing a lot of stocktaking. Attempting to declutter, sort out and retain things, I have been opening-up once upon
Closure and 2021
The end of an event is called Closure. Typically, before one experiences Closure, there are the other three phases: Beginning, Developing and Maturing. When I was editing Sunday school curriculum,