Writings

December 3, 2011 There was a man who couldn’t sing refused to quit the church choir despite hints that he could serve in other capacities. Finally, the choir director demandedContinue readingWendy Quan’s 60th Birthday

Theological Reflection Rev. Don Ng The Struggles of API Immigrants Today & Our Faith Response November 10, 2011, 8:30-11:00, Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, Hecker Hall My church is the FirstContinue readingThe Struggles of API Immigrants Today & Our Faith Response

Wednesday Morning Cultivating Spirituality Introduction The stereotype of a minister is that we are deeply spiritual. When I was in seminary and doing field education at a church in Massachusetts,Continue readingCultivating Spirituality: Outline

Where You Go, I Will Go Shirlene Leong Nakano’s 70th Birthday We read about people who are defined as enlightened. The Age of Enlightenment is seen as a time whenContinue readingShirlene Leong Nakano’s 70th Birthday

Growing up in a Chinese-American home, there was always some kind of meat dish. Even if there wasn’t enough money to buy a prime cut of beef, there’s always lop-cheung,Continue readingVegetarianism by Faith

            Mission work among the Chinese by Baptists was in Oregon, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, and other locations along the Pacific Coast. When the Pacific Railway opened, the mission societyContinue readingLaying Foundations

Learning something new happens to all of us regardless of age. When I was on national staff with the American Baptists, I attended a training program that entailed three weeklongContinue readingBuckeystown

Thanks to MMBB, Sumner, Louis, George and John and all those who in earlier years had the vision and the courage to bring pastoral colleagues together. I too am indebtedContinue readingWhat Is on My Mind?

December 26, 2008 Augie and I have one thing we do together every year. We watch a baseball game. When the Red Sox comes to the Bay Area, Augie isContinue readingAugie Bau—Ball Passer

By Don Ng Three Major Themes      Three themes of continuing importance to Asian American Christians and, thus, preaching in predominately Asian American contexts are: (1) Sojourner Experience, (2) FamilyContinue readingGreat Themes and Growing Edges in Asian American Preaching