“Being retired meant that I could do whatever God led me to do…. I had the freedom to read, learn, think and do as my conscience directed.”
On February 23, 1943, the Wartime Relocation Authority had granted him permission to leave the Poston concentration camp long enough to be ordained…
Under the guidance of urban missionaries “Tommy” and Esther Thompson, the Nagano boys came to see this diverse amalgam of ethnicities, cultures, and outlooks as a rich tapestry of lifelong friendships.
Bill Watanabe offers a story of courage and compassion in the wake of the Japanese incarceration during World War II.
Summer is coming – the season of short-term missions trips! Some tips for effective missions from a missionary living and working in Asia.
Uncle Cecil graduated with an engineering degree from USC around 1936 and discovered to his dismay that no one would hire him. In desperation, he took on a welder’s job at a fishing-boat repair shop in San Pedro. Very quickly he became a master…
In my family, we not only have Turkey but also Chinese dim sum and sushi — which always confused my friends unfamiliar with Asian-American traditions.
[A]nd provide for those who grieve in Zion — to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes.…
Does God see our skin – and love it? Ben Varghese reflects on how he, as a South Asian Indian, is seen by society, and how he is created by God.
People mix up humility with invisibility — it’s not your state of being or outside appearance that makes you humble, it’s your mindset to consider others….