February 2012
4 posts
too much, too little
(skip ahead to the bold for more Berlin-related updates)
I hurry when I should take my time. I lag when I should be on time.
I say too much when I should be quiet. I don’t say enough when the opportunity comes.
I need to get better at living life. There are so many “normal,” everyday things that I’m not good at. But meanwhile, I also need to remember that nobody is...
schnee
schnee = snow in Deutsch
Germany (and Europe) has been having a cold winter! Record lows in Berlin, straining power supplies (the s-bahn has been having trouble starting up in the mornings), hundreds of deaths (mostly in Eastern Europe). I say this bc I am currently sitting in a cold room. and my extremities are suffering. But I love it when it snows! Though having parts of my body feel like they...
sauerkraut, streusel, chocolate & my grandma crush
I had sauerkraut! And I liked it!!!!!!! Not just tolerated it, but liked it! NOM
I realized that STREUSEL and STRUDEL are different things & that I REEEEEALLLLYYY like streusel!!!! (still not exactly sure what strudel is)
CHOCOLATE. I learned muches about schokolade. Sooooo I have been perusing the available chocolate selection wherever I go. To my dismay, I realized that a lot of the...
January 2012
4 posts
Disillusion
I love that word because we need so much more of it in this world, in our minds, and within the Christian community.
LET’S BE REAL HERE.
Glitter wears off. One of my first realizations was a glimpse into the life of a missionary. After just the first couple of days here, I realized how quickly the new and exciting things became so mundane. When you’re just a tourist, you’re...
December 2011
6 posts
It's okay if your Christmas season is not what you...
It’s okay if your Christmas is not what you expected it to be.
It’s okay if your Christmas is not what you wanted it to be.
Parents fight. Families fight. You want so many good things for those that you love, but you realize you’re all too dysfunctional. You muster up enough hope to think that maybe this Christmas, things will be different. Home may remind you of the...
How 'Modest Is Hottest' Is Hurting Christian Women... →
hm……
skripture-sketches:
An interesting article about how modesty has been framed for Christian women.
What do you think?
in the times of panic when you have no idea what...
whenever I open a chocolate bar, I feel like Charlie from that one scene in Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory where he opens the bar with his grandpa. So I pretend to gingerly unfold the wrapping as if expecting a gold ticket.
My ideal group setting to hang out is 3-8ish people. I think I got it down: #1 love language = quality time, next is service and gifts :)
Even when I’m not...
songs
부흥의 불길
이땅의 황무함을 보소서 하늘의 하나님 긍휼을 베푸시는 주여 우리의 죄악 용서하소서 이땅 고쳐주소서 이제 우리모두 하나되어 이땅의 무너진 기초를 다시 쌓을때 우리의 우상들을 태우신 성령의불 임하소서 부흥의 불길 타오르게 하소서 진리의 말씀 이땅 새롭게 하소서 은혜의 강물 흐르게 하소서 성령의 바람 이제 불어와 오 주의 영광 가득한 새날 주소서 오 주님 나라 이땅에 임하소서 이제 우리모두 하나되어 이땅의 무너진 기초를 다시 쌓을때 우리의 우상들을 태우신 성령의불 임하소서 부흥의 불길 타오르게 하소서 진리의 말씀 이땅 새롭게 하소서 은혜의 강물 흐르게 하소서 성령의 바람 이제 불어와 오 주의 영광 가득한 새날 주소서 오 주님 나라 이땅에 임하소서
Tu Mirada -...
Because He lives
God sent His Son, they called Him Jesus
He came to love, heal and forgive
He lived and died to buy my pardon
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow
Because He lives, all fear is gone
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives
- Gaither Vocal Band - I wanna watch all those Gaither Homecoming...
November 2011
1 post
Intro to Berlin, Germany
FU-BEST (Free University - Berlin European STudies Program)
classes:
experiential German language course (M, Thu 9am-12pm)
[7] Berlin: History, Memory, Literature (Tu 1:30-4)
[12] Architecture in Berlin from the 19th Century to Today (W 4:30-7)
[21] European Traditions in Sociology (Tu 4:30-7)
Semester Schedule:
1/2 - arrive
1/27- Mandatory: Guided tour at Bundeskanzleramt...
September 2011
3 posts
onions
peeling onions with God can be hard but so worth it
it’s funny when he just blazes through all the layers
Among all the things that God is teaching me...
I FOUND OUT THAT 눈꼽 IN ENGLISH IS RHEUM!!!!! Not eye boogers, but “rheum,” pronounced “room.”
In the midst of all this serious business God is doing in my heart and mind, God also never fails to amuse me with his creation.
That reminds me… on a random note… ELISHA IS CRAZY. (2kings!)
prayer tent
I can’t believe God spoke this to me one year ago. It took me one year for me to obey.
Vision 1: Have a physical place on campus where there are always Christians interceding on behalf of UC Berkeley.
Vision 2: A place where believers & non-believers can come to pray together and receive prayer. There are fellowships that already are on mission on this campus- let’s be united in...
June 2011
1 post
Love.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. [1 Corinthians 13:4-6]
Do I really love?
It’s like each description of love and what it does...
May 2011
1 post
April 2011
4 posts
Tim Keller - The Gospel and Idolatry - Acts...
example of such good teachings! I had forgotten how much you teach me and grow me through sermons, God! :O
Don’t be satisfied with just Sundays and Friday :) God wants to teach us so much more- there are so many resources- online sermons on youtube and free podcasts :]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOHdk3FR5Hg
Notes:
...
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about...
says 2 Corinthians 12:9 (latter half)…. The first half of this verse, the 2nd half of this verse… each has owned me at one point or another in my life.
I talk too much. I don’t want to take up your dashboard. For further reading, go to:
http://eunsuncho.tumblr.com/private/4386731468/tumblr_lj81ssMycP1qb469e
March 2011
1 post
Not one of all the LORD's good promises to the...
> These words used to mean one thing to me. The actual lyrics are albeit a bit cliche. But in a season of new tears, new lessons, new surrender, new victories, new attacks, new desperation, these words seem to mean something different- they mean so much more.
You hold my every moment You calm my raging seas You walk with me through fire And heal all my disease I trust in You I trust in You I...
December 2010
4 posts
i...
am so disgustingly and honestly so so so human and such a sinner.
Lyrics like “prone to wander, Lord I feel it” strike so true in my heart. I am so easily distracted by this world- distracted by good things, prone to leave what is best. I am such a sinner, easily forgetting that it is my Heavenly Father who satisfies. Never have or can anyone or anything else satisfy. I know it in my...
empty handed but alive in your hands
Majesty (Here I am)
Verse 1:
Here I am, humbled by your Majesty,
Covered by your grace so I’m free.
Here I am, knowing I’m a sinful man,
Covered by the blood of the Lamb.
Pre-Chorus:
Now I’ve found the greatest love of all is mine
Since you laid down your life,
The greatest sacrifice.
Chorus:
Majesty, Majesty,
Your grace has found me just as I am,
Empty handed,...
filthy rags
——-Many people look at their lives and weight their sins against their good deeds. But Isaiah 64:6 says, “All our righteous acts are like filthy rags.” Our good deeds can never outweigh our sins.
The literal interpretation of “filthy rags” in this verse is “menstrual garments” (think used tampons… and if you’re disgusted by that idea,...
the inner struggle
it’s interesting how regardless of how long you’ve been a Christian, you’re still a sinner. straight up, needs saving, needs grace/forgiveness/mercy SINner.
regardless of your status as a sinner, once you accept Christ, the Spirit enters!
So there’s this constant inner struggle of your sinful flesh and Christ in you.
The question is, which path will you choose? Which...
November 2010
2 posts
Praise and Worship.
I just want to praise you
LIFT MY HANDS and say, “I LOVE YOU”
You are EVERYTHING to me
And I exalt your HOLY name on high.
Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise/in the city of our God, the holy place/ the joy of the whole earth
Great is the Lord in whom we have the victory/ He aids us against the enemy/ We bow down on our knees
And LORD, we want to lift your name on high
...
Whenever I
don’t feel like seeking God, want an easy life, become weary, become lazy, allow my selfish side to take over (more than usual), feel like I’ve failed God, feel like such a sinner, knowingly do the wrong thing, don’t deserve to be called His daughter, don’t want to love because it’s too hard, want to wallow in my self-pity, am ashamed of my flaws, just want to sleep...
October 2010
1 post
faith.
regardless of
- being in a weird mood
- day not going according to plan
- no physical evidence of passion
- butterflies in stomach
- brain getting raped by questions
- physical exhaustion
- getting the results I deserve
- not meeting goals
- seems like I’ve disappointed Jesus
- when my heart doesn’t want to sing
- the world tells me otherwise
- too many questions, not...
May 2010
1 post
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I still cannot understand God’s love. I would have thought that by now, I would have some deeper insight into this matter. But nope. If anything, the longer i walk with God the more I am in awe of His love. I feel like I am merely reiterating the things I’ve heard, the things I know, but with greater purpose and meaning as I actually live it out. It’s incomprehensible that 1 out...
April 2010
2 posts
Praise
This is my desire, to honor You
Lord, with all my heart I worship You
All I have wihin me, I give You praise
All that I adore is in You
Lord I give You my heart, I give You my soul
I live for You alone
Every breath that I take, every moment I’m awake
Lord, have Your way in me
- “I Give You My Heart” by Reuben Morgan
God spoils me. What a fabulous day to be alive. He...
looooooove it!
hehe the title of this post is supposed to be the way that purple siamese twin dragon says it in that kiddie cartoon Dragon Tales. Holla if you know what i mean!
I looooooove it when God speaks. LOVE LOVE LOVEEEEEEE.
As I was eating dinner today, I started to watch Francis Chan’s sermon “The Joys of Being Spirit Filled.” I remember making a previous vow to try and do more...
March 2010
5 posts
potpourri of lessons
sooo i guess i’m not used to updating blogs… HEH
I decided to just have a list ‘o lessons that God has been enlightening me with thus far (in no particular order):
Distractions
So many things can distract us from Him! A typical, common is… a busy life. It’s so easy to get caught up in our multitude of responsibilities, which is why there is such an importance on...
erm
so i never meant this blog to be a public blog. but somehow someone found me randomly through email or something?? soooo it’s kinda awkward having people actually “follow” me…. if you’re really interested in sporadically hearing how my spiritual life is, what God is revealing to me, I guess, feel free to continue following me. I feel like this post is so dumb....
What's He up to?
My Off Day: Physically, I was going through most of the same motions. I wasn’t depressed or anything. The only thing that was OFF was my spiritual connection with the man upstairs. :T That day, things seemed so routine and boring. I felt unmotivated. Sometimes I would make feeble attempts to talk to God as usual, but the connection just wasn’t there that day. WEIRRRD. Stupid me, I was...
February 2010
12 posts
follow-up
10am: woke up (WOW SO EARLY *no sarcasm) on our way up to Dwight- place with the view from the picture from previous post- that place needs a name, a title… it was kinda raining, but God stopped the rain for us so that we could trek up to spend time with Him! Once we got up there Alice and Esther saw the view for the first time :DDDD We each did our qt’s, spent time with God for...
on Lent, self-discipline, and the Power of Prayer
God has proven (once again) to be faithful!
For Lent, I am doing is called 40 days of faith. Daily, I pray for 3 different things while also staying true to my commitments. The things that I am praying for every night: 1) personal dream (more open communication w/ God through intimacy) 2) blessings for non-Christian(s) in my life Nicashjabemin :) Guess who?? haha 3) local community- our homeless...
... quick addendum
When Christianity starts getting easy you know something’s wrong.
For example, I thought depending on God for everything was the right thing to do. But i think if i start to be a brain vegetable and acting like a robot for God, I am not fully harnessing all the different attributes that He has given me (quirks, brain, skills, whatever) to glorify Him.
May I be MINDFUL, INTENTIONAL, &...
God is.... creative & complex
One of my main prayers has been for God to reveal to me some of His more unknown characteristics….
CREATIVITY.
Today, in discipleship, I was sharing about how I am not sure what God’s will for me is. I have always definitely had a heart for missions, and there are quite a few that have been opened to me this summer: Dominican Republic, Panama, Mexico, somewhere with KCCC, or just...
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your...”
– Psalm 19:14
reading Psalms :)
I'll Obey
by Jim Custer, Tim Hosman
I’ll obey and serve You, I’ll obey because I love you
I’ll obey, my life is in your hands
For it’s the way to prove my love when the feelings go away
If it costs me everything I’ll obey
Please let me serve I don’t care how much You ask of me
I owe it to you anyway, I need to be serving you
So Your work can be done
i want this...