Isabel Ong
East Asia Editor at Christianity Today
east asia editor @ctmagazine | MA in christian studies @regentcollege | 🇸🇬 in 🇨🇦
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1 month ago |
christianitytoday.com | Isabel Ong
Ageism persists in majority-Asian churches. But Scripture exhorts us to transform how we speak and act toward young pastors and leaders. Last year, after I read a portion of Scripture aloud from the pulpit at church, one congregant asked a parent, "Whose daughter is she?" And after I led a night of lament and worship two years ago, a guest remarked to our youth pastor that his young people were so talented.
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1 month ago |
christianitytoday.com | Isabel Ong
South Asian believers prayed for peace as violence between their countries escalated. Last Thursday night around 3 a.m., a deafening explosion rocked the city of Gujranwala, Pakistan, a two-hour drive away from the Attari-Wagah border crossing. As the entire city seemed to tremble, cries of confusion filled Sharaz Sharif Alam's home. His four sons and his elderly parents felt shaken and wondered if they were safe.
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2 months ago |
christianitytoday.com | Isabel Ong
The creator of "Kim's Convenience" wrestled with the call to pastoral ministry. But his faith and art have led him there nevertheless. Would Jesus wear Birkenstocks, flip-flops, or Crocs if he were here today? It's a cool spring night in early April, and close to 120 of us are seated elbow to elbow in the basement of an Anglican church on a quiet residential corner in Vancouver, Canada.
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Jan 31, 2025 |
christianitytoday.com | Isabel Ong
Asian Christian leaders evaluate whether the ancient Chinese philosophy is neutral or has dark otherworldly impacts. Property prices may often fluctuate, but one contributing factor remains constant in Lim Lian Hong's eyes: the influence of feng shui. For 40 years, Lim has worked as a property valuer in Malaysia. Whenever he speaks to Chinese clients, one of the foremost things on their minds is whether their future homes have good qi, or energy.
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Jan 22, 2025 |
christianitytoday.com | Isabel Ong
Differing opinions on Yoon's impeachment are driving kin apart. But a few parents and children are finding more common ground. On a bitterly cold December day last year, Jeon Jeehoo decided to join a protest. After wrapping up her part-time job as an English tutor at a hagwon-a Korean cram school -Jeehoo rushed to the subway. Ordinarily, the trip from her workplace to the National Assembly building in Seoul would take one and a half hours.
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