"Don’t Be So Sensitive"
Editor's Note: This post is part of the Red Letter Book Club. It is an excerpt from Bruce Reyes-Chow's latest book: But I Don't See You as Asian: Curating Conversations About Race.
My middle daughter, A...
What Historically White Denominations Can Learn From the Republican Party
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Christian Hypocrisy in Examining the Word of God and the Words of Politicians
BY: BRUCE REYES-CHOW -- One of the instigators of my frequent potty mouth moments is seeing how supporters of...
The Faithful Way to Sing to God? Mine.
BY: BRUCE REYES-CHOW -- On more than one occasion I have heard praise music called “7/11 music, ” the same...
What the Body of Christ Can Learn From Fantasy Sports
BY: BRUCE REYES-CHOW -- A few months ago my family and I were out at some pizza joint and there was a...
The Role of Satire, Snark and Sarcasm in Building Community
Photo by ganesha.isis on FlickrShort answer: there is none.
I recently stumbled upon a Les Miserables inspired video parody in support of a Barack Obama’s second term. I have obvously shared my support of Pre...
Why This Christian Will Never Own a Gun
As a Christian and a Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA) I often struggle with Scripture and how God intends for me to live in the world. Jesus and our faith demands of us to make difficult decision...
The Church’s Doomed Pursuit of the Elusive Young Adult
It seems that everywhere you look today, “the church, ” especially within historic traditions, is talking about reaching that ever-elusive young adult demographic. Sometimes it feels like we are on some Nati...
Pastor Worley and the Slippery Slope of “Speaking the Truth in Love”
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Every time I blog about homosexuality and the church, I get at least one email or comment that says that I am either wasting my time or sowing dissent. As a straight, married, Asian Ame...
We Are Christianity: An Open Letter to Frustrated Christians in the United States
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
My name is Bruce Reyes-Chow and I too am a Christian. I am also a Presbyterian minister, a husband, a father and a Democrat. Identifiers claimed, I write to you tod...