Pastor Caleb

334. Tension vs Problem

334. Tension vs Problem

One leadership tool that has helped me tremendously is this one simple question: “Is this a problem to solve or tension to manage?” Confusing tension with problem can not only result in waste of energy but creating unnecessary problems. For example, a consistent drop in church attendance is a problem

333. Tesla

333. Tesla

My wife ordered Tesla Model 3 (Base model) a few weeks ago. (Don’t confuse it with Tesla Model S, which is a much more expensive model!) It is scheduled to be delivered anytime in the next 2 weeks. When Jennifer became a partner in her firm, she started receiving

332. Freedom To vs Freedom From

332. Freedom To vs Freedom From

Recently, I read this one author comparing the difference between “Freedom to” and “Freedom from”. According to him, when we are younger, we tend to gravitate toward “Freedom to”, which is doing whatever we want to do. It is certainly exciting but can be exhausting, as many of such choices

331. How to Spend Without Guilt

331. How to Spend Without Guilt

During my university years, I used to think Christians were supposed to be poor. It was because the people I looked up to were missionaries and staff who were living off people’s donations and support. They had spectacular testimonies of miraculous provisions from God, and I was inspired. But

330. Youth Pastor Part-time Transition

330. Youth Pastor Part-time Transition

Pastor Anthony has been serving as a half-time pastor, but will become part-time as of this week. He has secured a full-time job in a marketplace and started his work at the end of last month. It may seem like a sudden change, but Pastor Anthony shared that he has

328. Why Go on a Mission Trip

328. Why Go on a Mission Trip

Nicaragua Mission Team will be leaving next Tuesday (7/11), returning on Monday (7/17). A total of 8 members are going, 4 from ESC (including myself) and 4 from KSC. Due to the pandemic, the church couldn’t go on mission trips, but I am glad we can go

329. The Greatest Sin

329. The Greatest Sin

This is the translation (using ChatGPT) of the original blog post made by Pastor Lee Soogwan from Houston Seoul Church on 7/2/2023. — In his notable work “Mere Christianity,” C.S. Lewis defines the greatest sin among all sins as “pride.” Perhaps it is more accurate to say that