Hello, my name is Abigail Ho. I am 16, currently a Junior in high school. I used to be the shyest and the least independent kid in preschool to most of my elementary school days. I cried through most of my Sunday School classes. You can probably imagine just how much I learned. I don’t have a sob story or anything that made me experience some extremely supernatural Jesus powers. The saddest thing I can say that happened to me is that I walk around like everything is fine, but deep down in my shoes my socks are slipping off. Well, all jokes aside, I’ve been reading the Bible since I was a kid, but I always thought that the Bible didn’t apply to my life. It was only as I got older that I realized God really does perform miracles in my life, He really does listen to my prayers, He does have a plan for me. Read more →

by Peter Chow

Frances Hui is a college student at Emerson College in Boston.  Recently, an article she wrote made it to the Washington Post. Unfortunately, it also generated much backlash against her.  Her column was titled “I am from Hong Kong, not China.” It tells of how a conversation with a fellow bus passenger turned heated when she adamantly wouldn’t identify herself as from China.  That passenger then told her she needed to fix her identity. The article spurred two very polarized views. Those siding with Frances praised her for standing up to her identity and for encouraging citizens to fight for political independence from China.  The other side of the camp argued that all are Chinese and the need to identify with the rich philosophical and historical heritage that belongs to China. No matter what your opinion on this topic may be, there is much to learn from this. Read more →