"There is a certain heartbreak here, that one of the institutions that is regarded as a pioneer of our Asian American evangelical lives (Saddleback Church) is led by people who don't really care that we exist except as funny people until we’re not." Justin Tse buff.ly/2YXkMFl

There's a power dynamic to the diff between major & minor feelings; no amount of explanation on the part of the minority will alter how the majority’s feelings are already structured by a popular culture that may not even be contained by evangelicalism. buff.ly/2YXkMFl

"If you’re still in denial about white supremacy in 2021, what you probably need is not an explanation, but an exorcism." Justin Tse buff.ly/2YXkMFl

"Major feelings don’t care about your minor feelings." cph Justin Tse inheritancemag.com/stories/oops-t…

"That is the point of minor feelings. We do appropriate from popular culture, we try to make it our own, and we disagree with each other on how to put it all together." Justin Tse cph buff.ly/2YXkMFl

<3<3<3 this short story in the latest INHERITANCE magazine by Hangry is an Emotion. The first few sentences gave me chills! "What would it look like to raise my child from a place of thriving +abundance compared to the scarcity mindset of my immigrant parents? inheritancemag.com/stories/the-po…

"There is a place where you are fully known, where you are seen, and where you are loved." -Myles Markham writes a very important story, one much needed in the #API journeys in identity. I'm ACTIVELY crying. Read! inheritancemag.com/stories/a-lett… via INHERITANCE magazine

“What a gift it is to be with someone who knows the same stories, tastes, and challenges of belonging and not belonging — as women, as Brown women, as Brown women called to parish ministry.” @pastorsandhya buff.ly/3d6aYjP

“Our sisterhood reminds me that I am never alone. That a multitude of stories can live in so many different ways in a community. Our sisterhood reminds me that love of family can cross oceans, no matter where we may find ourselves.” @tvrasche buff.ly/3d6aYjP

“I cannot help but constantly think, were it not for a community of women, would we know about Jesus’ resurrection today?” @tvrasche buff.ly/3d6aYjP

“We found each other because we’re sisters in Christ. We have some shared cultural experiences and we do have shared experiences of marginalization that we are not afraid to talk about.” @pastorsandhya buff.ly/3d6aYjP

“It should have been no surprise when you birthed children whose own passion for their Christian faith grew like a wildfire. Fire begets fire — and you proudly passed on this torch of faith to your daughter and son.” KL buff.ly/2TGqyMF

“Your daughter wants to kiss women. You don’t know how to say you don’t know how to deal with this, so anger is the only thing you express, the only thing you have words for.” buff.ly/2TGqyMF

She asks you: “What’s the worst thing I could do as your child?” You think briefly and then reply curtly: “Be a lesbian.” You keep your eyes on the road and pretend that you don’t see her wipe tears from the corners of her eyes. buff.ly/2TGqyMF

“Your daughter loves a woman. You suspected this was the case; you hoped it wasn’t true — the long summer days with this other young woman, her coming home late at night — you prayed it was merely friendship. You were wrong.” KL buff.ly/2TGqyMF

You are trying so hard to understand. You are trying so hard to love her better. You want to love her better. And so, you keep trying. KL buff.ly/2TGqyMF