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eugene cho skip to content eugene cho pastor speaker author humanitarian menu h o m e h o m e my story speaking speaking contact posted on tuesday december 1 2015 friday february 4 2022 in honor of rosa parks quiet confident strong courageous prophetic and a follower of christ rosa parks this woman quiet but not timid confident but not arrogant fierce but not violent strong courageous and prophetic and a follower of christ rosa parks people always say that i didn t give up my seat because i was tired but that isn t true i was not tired physically or no more tired than i usually was at the end of a working day i was not old although some people have an image of me as being old then i was forty two no the only tired i was was tired of giving in as many seek to honor her it s common and tempting for folks to only acknowledge parts of her in a fast changing post christendom world many will not want to acknowledge or even know the significance that her faith in christ played in her life and thus her activism in other words her activism was part of her discipleship continue reading in honor of rosa parks quiet confident strong courageous prophetic and a follower of christ posted on saturday november 28 2015 friday february 4 2022 garrett swasey christ follower son husband father pastor and police officer we see you we honor you it s just utterly tragic i m just starting to read the horrendous news of the shootings at planned parenthood in colorado springs information is still being gathered for the shooter his motivations and the victims one of the killed was a first responder officer garrett swasey a six year veteran of the campus police force of univ of colorado colorado springs it wasn t even his responsibility as a campus police officer to respond to this incident but he chose to go if this isn t heroism i don t know what is let s be honest there s been so much horrible news of police brutality throughout our country that only reveal a glimpse of the reality of police abusing their power and authority including and especially with their engagement with black americans as some of you may know i ve been a vocal supporter of racial injustice issues here here here here here and here now please hear me the power dynamics abuse of power can not and should not be ignored denied or avoided as we go about this urgent work of racial justice and fighting against police brutality if one is not wise and discerning one can make the error of making generalizations about anyone and everyone associated with the police this is certainly my confession couple of my friends who are in the police force have shared this very new reality and tension eugene folks don t see us as human beings any more they just see the uniform and thus public enemy 1 this is important to support one is not to reject the other these two things should not be viewed as competing contradictory or antithetical in other words i m trying to articulate not very well that one can and must challenge and protest against systemic injustice and still value the individuals that work with integrity within such difficult unjust systems these are indeed challenging and complex times ones that require much prayer courage tenacity and humility continue reading garrett swasey christ follower son husband father pastor and police officer we see you we honor you posted on thursday june 18 2015 friday february 4 2022 after charleston an open letter to white christians from a white female pastor we are all still in shock and pain yesterday i wrote these brief words on social media about the tragic events at emanuel ame church in south carolina there s a time to argue issues and there s a time to just grieve mourn weep now is that time to grieve mourn weep tomorrow will come and may god give us wisdom and courage to be both fierce and gentle prophetic and pastoral in pursuit of god s kingdom here on this earth but today we lament we lament we lament well we continue to lament and grieve and weep and as we do so we must have the courage indeed to be both fierce and gentle prophetic and pastoral we must have the courage to speak up today i asked rev liz mosbo verhage one of our pastors at quest church and also an adjunct professor at north park theological seminary for permission to share her courageous post entitled an open letter to white christians from a white female pastor please take a read please take this heart an open letter to white christians from a white female pastor i am grieving and lamenting and beyond angry over what feels like open season on the black community church right now in the united states white christians this is the time to pay attention and be part of our nation s struggle to understand and address the continual violence happening against our black sisters and brothers when one part of the body hurts we all hurt when one part of the body is repeatedly targeted killed not protected pulled out of swimming pools seen as threats when unarmed and then misrepresented silenced or made small through ahistoric excuses side stepping through political mess or any other form of evil we need to stand up we need to show up loudly we need to demand a different response and start with our people in the church white church and the wider church in general this is the time for all of us to engage continue reading after charleston an open letter to white christians from a white female pastor posted on saturday march 7 2015 friday february 4 2022 quest church has purchased the building formerly known as mars hill church full transparency here s why and how update quest is currently renovating our new space and will be hosting our first service in our new location on sunday september 13 i have some big news to share news that will likely solicit mixed emotions for many people if you re an internet junkie it s possible that you may have already heard as i ve been receiving my share of texts and tweets about two weeks ago quest church the church i lead purchased mars hill church ballard yes that mars hill church since then there s been a trickling of blogs online news and television reports that have covered this as such there s also been a trickling of criticism of why we would do business with mh questions about the transactions and simply erroneous info about quest on the blogosphere no quest is not a social gospel church no i m not a socialist no we re not an emergent church no i m not an angry asian ok only sometimes no quest is not a cult no i was not in a boy band in the 80s blah blah blah because quest deeply values transparency and integrity i thought it would be good to answer the most common questions we ve received thus far we have nothing to hide and would actually ask for your help to clarify any false information or rumors that you may hear we share this because of the highly sensitive firestorm surrounding mh this past year we share this because we covet your support and prayers continue reading quest church has purchased the building formerly known as mars hill church full transparency here s why and how posted on monday february 9 2015 friday february 4 2022 the drop box film why it s complicated why it matters and why you should watch it it s true the topics of orphan care and adoption are incredibly complex anyone that says otherwise are naive or selling something it s complicated on their own and even more complicated in the same sentence and even more complicated when you engage it on local national and international level they might be undergirded by certain same principles but they can and should look different on the ground there s no one simple generic solution and whenever solutions are presented eventually surely enough loopholes are found to be exploited or what s relevant in one context and culture may not be as relevant or even dangerous in another context adoption locally and globally are fraught with complexities and even justice issues it s sad but that is sometimes the case when people in this case adoptees and especially young children babies are seen as commodities particularly in international adoption when we speak about adoption or orphan care we must begin with two overarching principles for us as followers of christ 1 god cares for children and thus 2 children must matter to us their well being their safety and their future but often times children themselves are often what s most forgotten in these conversations complexities and politics having said that and while others may disagree with me my conviction about international adoption is that we must seek to keep children with their biological families if at all possible if children are in a safe environment this needs to be the pervasive ethic so that economics isn t the ruling factor especially with international adoption now having said that we know that we don t always live in a society and culture of ideals and thus the tension this is why orphan care and adoption require much prayer discernment and critical thinking this leads me to a film that i d like to encourage you to watch the drop box the drop box is a powerful documentary coming to theaters in march of 2015 the film tells the story of lee jong rak a pastor in seoul south korea and his wife who built a drop box at the front of his church as a safe location for babies who are otherwise abandoned on the streets it has an inspiring message for all of us challenging us to consider what role we might play in advocating for orphans and supporting adoptive families continue reading the drop box film why it s complicated why it matters and why you should watch it posted on monday november 24 2014 friday february 4 2022 there will come a time to hope but for now we mourn we lament mourn with those who mourn romans 12 15 this picture wailing crying disbelief incredulity oh no not again just utter pain deep lament it hurts to just stare at this photo and even more so to imagine the shrieks and intensity of this father s deep scream continue reading there will come a time to hope but for now we mourn we lament posts pagination page 1 page 2 page 49 next page i n s t a g r a m no instagram images were found twitter tweets by eugenecho facebook x instagram linkedin youtube facebook facebook twitter twitter ig ig linkedin linkedin create a website or blog at wordpress com subscribe subscribed eugene cho join 1 454 other subscribers sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy eugene cho subscribe subscribed sign up log in report this content view site in reader manage subscriptions collapse this bar loading comments write a comment email required name required website