Sunday October 13, 2024 | Sunday Worship | Community Baptist Church of GM

I had the pleasure and honor of preaching at the Community Baptist Church of Greater Milwaukee. My dear friend and colleague, Rev. Dr. Demetrius Williams invited me to share my thoughts with the congregation. The sermon title: "Moses's Burning Bush Experience: Holy Ground, Self-Identity, and Community" (Exod 3:1-12)

At the ABC of Wisconsin's annual conference in 2024

At the ABC of Wisconsin's annual conference in 2024, I led an in-depth, three-hour clergy workshop exploring the relationships between race/ethnicity, the Gospels, and Jesus. Workshop material PDF

 

"At the Intersection of Hermeneutics and Homiletics"

A new book on hermeneutics and homiletics—an edited volume showing collaborative work with seasoned scholars from biblical studies, homiletics, and practical theology—will be seen in the market next summer or fall 2025 since my editing is 99% done and the manuscript files will be sent to the publisher in a few days. So, I am thrilled to expect this milestone book to come up soon. See the table of contents (PDF). 

Several contributors expressed their appreciation to me:

"Splendiferous work! Congratulations to all authors and to our most esteemed editor! A magnificent contribution all around. Thanks, Yung Suk for your diligence, keen editorial eye, and compassionate zeal for a most creative, timely project! Well done!"

"Congratulations and heartfelt thanks, Yung Suk, for your extraordinary work on this volume. It is an honor to be included among such remarkable colleagues."

"Thanks for your creative vision and hard work. I am looking forward to reading and sharing this work far and wide." 

Faith vs. facts

Faith or belief is not the same as facts.
Faith cannot create facts.

Faith is a response to things around us.

A mere belief or faith cannot save a person unless it is engaged and lived out holistically and critically.

Faith is never a singular action.
Faith is never blind obedience.
Faith involves a critical understanding of God, the world, self, and others.

I reject all forms of simplifications of faith.
Faith must bring hope to our lives and world, including other people. 

Faith also must bring love to our lives and world, including others.