29 Tuesday Dec 2020
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Advent, Christmas, church, hope, Hope in Disarray, Logos(ish), Pilgrim Press, podbean, podcast, Spirit, Youtube
It was a joy to be on Logos(ish) podcast to discuss my latest book, Hope in Disarray. Listen to the podcast and read the book.
03 Sunday Dec 2017
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Advent, Christmas, Embracing the Other, faith, grace, hope, John Pavlovitz, MakeAdventGreatAgain, Mike Morrell, online, Tripp Fuller
16 Wednesday Dec 2015
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AAR in Atlanta was very busy for me.
At AAR, Eerdmans interviewed some of their authors on their latest books. Eerdmans interviewed me about my new book, Embracing the Other.
One of the questions that they asked each author was, “What would you like for Christmas?” Below is a short video compilation of our answers. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!
28 Sunday Dec 2014
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I am a guest on Keep Hope Alive Radio Show this morning from 8-10 AM EST. Tune in now to hear the show.
It is a SPECIAL EDITION of Keep Hope Alive with Jesse Jackson, we are discussing The Life and Mission of #JesusChrist
25 Tuesday Dec 2012
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birth, children, Christ, Christmas, family, Feminist Studies in Religion, grace ji-sun kim, gun law, guns, John Lewis, MSNBC, peace, Representative, Sandy Hook Elementary School, tragedy
This was originally posted on Feminist Studies in Religion blogsite.
As many Christians including myself celebrate Christmas, we want to take a moment to pause and reflect upon what it means to celebrate Christmas.
As we live in the busyness of getting into the Christmas spirit, the message of the birth of Christ gets lost in the fervor of buying present, decorating the trees and holding Continue reading
19 Wednesday Dec 2012
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addiction, Advent, Black Friday, Christ, Christmas, consume, consumerism, ethicsdaily.com, grace ji-sun kim, hungry, My Shopping Addiction, religion, shopping, theology
This is my latest column for Ethicsdaily.com. It was first posted Dec. 17, 2012.
In many ways, consumerism has become a new religion in the Western world. It dictates to us what we need, what we need to buy, how we are to live – and we follow the tenets religiously, Kim writes
Recently, I watched a TV advertisement for a show on Oxygen called “My Shopping Addiction.”
As the title implies, it follows people who have a real addiction to shopping. I know of tobacco, alcohol and drug addiction, but how can anyone be addicted to shopping? Continue reading
13 Thursday Dec 2012
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Advent, Black Friday, Christ, Christmas, church, David Hershey, gifts, giving, Korean Church of the Lehigh Valley
This blog is from Pastor David Hershey (Korean Church of the Lehigh Valley). It is a beautiful reflection on Advent.
The holiday season started with gusto on Black Friday (or was it Thursday?) as crowds of people shoved and fought there way through Wal-Marts, Targets and even Victoria’s Secrets in search of low-priced deals. Continue reading
Grace Ji-Sun Kim 