McYoung Y. Yang
Sexuality and Sex: An Expression of the Transcendence of God part 3—Sex Beyond Physical Transaction
Sex as an Expression of God:[1] The constitution of sex presupposes a covenantal union which consummates the conjugal terms and...
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McYoung Y. Yang
Nov 18, 202115 min read
Sexuality and Sex: An Expression of the Transcendence of God part 2—Sexuality Beyond the Self
Sexuality as an Expression of God:[1] The biblical narrative communicates a cosmos that springs into existence ex nihilo through the...
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McYoung Y. Yang
Nov 10, 202110 min read
Sexuality and Sex: An Expression of the Transcendence of God part 1—Creation as a Design
A Creation Paradigm and the Fingerprint of God:[1] In the Creator’s infinite wisdom, divine glory, and merciful love, He has intimately...
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McYoung Y. Yang
Aug 30, 20216 min read
Suffer Well: 3 Reasons to Suffer with Confidence
A Fighter’s Edge: Prosperity has a unique potential in building dullness and complacency that works against the hearts and mind of a...
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McYoung Y. Yang
Aug 16, 20217 min read
Bible College Student: Preparing for the Pastorate
The Wisdom of Hindsight: In the spring of 2003, I entered my first semester as a bible college student. Looking back, I was clueless as...
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McYoung Y. Yang
Aug 9, 20218 min read
Self-Love: A Neo-Pagan Practice in the Absence of Christ
Self-Centeredness: The craze over self-love has flooded our society as well as our social media platforms, and not without good...
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Tuezong Xiong
Mar 26, 20215 min read
Preborns Depend on Our Words
Going To? My wife and I found out that she was pregnant in mid-October 2020, and I remember it like it was yesterday. She woke me up on a...
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McYoung Y. Yang
Feb 22, 20219 min read
Faulty Correctives to the Exodus of Second and Third Generation Hmong
Playing by the Rules: As a young man I spent countless hours trying to teach preteens and early teens the wonderful game of basketball....
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McYoung Y. Yang
Feb 9, 202115 min read
Spiritual Warfare and God's Provision in the Church (part 2): The Administration of the Ordinances
Built-In Defense Mechanisms:[1] From an animistic worldview, demonic attacks and spiritual engagements are part and parcel to everyday...
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McYoung Y. Yang
Feb 1, 202117 min read
Spiritual Warfare and God's Provision in the Church (part 1): The Word of God Par Excellence
Covenantal Presence of God’s Kingdom Reign:[1] The journey of conformity into the image of Christ, i.e., progressive sanctification, is a...
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Tuezong Xiong
Jan 19, 20214 min read
Take Delight in Glory Revealed
Something Fishy If you were to ask me why I love my wife and I responded, “I love her because she’s so mysterious! There’s so much that I...
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Tuezong Xiong
Jan 5, 20214 min read
The Essence of Relational Ministry
On the Road to St. Cloud On August 18th, 2015, I received a text message from my friend. Knowing that I hadn’t been my usual self lately,...
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McYoung Y. Yang
Nov 30, 202014 min read
Hmong Taboo: A Biblical Response
Covenantal Law Expressing the Covenantal Lord: In the establishment of the nation of Israel, the Lord orchestrated covenantal...
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McYoung Y. Yang
Nov 10, 20209 min read
Domestic Violence and the Church's Response Part 2: Don't Throw the Baby Out with the Bathwater
A Community Effort: As I wrote in a previous article (you can find it here), a movement in abolishing domestic violence, particularly...
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McYoung Y. Yang
Oct 21, 20209 min read
Dowry: To Be or Not to Be?
Two Truths and a Lie: As image bearers, we are marked in such a way, i.e., sensus divinitatis, that the outflow of our engagement finds...
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McYoung Y. Yang
Oct 13, 20207 min read
Finding "Myself" in the midst of Community
Autonomous Journey:[1] It is a common assumption amid the climate of today's society that in order to truly find oneself the journey must...
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McYoung Y. Yang
Oct 8, 20205 min read
Domestic Violence within the Hmong Community and the Response of the Church, part 1
Fighting Words:[1] The silence is deafening as the epidemic of domestic violence within the Hmong community continues to permeate at an...
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McYoung Y. Yang
Oct 6, 20207 min read
The Irrelevancy of Relevancy
Whatever Works:[1] The current trend that surrounds much of church growth movements is grounded on a pragmatic approach that is...
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covenantcitychurch
Oct 1, 20204 min read
A Great Cost
NEVER PAID THE COST As local churches, ministry leaders, and pastors, we understand that being a follower of Jesus Christ is worth it...
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covenantcitychurch
Sep 29, 20206 min read
Membership and the Health of the Church
When leaders think about growth in the church, very rarely do they think about membership. I have yet to meet a Christian that does not...
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