people who have been displaced or had significant cross-cultural experiences
know the pinch of cross-cultural conflict (or potential conflict.)

"Conflict arises not only from personal and cultural differences but also from
the fact that people often attribute moral force to their priorities for personal behavior and judge those who differ from them as flawed, rebellious, or immoral. Personal judgments, and society, coerces individuals to follow its value system. Our goal is to help readers arrive at solutions to these conflicts and to suggest ways in which
people moving within and across social and cultural boundaries can adapt to and draw on values different from their own.

A central thesis [of this book] is that the Bible speaks to all people and all cultures and that Jesus Chris is the only faithful example of divine love in interpersonal relationships and communication. Jesus is
God with us--the reality of the love of God in human experiences..."
(Lingenfelter - Ministering Cross Culturally)

living stones and ministering across cultures (MAC) is this weekend. i'm looking forward to it; God, would you break strongholds of blindness, ignorance, racism, prejudice, ethnocentrism, pride, self-hate, shame, and guilt. Lord, bring insight, freedom, patience, love, faith, hope, confidence, healing, restoration, and vision.

things to look forward to this weekend:
- stephanie's trunk full of asian snacks and 7-hour long playlist of kpop, jpop, jay chou, and other music
- oberlin worship team
- jennifer ikoma-motzko, fred bailey, marc davidson
- 200 students: 27 black students, 36 asian american, 100 white students
- dance party
- jen guo's testimony :)

sigh. there is still time to register and just show up...