Hello again from sunny California! For those who don't know, we have closed our first chapter/term and now transitioning into our second...

Sarah's Japanese characters are 幸来(さら), which means "The Blessings that are to Come." Background Our three daughters are based on...

I was planning to share a little about what kind of team I'm praying for in the future; however, as I was reading through Ezekiel for my...

My three PhD applications are in and we'll be waiting to hear back from then. I'm expecting that they will respond with their decision in...

The Presbyterian Church of Japan will be holding its General Assembly on November 23-24. It is the national gathering of all the pastors...

Higashi Kanto Presbytery is the presbytery where my church resides. It was started on May 3, 1999 by three little house churches that had...

Exodus 20:22-26: The fine and dangerous line between biblical contextualization and gross idolatry First of all, my deepest apologies!...

There have been some who have asked me what I'd like to study for my PhD and how it would be relevant to the mission field. This month...

(Explanation of first photo: Kate is forcing her non-Christian friend to pray before they 'play eat.' Notice that Kate does not serve her...

Thankfully, Oyumino Christ Church has called me to be their pastor with an unanimous vote. It was both humbling and encouraging; however,...

I guess this is another month where I share my pastoral bloopers. This month, although I still realize I'm still in the 'kiddie pool' of...

As many pastors know, the Christmas message is probably one of the hardest messages to preach. You have to preach essentially on the same...

(日本語は下にあります！） Our second daughter, Nina Sakura Bocanegra, was born on 11/16 at 1:38am at 3620 grams after 15 hours of labor. Like with...

When I gently reminded the prayer group that today was the 500th Reformation Anniversary, I was given a surprised look, "Oh! That's...

That is the question I got at a session meeting. The KMGC session asked me to speak at their church retreat. They expressed their concern...

In one word? Embarrassing. Here are some of my favorite pastor/missionary bloopers: - After a long hard Sunday, as I tried to recite...

Many say, read one book of the Gospel; most likely the book of John. Some have said Romans (which was very helpful for me when I was a...

As one of five student representatives, I was asked to speak about my Westminster experience at the Graduation Reception. Below is my...

What do you immediately think of when I say an ‘uncultivated mission field’? Perhaps you’re expecting me to say the largest unreached...

As I just passed my ordination exam, I'd like to share again one of my answers to certain questions (but this is not my exact answer on...