by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Dec 18, 2025 | Opinion
There are so many extraneous activities associated with Christmas, such as shopping for and wrapping gifts, and adorning our homes and neighborhoods with lights and evergreens. The season is full of gatherings, meals, parties and celebrations, leaving many feeling as...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Dec 3, 2025 | Opinion
When I saw the word “Advent” as a child, my heart instinctively read “adventure.” The Advent season has always stirred in me a sense of anticipation, as though something wondrous, transformative, and deeply holy is just beyond the horizon. As a child, I thought it was...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Nov 25, 2025 | Opinion
I was born in Korea and still have fond memories of my childhood. I remember visiting my grandmother’s home, where the scent of warm, cooked Korean food filled her two-room house, which had a small madang as you entered through the front gate. What I loved most was...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Nov 13, 2025 | Opinion
Our family immigrated from Korea to Canada in 1975. Since then, I have experienced racism throughout much of my life, which has been painful and exhausting. As a theologian, I have reflected on these experiences in my books, sermons and public writing—not because I...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Oct 14, 2025 | Opinion
With friends and family who are survivors of domestic violence, I know it is not easy for victims and their children to recover. It leaves deep trauma, emotional pain and long-term mental and physical scars. Domestic violence is not a thing of the past, but is...
