Articles filed under Cross Culture

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   A measure of success

   By Thomas Froese and ChristianWeek on Dec 20, 2013

   DAEJON, SOUTH KOREA—It was on the 10th floor café of a mega-church of 10,000 in this South Korean city, beside a floor-to-ceiling window, where a young man greeted me with a “sir,” and oh, by the way, did I have…Read More→

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   A matter of the heart

   By Thomas Froese on Oct 18, 2013

   The thing about marijuana is that it stinks up the joint and brings images of barefoot hippies and stoner movies and general rebellion, none of which is very attractive to the clean-cut religious crowd. The sorry thief on the cross?…Read More→

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   Losing yourself and moments of true intimacy

   By Thomas Froese on Aug 13, 2013

   It was a summer Sunday and communion was finished and so was the sermon and they stood, both of them, old and gray and a little stooped. And we all clapped for some time to say ‘congratulations’ and ‘thank you,’…Read More→

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   In pursuit of happiness

   By Thomas Froese on Jun 7, 2013

   The Lord is my shepherd, the Psalmist wrote, and I lack no good thing. The waters are still and I’m not afraid. How can I be? My cup overflows with goodness and mercy. Even when nothing goes my way and…Read More→

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   Know and be known

   By Thomas Froese on Feb 5, 2013

   There was an old man with a secret. And there was a police cruiser and fire truck and ambulance, large with red lights in the darkness in front of the man’s house. And my children held my hand and looked…Read More→

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   Say “Yes” to inspiring others

   By Thomas Froese on Dec 3, 2012

   We know little about them, these grandparents—if they came to babysit on Friday nights or if they maybe played checkers with the curly-haired, laughing boy while he grew in wisdom and stature. But it is that time of year for…Read More→