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the quotable Chuang

Started by djchuang · 10 months ago

Me? Quotable? I’m not much for sound bites, and haven’t figured out (or tried all that hard) at wordsmithing for limited-time media. Now, on the other hand my son Jeremiah, was quoted eccentrically in today’s Washington Post’s KidPost page, featuring his 4th-grade classroom’s tulip planting project. When asked what tulip bulbs smelled like, he answered, [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • Mike Messerli

    2 years ago

    D.J.,

    When you wield a sharp sword it will cut to the hearts of men and women. Your words are well sharpened, and touch hearts. Thanks for letting God use you.

    Mike
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  • John Lee

    2 years ago

    Hey DJ, would appreciate it if you could let us download your sermon. Any chance of that happening? Thanks.
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  • David Park

    2 years ago

    I'm with John. I want to hear that sermon. I'm also behind Mike, you do wield your words well.
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  • jeremy

    2 years ago

    "faintly ominous" -- i'm stealing that one. Great line, mr. jeremiah!
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  • L.L. Barkat

    2 years ago

    Oh boy... for tulip bulbs? Too funny!! I'd love to hear his thoughts regarding my compost pile...

    About your sermon and how you didn't feel like delivering it... funny, isn't it? ... after speaking so much at this point, I realize that sometimes I really am no more than the messenger... I've taken nothing for myself from the talk, but others are pulling at it in fistfuls... this is always humbling, because I discover that my satisfaction matters less than God's secret works...
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  • djchuang

    2 years ago

    L.L., I felt more nervous as I went on, and was glad to finish, and was glad to hear good feedback from more than a handful of people. They didn't notice my nervousness, and I certainly didn't apologize up front or call attention to it. (Though, I am blogging about it after the fact.) What I'm kind of trying to figure out, deconstruct my feelings, and processing out loud, is that while public speaking is something that I can do okay, I wish I could have better feelings about doing it more often. Right now, it seems to be a 50/50 hit-or-miss kind of thing with my feelings about public speaking or preaching or teaching, even when I'm equally prepared.
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  • elderj

    2 years ago

    The best sermons are often those we don't think are that good. I guess God does that to keep us humble
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  • David Park

    2 years ago

    DJ, enjoyed listening to the sermon. Indeed it reveals your humility and the invitation of God for us to open our lives. Thanks so much.
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