I'm kind of upset at the lack of connection to Alysa Liu around these parts here in the Greater Toronto Area among the Chinese diaspora. I think for one, Chinese social media is either hugely suppressing of her or there's just a lack of interest. I asked a couple of kids and they also had no idea.

What the hell is with this anti-Indian racism, this is why new Hong Kong immigrants are part of the problem youtu.be/SnE0eKJWztY

Steve Tsang gave this talk a couple of months ago. Mostly knew what he was talking about, learned a thing or two as well. Chineseness being a construct... It's not something I think about a lot but an important talk nonetheless. youtu.be/ix4juVNytYg

First bad sleep day in 2026. Anxious about career prospects related to social service sector in Toronto, among other things. Haven't been posting on socials much but the world seems to be struggling along. Feeling a bit burned out to end 2025.

This is a more academic talk by the former United Church of Canada moderator Carmen Lansdowne, on the launch of the book "Wearing a Broken Indigene Heart on the Sleeve of Christian Mission" www.facebook.com/CarmenLansdo...

Probably the most use of AI-based tools in a worship service that I have ever seen, and in ways that I really have reservations. Happened in a Chinese megachurch in California. This was an AI-assisted video with music. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9Zh...

I was at a Chinese Buddhist temple in the Greater Toronto Area, it brought up mixed sentiments about it. It makes me wonder about the extent to which identifying Chinese is inherently potentially prone to settler colonialism.

I recently realized that some on the political right in Canada attempt to delegitimize or silence hyphenated identities — a tendency not mirrored by those outside the right. If you identify as ___-Canadian, you’re often accused of engaging in “identity politics.”

How some of the KPOP Demon Hunters cast identify as Korean American youtu.be/s1uIi7zPwD0

Dobson book in simplified Chinese at a seminary library in Toronto

Educational commentary on Steven Miller at Kirk's funeral youtu.be/sjhYzR2RORY

I pretty much grew up on Chris Tomlin music, so it's strange to see how politically affiliated his music is now www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk...

I mean on one hand it's to be expected, but on another it's something else...

"Truth and Reality Amid Political Violence and Attacks on Free Speech" with Jemar Tisby, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, and Robert P. Jones

Joe Tay's influence by American Christian Nationalists has been evident in a couple of recent episodes he has released on YouTube lately. Chinese Christians in Toronto are at the risk of being just like him, and I don't think Christians are doing enough to counter that.

Dr. Cornel West plans to be in Toronto November 1 to be hosted by the NCCM 👀 nccm.ca/the-time-is-...

Just realized that Toronto Chinese Presbyterian Church stripped the Chinese part of their name from their English congregation.

Reddit was discussing a post about Charlie Kirk signs being carried at an anti-immigration protest earlier today: www.reddit.com/r/toronto/co...

CGST Toronto is hosting a talk with Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church, on the evening of October 3. "Living in Truth in a Woke Age. Christian Belief and Conversation with D.E.I." Featuring two Hong Kong theologians.

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I've been feeling quite a bit of news fatigue and haven't been as active in following what has been happening around the world. Even though we are here in Canada rather than the US, I don't feel that great about the state of the world.

Watching "Shiny Happy People" series after looking a bit more into the story of James Dobson.

Was trying to look up instances where James Dobson is cited by Chinese language Christians Family ministry of Evangelical Free Church of China

James Dobson's death is something that perhaps bring a series of mixed emotions for those of us who were brought up Evangelical. Even if our Chinese Christians parents did not justify spanking us, teachings like those Dobson and Focus on the Family promoted authoritarianism which hurt many of us.

I'm probably late to this, but James K. A. Smith's book "How to Inhabit Time" can be used to make a case for insight which would be a potential outcome of psychotherapy.

China Graduate School of Theology (CGST) has recently planted a Toronto campus, previously known as a non-denominational Evangelical seminary in Hong Kong. It has had relatively conservative roots. The current leader of Toronto campus has a history of anti-LGBTQ+ views.

Even while Chinese Evangelicals in Toronto don't like Recommendations 429 and 430 from the Finance Committee House of Commons Report, what's more troubling to me is their complete silence on other more important issues.

In discussing the necessity of the atomic bombs on Japan with my Chinese Canadian peers, most of us said that both bombs were justified without batting an eye to the civilian casualties or alternative discussions about possibly not needing to use the bombs.

Toronto HongKongers Action Group has been spewing partisan opinions for a while now, and have been affiliated with the People's Party of Canada in the last election. Despite their previous advocacy for Hong Kongers, there are some serious problems with their current approach.

Know someone attending the United Church of Canada conference in Calgary, they are covering all sorts of topics important to the denomination. Gaza has been prominently featured on the agenda. It's all online too. generalcouncil.ca/councils/gc45

When powerful folks at the top of the Western world conflate Chinese race and ethnicity with nationalism...

I have things to say but I've been holding off on using Substack because of its known tolerance of Nazis. Will have to think about it...

Didn't realize that Christianity Today had Canadian contributors www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHcF...

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When Christians fail to interpret Scripture rightly, Scripture will be interpreted for us www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRlD...

Christianity Today really failed to address John MacArthur's serious problems in their post this week, which they even translated to Traditional Chinese. They did report on the negative aspects but the overall tone of this article is positive of his legacy.

A few years ago, I had to apologize to someone for recommending them to look into John MacArthur. While this is a man who has helped some, and that I've even benefited from some of his work in the past, there are aspects of his views that have been profoundly harmful which must be recognized.

"Canadian mainstream media manufactures consent to support Israel through biased language, withholding historical context, and conflating any criticism of the Israeli state with antisemitism" institute.aljazeera.net/en/ajr/artic...

July 10 statement by Doctors without Borders msf.org.uk/issues/gaza-...

During the 2019 Hong Kong protests, various factions that ranged from clergy to suburban moms, lawyers to anarchists, coalesced on the four-part slogan: 不篤灰 (no snitching) 不割席 (no severing ties) 不分化 (no forming of cliques) 不指責 (no scolding) Seems like new American anti-fascists are (re)learning!

The Toronto Sun published a piece critical of a Chinese Canadian archivist for their work encouraging updates CPR commemoration to include involvement of Chinese workers. The Chinese Canadian activist and historian hit back with a public Facebook post. www.facebook.com/june.chow.90...

Black American Old Testament bible scholar, minister, and theologian Renita Weems, responding to American turmoil, looking for "God in glitter" in spite of what has been happening open.substack.com/pub/rjweems/...

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#Toronto releases devastating #streetcount #homeless report by media release & email. It’s bad. Over 100 pages. Oct. 2024 - 15,418 homeless, 1,615 were outside, 9% Indigenous, 58% black, big increase in 2SLGBT. Mayor Olivia Chow in Ireland. www.toronto.ca/news/city-of...

Was speaking to Hong Kong immigrant of 40 years who had never heard of the Chinese head tax nor have any interest in it. I'm not quite sure how to deal with this sort of situation, but it also applies to new immigrants.

Trying to see if there's any interest for a subreddit on Chinese Canadian Christians committed to social justice: reddit.com/r/ccc4sj/

Channel 4 is available in the UK. Otherwise at zeteo.com/p/watch-now-...