By Rev. Henry Sun Special to the Herald On Sunday, Christians completed their annual celebration of Holy Week, the most important week in the Christian calendar. This celebration started with Palm Sunday, reached its nadir on Good Friday, and culminated with the celebration of the Risen Lord on Easter Sunday which, in Western traditions, fell […]
Northgate senior pastor to step down in June
After 28 years, Northgate Christian Fellowship founder and Senior Pastor Ken Jensen will be handing over his position to Executive Pastor Larry Davis. Nonetheless, Jensen will remain as teaching pastor on Sunday mornings. Jensen, who moved to Benicia in 1990 to start the church, said a number of factors influenced his decision. First was the […]
A Vibrant Faith for the 21st Century: Descriptive truth and prescriptive truth
By Rev. Henry Sun Special to the Herald Early on in my study of ethics, I was introduced to the leap of faith that is required by any moral decision. For example, one can claim that murder is wrong. (For the record, I agree.) Nonetheless, the claim that any specific murder is wrong is an […]
A Vibrant Faith for the 21st Century: Between Scylla and Charybdis
By Rev. Henry Sun Special to the Herald I wonder how many of you know who Bart Ehrman is. He and I share three things in common. First, we’re both men. Second, we both read Greek. And third, we both attended Wheaton College and eventually pursued a doctorate in Biblical studies, me in Old Testament […]
Rev. Henry Sun: The Nashville Statement doesn’t speak for me
By Rev. Henry Sun, Ph.D Special to the Herald On Tuesday, Aug. 28, a group of Christians calling themselves the Council of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood published a highly charged piece on Christianity and homosexuality. This group does not speak for all Christians, and it does not speak for me. It is clear that the […]