Phil Chan

Writing

Writing

887 posts since 2009. Newest essays now go out as Ready by Dawn.

  1. The Breakthrough of Being Loved at 30

    Well, I did it. I turned 3 decades old. Someone last week…

  2. Freedom is Overrated

    The pain was real. After we gave birth to our first born,…

  3. When God Calls Our Children to War

    “Ah, Lord God,” Jeremiah said, “I don’t know how to speak because I’m only…

  4. God Adds Permanence to Our Work

    I know that everything God does will endure forever; nothing can be…

  5. Displacing the Normalcy of Who We Can Become

    In the movie Queen of Katwe (2016) (one of my favorite movies this year),…

  6. I Am Donald Trump

    On a very early flight back home, all I wanted to do…

  7. When God Doesn’t Love Us

    In the Christian life, there is often a wrestle with the feelings…

  8. The Joy of 2nd Place Parenting

    In case you missed it, my wife gave birth to our firstborn…

  9. Beautiful Women and the Men We Can Become

    She was beautiful. This was my thought as my male friend and…

  10. The Presumptiveness of Sundays

    Sunday service for our community starts at 9:30am. 9:30a – 11:30a is the…