Author Archives: Joanne Lam

Just a quick update. I’ve been back in Boston for less than a week now but it feels like I’ve been here for much longer. It’s been good to see friends, go to classes, walk through Emerson facilities and catch up with people I haven’t seen in over half a year. I am living offContinue reading “Boston bound”

Do you ever wonder how you got to where you are? Island ECC, my home church started a new series today called “scrapbook”. This series will be based on understanding how god works in our lives. I often ponder and reflect on how I am living where I am, how my character and personality isContinue reading “The Right Answer (Aug 28, IslandECC)”

… it’s a word that I haven’t thought about much for a long time but should be one that I remind myself every day. I was having coffee with a good friend the other night and we began exchanging stories about our lives the last half a year. As I began to talk about myContinue reading “Compassion…”

好 means good in chinese but what I never realized was that the symbol of the character is a girl and a boy. Ok.. I’m sure I realized at some point but who thinks about something like that? 女 = girl 子 = boy Corky Chinese awesomeness indeed I bring it up because today whileContinue reading “好”

Advice on pride- that sums up the brilliant sermon at Island ECC today but that’s not it. It’s one of those sermons that smack you in the face and leave you feeling empty. A good sense of empty. A reminder that you are not all that you think you are. No matter how humble weContinue reading “Pride… The basis of almost everything”