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#danielignatius would like to share that he’s ju

#danielignatius would like to share that he’s just a few months away from becoming a big brother!

Much of the last year has been such a mix of grief and gratitude on so many fronts. Our pregnancy journey was no different, as we experienced the highs and lows of being told we had twins and then being told a couple weeks later that we had lost one of them. But @carolyn85 and I are so grateful to be looking forward to welcoming Baby Fung #2.

Trying to follow in the footsteps of Dr. King: “

Trying to follow in the footsteps of Dr. King:
“We have a task and let us go out with a ‘divine dissatisfaction.’

Let us be dissatisfied until America will no longer have a high blood pressure of creeds and an anemia of deeds.

Let us be dissatisfied until the tragic walls that separate the outer city of wealth and comfort and the inner city of poverty and despair shall be crushed by the battering rams of the forces of justice.

Let us be dissatisfied until those that live on the outskirts of hope are brought into the metropolis of daily security.

Let us be dissatisfied until slums are cast into the junk heaps of history, and every family is living in a decent sanitary home.

Let us be dissatisfied until the dark yesterdays of segregated schools will be transformed into bright tomorrows of quality, integrated education.

Let us be dissatisfied until integration is not seen as a problem but as an opportunity to participate in the beauty of diversity.

Let us be dissatisfied until men and women, however black they may be, will be judged on the basis of the content of their character and not on the basis of the color of their skin. Let us be dissatisfied.

Let us be dissatisfied until every state capitol houses a governor who will do justly, who will love mercy and who will walk humbly with his God.

Let us be dissatisfied until from every city hall, justice will roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.

Let us be dissatisfied until that day when the lion and the lamb shall lie down together, and every man will sit under his own vine and fig tree and none shall be afraid.

Let us be dissatisfied.” #mlk #mlkday

Closed out the first sermon of #2021 at @christcit

Closed out the first sermon of #2021 at @christcitydc with this prayer by Howard Thurman:

Grant that I may pass through the coming year with a faithful heart.

There will be much to test me and make weak my strength before the year ends. In my confusion I shall often say the word that is not true and do the thing of which I am ashamed. There will be errors in the mind and great inaccuracies of judgment which shall render me the victim of my own stupidities. In seeking the light, I shall again and again find myself walking in darkness. I shall mistake my light for Thy light and I shall shrink from the responsibility of the choice I make. All of these things, and more, will be true for me because I have not yet learned how to keep my hand in Thy hand.

Nevertheless, grant that I may pass through the coming year with a faithful heart. May I never give the approval of my heart to error, to falseness, to weakness, to vainglory, to sin. Though my days be marked with failures, stumblings, fallings, let my spirit be free so that Thou mayest take it and redeem my moments in all the ways my needs reveal. Give me the quiet assurance of Thy Love and Thy Presence.

Grant that I may pass through the coming year with a faithful heart.

Snapshots from my #2020 1. Preaching about the wel

Snapshots from my #2020
1. Preaching about the welcome of God’s kingdom, which led us to announce a posture of full inclusion around issues of sexuality.
2. Announcing and then navigating a role transition that would see me take on the lead pastoral role at @christcitydc, a process that was so Spirit-breathed, redemptive, and ego-free — and so much credit goes to my brother-in-ministry @watsonopolis.
3. Preaching on Pentecost Sunday, the week after the murder of George Floyd, about what the Breath of God compels us to do for those gasping, “I can’t breathe.”
4. One of the protest marches I attended this year as I have learned that my faith must have feet. Showing up for protests is only one way to move beyond sympathy to solidarity but it has been an important one in my spirituality, especially as I have followed the lead of my Black friends.
5. Selah. “He makes me lie down beside quiet waters.” - Psalm 23
6. This pic was taken right after a really hard conversation @carolyn85 and I worked through. It led us to start couples therapy, and that has been a gift. However you can, invest in what is important.
7-9. Family. Watching #danielignatius grow and learn has been a joy — most of the time. All three of us have missed seeing so many family, friends, and loved ones in person — and can’t wait until we’re able to again — but I think we’ve come to appreciate each other more; and I’m grateful for that.

Happy birthday to this keeper. Love you!

Happy birthday to this keeper. Love you!

#danielignatius is recruiting for a post-COVID bik

#danielignatius is recruiting for a post-COVID biker gang. Who’s in?

cc @carolyn85

The Fung Clan celebrating Christmas and Boxing Day

The Fung Clan celebrating Christmas and Boxing Day in four different time zones (as per usual).

Merry Christmas, friends, from me, @carolyn85, #da

Merry Christmas, friends, from me, @carolyn85, #danielignatius, and #asherrussellrodgers (offscreen). Wishing you love and hope and peace and joy, even in the midst of less-than-ideal, not-how-we-hoped-it-would-be circumstances.

“The people walking in darkness have seen a great light. On those living in a pitch-dark land, light has dawned. ... A child is born to us, a son is given to us, and authority will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be vast authority and endless peace for David’s throne and for his kingdom, establishing and sustaining it with justice and righteousness now and forever. The zeal of the LORD of heavenly forces will do this.” ‭‭- Isaiah‬ ‭9:2, 6-7‬

One of my favorite combos: winter, sunrise, church

One of my favorite combos: winter, sunrise, church.

There are so many good Advent companions out there

There are so many good Advent companions out there — I hope you are (or have been) able to find one that is right for you this season.

These are the three I’m leaning into this year:
- Prophesy Hope! by @stewartdantec
- Silence and Other Surprising Invitations of Advent, by @enums
- Watch for the Light, a compilation of writings by saints who have gone before

I’ll read one in the morning to start my day, one at noon or lunchtime, and then one in the evening before I go to bed. A way to set some Advent rhythms as we enter into this season of waiting and longing — and expectation.

#advent

Over the weekend I got to be part of a Peace Walk

Over the weekend I got to be part of a Peace Walk in honor of Christopher Brown, a 17-year-old killed in a shooting (that injured 20+ others) back in August. According to the Washington Post, there have been over 150 shooting deaths in DC this year, already more than we had in 2019. On Saturday, I marched on behalf of @christcitydc, with my friends and fellow pastors @delontegholston and @devinturner_, with other activists and allies, and with Christopher Brown’s family and community, including a number of kids and youth, proclaiming “Put the guns down; pick the kids up!”

Earlier in the week, I had been part of the team putting on the Peacemaker Summit, a gathering (online this year) of DC community leaders, activists, advocates, survivors, and allies — including youth — all committed to the work of ending gun violence in our city. We heard about what’s already working, how folks are already engaged in the work, and how we can continue finding ways to work together.

One moment from the first night that brought me to tears was when a youth activist (Saudia from @pathways2power) shared in response to a question about why she was committed to this work: “When I leave my friends, we always say ‘Be safe’ because we’re not sure if we’ll see each other again. My why is being able to leave my friends and not have to say ‘Be safe’ anymore.”

Or, to paraphrase MLK, until all of us are safe, none of us is safe. Let’s do the work, fam, and keep doing the work.

#blacklivesmatter
#putthegunsdown
#pickthekidsup
@peacewalksdc

As a church whose calling is to be a gospel presen

As a church whose calling is to be a gospel presence in our city, we're always seeking ways to put our faith into action. TOMORROW and THURSDAY is the DC Peacemaker Summit, hosted by our friends at @peacewalksdc, who have been consistently working to end gun violence in our city. For the last few weeks, I've been part of the planning team for this year's gathering and would love for you to join as we dream and build community-centered solutions to end violence and the building blocks for community care and healing.

The Peacemaker Summit will be held on Wednesday, November 18 and Thursday, November 19 from 6 - 7:30 pm on both days, with a community mobilization day on Saturday Nov. 21. Register here: http://bit.ly/PeaceSummitDC2020

This year's Peace Walk is being held in honor of Chris Brown on Saturday, November 21st at 2:15 PM from 3932 Minnesota Ave SE to Penn Ave Baptist Church. Funds are being raised for Chris Brown’s Heart Beats, an organization that his mother, Ms. Artecka Brown, formed in his name. Send donations via Cash App: $Krystalm5b

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