A Stone Cried Out
Rev. Shigeo Shimada (1906-1984) was born in Japan and began to follow Christ through his sister’s influence. After his father disowned him for believing a “foreign” religion, Shimada immigrated to…
Behold Our God: Help for the Heavenly-Minded in a Fallen World (Ps 17)
Read Psalm 17: A Prayer of David. 1 Hear a just cause, O LORD; attend to my cry! Give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit! 2 From…
Facing Evacuation
On the Sunday before their forced removal, Lester Suzuki had preached a sermon to the Nisei congregation of the Japanese Methodist Church in Los Angeles: “Brethren, we are facing the…
A Voice in the Wilderness
What might a Christian minister say to his congregation to prepare them for unjust suffering? What hope could he offer in the face of the uncertain future? Sermons and testimonies…
A People Displaced
Evacuation Orders Throughout the spring of 1942, notices posted on telephone poles and public buildings informed Japanese Americans of the impending evacuation: “ALL PERSONS OF JAPANESE ANCESTRY, BOTH ALIEN AND…
Immovable: Help for Imperfect People (Ps 15)
Read Psalm 15: A Psalm of David. 1 O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? 2 He who walks blamelessly and does…
Taming Lions: Help When Enemies Slander and Accuse (Psalm 7)
Read Psalm 7: A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjaminite. 1 O LORD my God, in you do I take…
No Fooling Around: Help for the Believer Burdened by Evil (Psalm 14)
Read Psalm 14: To the choirmaster. Of David. 1 The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who…