Professionally, I've an applied materials research scientist, a non-profit administrator, and, most recently, an academic librarian. Spiritually, I've been a member of Chinese Christian Church and Center in Philadelphia since 1989 serving in multiple capacities, including worship leader, Joy Fellowship sponsor, church administrator (2000-2005), Deacon of the Christian Education Committee, Deacon of the Youth Ministry Committee, and 11th and 12th grade Sunday School Teacher.
• A couple of thoughts from experience • [1½ MIN READ] I’ve learned a few things about negotiating grief. Two came to mind recently when I was with friends going through the process. Having gone through a few deaths of people I love, including someone very recently, I was able to sit in sympathy with … More Handling Grief
• Calvin’s Alaska Mission Effort 2025 • June 25-July 9 [4 MIN READ] With the summer travel season upon us, we Wangs have turned our mind and energies to one constant: traveling to Alaska. For most of you friends and family members, you know this is practically standard-operating procedure, given that we’ve gone so many … More 2025 Alaska Ministry Letter
• Getting past just appearances • [2 MIN READ] When my new colleague arrived at the summer conference (SuCo) for my new organization, Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO), Jon was wearing an Orlando Half-marathon 2024 running shirt. That got us talking immediately, but only briefly as we worked on getting into our respective rooms. The … More Discovered
• Mom was da balm • [1 MIN READ] When I was a kid, I was prone to muscle pain in my calves. The sensation of a nagging headache in my legs would keep me from falling asleep at night. The solution was to go to my parents’ bedroom and wake my mother. She would … More Leg Pain
• Being with and being • [2 MIN READ] Throughout life, I’d managed to stay close to a few important people. People whom I knew and trusted and ones that knew and trusted me. But only a few. Then I started running. I joined a running group at the local running store (iCandybyWangC.com, RunORC.com). It … More The World Is Full of Nice People
• Desiring faithfulness • [2 MIN READ] Background Being able to craft language for my own use has been a part of my life for virtually its entirety. Sometimes I can successfully turn a phrase in the moment. Other times I have to sit on a concept for longer. During that sitting period, I’m working … More A Catechism of Salvation
• And so I did. Right then. • [1½ MIN READ] Erdem was in a pinch. He needed a ride to New York City and Wife and I could provide one. A philosophy undergrad from Turkey fresh off of a work/travel opportunity in the US, he was thrilled to learn I’d been an academic librarian. … More I’m Going to Pray for You
• An Anchorage version • [2½ MIN READ] A community-service trip, like a mission project, might not conventionally feature a fixture like a foodfest, at least not one I was to design. One like that would prioritize conversation. This is a truth that people who spend time with me might soon discover; however, my annual … More Consumption and Conversation
• More inattentive than I dared imagine • [2 MIN READ] A recent organizational conference I attended was inordinately full of moments of ditziness that amounted to mostly just annoyance: managing to get into the wrong dorm room for host-college housing, continuing a run down the street and entirely forgetting to turn over to the … More Putting on the Ditz*
• Sloppy and sloggy • [1 MIN READ] Forbidden Drive was everything you’d expect after 2 snowstorms…and less. Five of us converged on the trailhead with varying degrees of punctuality and preparedness. The cold made the wait unpleasant for Happ and Teddio, but wait they did. We five intrepids made cautious headway on the snow, … More Run Report (#151: ZY Weekly Newsletter 1/20/24)
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