More Christ, More Me: One Woman’s Spiritual Journey of Finding Her True Self
Ebook
Overview
Sometimes, the beliefs about God we take for granted need to be left behind. As a young adult, a conflict with her parents forced Eunice Lee to confront and choose between two incompatible beliefs. On the one hand, obedience to God had always been synonymous with obedience to her parents. But on the other, God’s authority was supreme, and now she felt God guiding her to act contrary to her parents’ wishes. This collision left Eunice confused, depressed, and questioning what she knew about God. She fell into toxic, exhausting cycles while serving in the church, unable to understand why doing everything “right” left her depleted and guilt-ridden. Where was the abundant life God had promised? Little did she know how much her paradigm for faithful Christian living came from influences inconsistent with the voice of God--even within the church! Slowly, eventually, God led Eunice toward a more robust theology. She deconstructed faulty old narratives and built new ones that propelled her toward a healthier self, more balanced relationships, and a freeing faith--one more closely aligned with God’s intentions. Eunice offers her story because she believes that God wants this for you too.
“Eunice took me on a journey through her life that at first,
while interesting, I thought had nothing to do with my life
experience as a Latino man. As I reached the heart of the book, I
realized she was speaking directly to emotional dynamics I’ve also
been dealing with in my family of origin. Her struggles and
triumphs empowered me to find freedom in my own life. This book
sheds light on an issue many probably deal with unconsciously and
paves the road to find the strength to confront it.”
—Alexander Mora, Founder and Executive Director of Love Story
Foundation
“This is the book I wish I’d had when I was younger and feeling
lost in my identity formation. It would’ve given me empowering and
clarifying language, helped me process and reframe some of my
experiences, and most of all, validated and comforted me to know I
was not alone and there was nothing inherently wrong with me and
the struggles I was having. It was healing to read Eunice’s
narrative because it reflects my own faith journey, as well as the
ways I eventually learned to integrate my views and feelings on
faith, family, ethnic identity, and the many conflicting
expectations and values of being a child of immigrants. I recommend
this book for anyone who is struggling to navigate their own views
on God, the world, and themselves.”
—Hannah Lee, Oak and Stone Marriage and Family Therapy Center
“Eunice invites readers into her life growing up in an immigrant
family and the church. Being a pastor’s kid meant she excelled as a
taskmaster at home, a student at school, and a role model at
church. Lee’s vulnerability and courage in sharing her particular
and ubiquitous stories are sacred gifts for Asian American
Christian women and beyond. Her journey of deconstructing
internalized perfectionism is inspiring. This memoir is a
page-turner.”
—Young Lee Hertig, author of The Tao of Asian American
Belonging: A Yinist Spirituality
“I can appreciate why the Lord has invited Eunice to write More
Christ, More Me because her story of overcoming unhealthy
enmeshment to embrace a healthier differentiation is one that many
others could benefit greatly from. In my honest opinion, her book
should be required reading for any Asian American or Korean
American in seminary, serving in a church, and even already leading
or pastoring. Her honesty and depth of reflection are a breath of
fresh air.”
—Ken Fong, Affiliate Associate Professor of Asian American Church
Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary
- Title: More Christ, More Me: One Woman’s Spiritual Journey of Finding Her True Self
- Authors: Eunice Lee, Judith Hong Cho
- Publisher: Resource Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781725299566, 9781725299542, 9781725299559, 1725299569, 1725299542, 1725299550
- Resource ID: LLS:9781725299566
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-29T20:31:06Z
Eunice Lee is a former youth pastor with an MDiv from Fuller
Theological Seminary. She has settled into a contemplative life,
painting pictures and mentoring young adults. She seeks to follow
as God leads and desires to see people find wholeness and know God
intimately. Despite being a native Seattleite who misses trees and
panoramic nature vistas, the ability to play volleyball year-round
in sunny Los Angeles has reconciled her to calling this urban
jungle her home.