Gideon Tsang

Gideon Tsang is one of the pastors of Vox Veniae located in Austin, TX. Vox Veniae is a trying to live the church through their community space (Space12) in Austin and partnerships globally in Afghanistan and India. Space12 hosts art shows, concerts, slam poetry events, computer classes, dance classes, and a book exchange program to inmates, while partnering with neighborhood associations and varying organizations. His wife Karen is a graphic designer and their house is filled with beautiful chaos via their two boys, Joshua (9) and Noah (5) and their two pups Trixie and Mochi. Gideon originally hails from the land of beer and bacon, Canada, eh?

Church

Work of the People

There are many things I loathe. Preaching with my fly exposed. Conversations with spinach in my teeth. Reality TV. The "meet and greet" during church services.

"Thanks for attending our church and please take a moment to greet your neighbor!"

There are several reasons why those words make me want to respond like a vampire ostrich. An overwhelming desire to dig a hole and stick my head into the ground consumes me. Unfortunately, I never have the foresight to bring with me a jackhammer to pre-dig my hole.

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Gospel

Who is my Neighbor?

Well past midnight one Sunday night, my wife, Karen, and I were beginning to wind down. Earlier that week, police helicopters had been canvasing our neighborhood in search of a runaway criminal, so when we heard our iron gate open and footsteps walk up to our front porch, we glanced at each other suspiciously.

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Church

Brass Knuckles, Grace and the Global Church

Going to the Ends of the Earth to Learn from the Body of Christ

The following is based on a true story. The names have been changed to protect the identity of the individuals.

The taste of blood was fresh in his mouth. His tongue probed his teeth like a dental hygienist checking for cavities.

Are all my teeth intact?

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