Toward Beloving Community: 365 Days of Scripture, Reflection, and Transforming Love

What does it mean to become a community shaped by transforming love?Toward Beloving Community offers 365 days of Scripture, reflection, prayer, and faithful practice for Christians seeking a more just, compassionate, and inclusive life together.Inspired by Steve Young Dong Kim's scholarship and pastoral experience in cross-racial and cross-cultural ministry, this devotional explores identity, belonging, migration, racial justice, Christian conferencing, and the church's call to transformation. Drawing particular wisdom from Asian American and diasporic experiences, it invites readers to encounter difficult realities without surrendering Christian hope.Each day includes: - A concise devotional reflection - A question for personal or communal examination - A practical "Beloving Practice" - A closing prayerAcross twelve monthly movements, readers will explore the image of God, roots and routes, han and lament, jeong and solidarity, marginality and liminality, Jubilee and Shalom, shared leadership, and the ongoing work of colorizing the church.This is not simply a devotional about welcoming diversity. It is an invitation to move beyond surface-level inclusion toward mutual belonging, truthful relationships, shared authority, and transforming love.Suitable for personal devotion, clergy formation, congregational leadership, small groups, and communities committed to racial and cultural healing.The Beloved Community is not merely a destination. Beloving is something we practice every day.