About me

What I believe

Hi, I'm So Ri (pronounced so-ree, not sorry).

I was born and raised in Busan, South Korea, and moved to Australia in 2007. I’ve always been driven by curiosity, which led me to complete a PhD in Biochemistry.

During my scientific studies, people often asked how a scientist could believe in God. This led me to investigate this matter seriously and find reasonable evidence, but ultimately, it was the sheer beauty of the gospel that won me over.

This shifted my trajectory. I spent years in evangelism ministry at my church and developed a passion for conversational evangelism and apologetics. I believe in asking questions. Not the "gotcha" questions to stump my conversation partners, but questions that come from a place of curiosity. I want to know where you are coming from and where you are going. I love being a fellow traveller, as I believe everyone is on a journey—a journey to fill the God-shaped hole, as Pascal would put it. I believe Jesus is the only one who can truly satisfy.

Today, I work as a technologist at a state university in Sydney while completing an MA in Christian Apologetics at Biola University. I also speak and write on these topics, having authored three books across two languages.

I share my life with my wife, Eojin, who is a fashion designer, and our young son.

I am a Presbyterian, holding to Reformed theology. My faith is rooted in historic Christianity, and I hold to the Apostles', Nicene, and Chalcedonian Creeds as faithful summaries of biblical orthodoxy.