Category Archives: community

Give Christmas Away: Sendong and its Victims

Is it Wrong to Celebrate Christmas Knowing How People in Cagayan de Oro are Suffering?  a blog post by Sale Mallari “And so this is christmas” wrote John Lennon. Merry christmas was all over the song, but the irony of … Continue reading

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Blogs on Halloween

Here are some blog entries on halloween: 1. Happy Halloween???? My post last year 2. The History of Halloween revisited 3. Pastor Larry interviewed on Manila Bulletin about Halloween 4. God vs Satan is a Joke

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The New Normal of Preaching

Although I plan my messages out in advance, there is more that leaders must consider when teaching. We all know that it is important to know what you are teaching, but it is becoming even more important to know how … Continue reading

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What Does it Mean to be Human?

I’ve just finished the book “REDEMPTION” by Mike Wilkerson that talks about how God redeems us from abuse, our past and ultimately our sin. In light of the present talks on the RH bill and the Divorce bill being passed, … Continue reading

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When God Doesn’t Make Sense

A breast cancer patient chooses to worship Jesus even if it doesn’t make sense. Jojo loves God, worships Jesus and serves at the church. She is a single mom with three kids. They are financially struggling and her chemo therapy … Continue reading

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A Scholar’s Dream Fulfilled

Kat Napolitano, a scholar for the past 3 years dreams of not be a working student for her final year since the pressure of studies and work was hard to managed. Through some generous people in church, Kat was able … Continue reading

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San Juan City Mayor declares Jesus is Lord over the city

Last week was very monumental for the city. The APOI ( Association of Pastors for Outreach and Intercession), a group of San Juan pastors, I am very honored to be in with the cooperation of San Juan Mayor Guia Gomez … Continue reading

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Wet in San Juan

Today San Juan celebrated its festival. Every year San Juan celebrates it by getting wet literally. This year with the invitation of Mayor elect Guia Gomez we were able to join and got wet. Still dry as we took our … Continue reading

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The Love Way

An important rule that I live by: Spread the love by spreading your network without expecting anything in return. I call it ROIR – return on investments in relationships. ROIR never goes wrong. The worst thing that can happen is … Continue reading

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NOISE

I face this all the time. I do it sometimes and I fall for it sometimes. Days when you get depressed because you feel like all people in church are facing humongous problems. Days when you think all marriages suck … Continue reading

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