(During Holy Week in the Philippines, things usually grind to a halt — but sadly, not because of spiritual matters. “Holy Week” in this country is no longer synonymous with pausing, quietness, and meditation. It has become one of the most anticipated times because everyone has the time to get…

(During Holy Week in the Philippines, things usually grind to a halt — but sadly, not because of spiritual matters. “Holy Week” in this country is no longer synonymous with pausing, quietness, and meditation. It has become one of the most anticipated times because everyone has the time to get…

(During Holy Week in the Philippines, things usually grind to a halt — but sadly, not because of spiritual matters. “Holy Week” in this country is no longer synonymous with pausing, quietness, and meditation. It has become one of the most anticipated times because everyone has the time to get…

It’s the first Monday of 2022, and I’ve told myself that I need to get back into the rhythm of reading, studying, and writing. So this is me forcing myself to write at the beginning of the year. Here we go. I’m sure you’ve had your fill of people in…

Let me write down some thoughts about John 6:35. It’s such a short verse, but it’s so wonderfully packed with truth. But first, the set-up. Intentionality Intentionality is a pretty loaded word. It speaks of will, of purpose, of motivations. It’s something you do, and you do it purposefully. …

In my whole lifetime, I’ve experienced a total of 2 church splits, both of which didn’t look like church splits initially. I was involved in both, but I’ll only talk about the more recent one, being that I was the lead pastor when the last one happened. Two splits are…

It’s the new year, and you may have noticed that people have been suspiciously kind over social media the past day or two. I’ll admit, it is pretty nice that for a couple of days we can forego the fake news items, the hatred over which theological stand is better…

The Frustrations and Inevitable Joys of Discipleship The command and action of making disciples — more popularly known in our churches as “discipleship” — has long been one of the top buzzwords in local churches and faith communities. And for good reason, because that famous Matthew 28 passage is not…

So as a pastor, I get asked these questions, quite a lot: Does your church believe in “fasting”? Why doesn’t your church do fasting as a group? So I had to deal with that question from the pulpit last year, and I wanted to lay down my thoughts on it…