God is unfair, here’s why…

When we see good people suffering and the bad living their full life, when we see a child rapped, when a town is devastated by natural calamities, when innocent people are killed by some lunatic, when your brother or a parent die of cancer even if you prayed your heart out, when…

Sabbath is a salvation issue, refuted

This is a post I made for a Facebook group. Posting it here for archiving purposes.

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I’ve seen old arguments here that presents a logical progression to show that the Sabbath is a salvation issue. Sometimes…

You can have your Sabbath-rest TODAY

A friend posted this yesterday on Facebook, “Three words that will ruin someone’s day — it’s Monday tomorrow!”

LifeChurch Makati, you deserve bold leadership

LifeChurch Makati, you deserve bold leadership. And by the grace of God, your leaders will be bold, passionate, focused and determined to lead you towards the vision to become a church people far from God love to attend.

“We are faith-filled, big thinking, all-or-nothing risk takers. We’ll never insult God with small thinking and safe living”.

Why we try not to call our leaders “pastor”

We usually call our church leaders as “pastors”. We attach this title to their name. “Pastor Joe”, “Pastor Bill”, “Pastor Dude”. Lately, it’s much cooler to just call them “Pastor” … then the first letter of their name. ie. “Pastor J”, or “Pastor B”. In…

Holy discontent vs. unholy disappointment

Leaders are goal driven individuals. They feed themselves with results. With numbers. I’m not an exception.

For the longest time, I always argue — mostly with myself — that as a human being, that’s normal. I needed to see results…

Don’t be a quitter. Be a finisher.

Last Sunday, Craig Groeschel taught a very powerful principle — “Stay, when it’s easier to go”. While I was reading the gospel of Mark today, I saw a very interesting aspect of Christ’s life that reflected this very same principle.

Lenten reflection: The Scandal of Grace

Grace is not “grace” if you deserve it.

No amount of carrying the cross can make you deserve God’s love. No amount of “back whips” can pay for your sins. No amount of money for the poor or going to church(es) or penitence can transform…