God’s Voice – 3 Ways to Listen to God

God’s Voice – 3 Ways to help us listen to God! Questions, which most people ask themselves include: Does God truly speak? If so, how does He speak to people? Is God’s voice similar to human voices? And how do I distinguish God’s voice from my thoughts or other voices?  In the following lines, I will […]

Any Church Can Be Vital: 3 Basic Marks

Any church can become vital only by practicing 3 simple and basic things! These are what I call marks for church vitality. They define who the church should all be about in terms of mission and ministry. Before delving into the 3 marks for church vitality, let me point out that, even though the Pastor plays […]

Steps to a Happier Living – Part Three

There are many suggested steps to a happier living. But, in this series, we have been looking at what the Bible offers us. Based on Matthew 5, we have been discussing 4 steps to a happier living. And so far, we have talked about step one and step two. The first step to a happier […]

Steps to a Happier Living – Part Two

There are many steps for one to live a happier life! In this series, we are looking at four based on Matthew 5.   Step one is to embrace an attitude, which Jesus calls ‘being poor in spirit.’ This is characterized by 4 things one has to work on daily: Love Peace Comfort Restoration   […]

Time Is a Gift: 3 Reasons Why to Use Time Wisely!

Time isn’t money, but a gift!  You may probably have heard of the saying: “time is money.” It is a very popular idiom that you hear about not only in the U.S., but in lots of other places around the world. What I am suggesting in the following lines is that time is not just money, […]

Steps to a Happier Living – Part One

Are you happy with your life? What is the source of your happiness?  There are lots of ideas around us on how we could find happiness. Jesus, however, has what gives us happiness for a life time. Based on Matthew 5: 1-11, He lays out what we know of as “the beatitudes.” Every statement begins with […]

God Calls Us to Be Faithful

[bctt tweet=”God calls us to: 1) follow Jesus Christ, 2)serve God, and 3) be faithful to God!”] “God calls us to follow Jesus Christ,” means to live as Jesus lived and walk as Jesus walked. It is a life of complete obedience to God and full submission to what His Word teaches us. God’s calling in […]

Back to School: 5 Christian Practices to Support Our Children

How do you support your child now that he or she is back in school? I know there may be many ways to do it, but in the following lines, I will suggest only five. Also, these practices are some of what Lydia and I have been doing as parents. I hope they are of […]

God Is Calling – Part Two

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]God calls all Christians to serve God and the neighbor!  [bctt tweet=”God’s calling in our lives is not for self righteousness or self satisfaction. “] God’s people serve because they belong to God’s Kingdom. Belonging to God’s Kingdom makes us agents or members of this agency that functions very differently than human agencies or organizations. […]

God Is Calling – Part One

  Have you ever wondered about God’s calling in your life? Actually and so often, whenever it comes to answering God’s call, we think of seminary or some kind of formal training. Don’t we? Beginning last Sunday (August 16), we have been exploring all what that means through the series, “God Is Calling” at the United […]