Every Nation Philippines is going through a lot of significant transitions. Yesterday, at Victory U-Belt, it was announced to the entire church that Pastor Gilbert Foliente is now the new Executive Director of Every Nation Philippines and CJ Nunag...
Carla and I love documentaries. Our new favorite is Human Planet by BBC. It showcases how humans live in some of the most extreme environments of the world. One episode showed the people in Meghalaya, India. They live in one of the wettest places on...
My family has been in Brazil for the past eight days attending a conference of youth leaders from all over the nation. Hearing their stories, observing the worship, and building relationships here has been a blast. One main thing that struck me was...
Congratulations to the Golden State Warriors! My favorite storyline from the NBA Finals: In the beginning of the season, Iguodala agrees to come off the bench this season, despite being a starter his whole career because that’s what was best...
The Right Response to a correction is called Repentance. It’s a change of direction, not just an emotional thing. (And it’s so important, I’ve apparently blogged it twice, thirteen months apart. Whoops!) But like many things, there...
We call them “Walk With Me” moments. One of our leaders, our fathers in the ministry, will talk to you individually and say, “Walk with me.” That’s when you know it’s coming. Sometimes, rarely, it’s nothing...
My wife said something very profound yesterday afternoon. “You can tell a lot about a person by who they choose to listen to. It tells you if they’re really looking for wisdom or just someone to agree with them.” Do an audit...
Yesterday no one could go anywhere in the Philippines without someone talking about the “Fight of the Century.” Since everyone’s giving their thoughts on it, here are mine: It wasn’t a bad fight. I got to see two different...
Sometimes when I read the Bible, I’m encouraged by God’s promises to us. Sometimes when I read the Bible, I’m encouraged by God’s power and how He moves on behalf of His people. Sometimes when I read the Bible I’m...
Trying a new format of blogs. I’ve been horribly inconsistent in 2015 because of a lot of writing I have to do at work. So I’m going with much shorter microblogs. Here’s today’s entry. Thought for the day by Paolo...