Last Monday, I got three different messages from good men who needed help. The first was a man who was in a tight spot financially. He needed to come up with over twenty thousand pesos right away and he was asking if we could help him. Carla and I...
Our church recently finished a series on the book of Job, which is probably my favorite book in the whole Bible. It reads like a script for a musical and deals with some of the most gripping and universal human issues – pain and suffering...
I’ve recently gone back to school. I’m taking a Graduate Diploma in Theology from Asian Theological Seminary, with the intention of adding more units to get higher degrees later on. Since I’m only doing this part-time –...
Several weeks ago, I went downstairs to buy dinner and I ran into a man who operates one of the businesses in Eastwood. I consider this man a friend even though our interactions have only been on the sidewalk. I guess years of living and working in...
Last year, I read the best acceptance speech I’ve ever seen from a movie awards night. (I don’t really watch those events so that’s not saying too much.) When Joaquin Phoenix was recognized as the Best Actor by the London...
Apologetics is the discipline of giving a reason for the Christian faith so that they can examine it and decide for themselves. I love apologetics when it’s done right. It allows people to see the truth of the Gospel. It strengthens believers...
Found a link that shows how often a particularly term is googled. So I tried my name and the results are laughable. According to this chart, “Joseph Bonifacio” was never searched for by anyone. Ever. Then I got engaged to Carla on...
Yesterday, I had the privilege of speaking to some of the Feast Builders of the Kerygma movement lead by Brother Bo Sanchez. Everytime I interact with anyone from this movement, I’m encouraged by their faith, their humility, and their...
I’ve always liked Calvin and Hobbes. One of the reasons is how it is so fun and fantastic to see things from a little boy’s perspective, but he occasionally throws in some deep and piercing reflections. Like this one: It’s funny...
Last night, I was talking with some men in my discipleship coaching group about the blog I wrote last Monday. We got to speaking about being single and the term the Gift of Celibacy came up. Like Dating or Courtship, it’s one of those terms...