Before sharing my top 10 books list, I would like to express my gratitude in writing and praise God for allowing me to finish all my PhD coursework seminars last year. In the Spring of 2024, I took a Christology seminar under Dr. Malcolm Yarnell and an Ecclesiology seminar under Dr. Madison Grace. During theContinue reading “Top 10 Books I’ve Read in Year 2024”
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[Sermon] Holy Hustle: God’s Kingdom Currency
In this sermon manuscript I prepared, I explored a “digital homiletics” theory as suggested by Sunggu A. Yang called “Episodic Preaching” or “Four-Page Preaching” based on Paul Scott Wilson’s The Four Pages of Sermon.[1] The Parable of the Dishonest Manager The parable begins with Jesus Christ sharing with his disciples The Parable of the DishonestContinue reading “[Sermon] Holy Hustle: God’s Kingdom Currency”
Alpaca’s Herd Principle
There is an advantage and a disadvantage when it comes to applying the herd principle. When I visited an Alpaca Farm in New Jersey (with several UCBC churchmates), the farmer told us that Alpacas go together as a herd. Meaning, being isolated is stressful and unnatural for them. It is similar to a sheep. BothContinue reading “Alpaca’s Herd Principle”
King David’s 7 Principles of Giving
The context is King David praising God through giving during the initial phase of building the temple. His heart was full of joy that giving was a natural overflow for God’s future kingdom. When it comes to giving to the church, I think the challenge is not how much we can give but how weContinue reading “King David’s 7 Principles of Giving”
The Love of God in Christ
Unexpressed love or hiding your feelings towards someone tends to become a frustration or a future regret. But our God is not like that. He has chosen to reveal and demonstrate his love to his children. As written in Romans 5:8, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were stillContinue reading “The Love of God in Christ”
Holiness, Jesus’ sinlessness
Holiness, again, is a term we will be hearing in the next few weeks because of the upcoming Holy Week season. However, in this short post, our aim as Christians is to understand the word ‘holiness’ from a Christ-centered perspective. Christ is holy and is sinless. In theological terms, the sinlessness of Christ is referredContinue reading “Holiness, Jesus’ sinlessness”
God is for “Change”
There is only much change that a person can handle. That is true. But sometimes we resist change since we are already comfortable with what we have, where we are, and how we are doing. Despite this comfort, many times in the Bible, God shakes this comfort zone to change someone according to what HeContinue reading “God is for “Change””
Nexus Generation for Christ
This Digital Era is the generation that is most connected than ever before. The term ‘nexus’ means a central point of network or link; can be further explained as a series of connections. Through digital technology, today’s generation has the capability to be connected to one another 24/7. But how can we communicate the gospelContinue reading “Nexus Generation for Christ”
Church on Digital Cultural Engagement
David Murray said, “Yes, our technology use can please God. He delights to see the truth instead of falsehood on Facebook, to hear truth streaming across the world, and to witness our online witness to unbelievers”. Similarly, Veith and Stamper said: “We must recognize the sense in which this new technology is a blessing fromContinue reading “Church on Digital Cultural Engagement”
Christians in a Post-Truth Digital Age
“The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, FULL OF GRACE AND TRUTH” (emphasis mine). John 1:14 (NIV) Filipino theologian Anthony Dela Fuente, aka Dr. Bong (2022), noted that Christians ought to be truth-tellers inContinue reading “Christians in a Post-Truth Digital Age”
John&Paul's Reflections 