Trip to Japan 2019

Trip to Japan 2019

It was a busy winter for Katherine and I, from having holiday after holiday to celebrating our church wedding in the Philippines, to planning, organizing, and executing the Noche Buena event, and moving back to America, and trying to survive this whole COVID thing, we...

On being “Sent”

“How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? “Romans 10:14 My family and I (along with Zach Cobos), serve at MustardSeed...
The Urgency of the Gospel

The Urgency of the Gospel

It was a normal Sunday. My family and I at church, the message was being preached; when my mind began to wander a bit after hearing a sentence that the pastor spoke. I do not remember what he said exactly at this moment, but I do remember the train of thoughts and the...
Blooming Blossoms

Blooming Blossoms

“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet...
Unplanned Fatherhood

Unplanned Fatherhood

“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who...

Not Safe

“Safe?” …. Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.” Oh how we cling to safety. Recently I have been thinking on what it is to be called to a life with Christ, and this concept of “a safe” Christian life...