It has been a great weekend here in Austin. HMCC of Austin had their first ever congregational retreat. They decided to contextualize it for the many pre-Christians who came out (over half of the people were not believers) and called it the Winter Getaway. It was truly an awesome getaway – we were able to […]
Miley Cyrus: “I’m Not a Racist!”
Finally, Miley speaks up. But I don’t know if what she said is helping her. Here is what she said on her fan website, “I’ve also been told there are some people upset about some pictures taken of me with friends making goofy faces! Well, Im sorry if those people looked at those pics and […]
Is this Racist or Not?
TMZ Photo Are you serious?! As you know every tweenie loves Miley Cyrus (a.k.a. Hannah Montana). Karissa, even though she is not a tweenie yet, loves Hannah Montana. But recently Miley Cyrus was caught taking the above picture which was deemed as racist by the OCA. I know that there are […]
Lessons from a Mandarin Orange
The Fruit Company Our family really enjoys eating fruit. Recently, we have discovered the pamelo fruit – absolutely delicious! It is good to know that they plentiful of this fruit in the S.E. Asia area. But one fruit that will always be one of our favorites is the Mandarin orange. It […]
Super Bowl Ads
Was it just me or were there more commercials that had sexual innuendos in this year’s Super Bowl than ever before? It is getting harder and harder to try to protect my children from the rampant sexual culture we are living in right now, and for some reason there are a lot more of it […]
A Different Standard?
Michael Phelps, the Olympic swimmer has recently apologized for a photograph that showed him using marijuana. Phelps has acknowledged that his behavior was inappropriate and wrote a public statement (probably by a good PR agent), in which he said, “I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment. I’m […]
Retreat in Cincinnati
I just came back from a retreat. I brought one of the guys on the worship team with me to help out with leading worship. It was a great experience for the both of us. We ended up ministering to a small group of leaders who are serving in the inner city of Cincinnati. It […]
How to Have a Productive Day
Not everyone has a type-A personality; therefore trying to make each daily productive and fruitful is no small task. Over the years I have learned some principles that has helped me stay focus and get as much done as possible with the strength that the Lord provides. Here are the 6 […]
Wanting to Live Somewhere Else
StockVault Photo Recently the Pew Research Center did a survey and asked people where they would most like to live. They found out that over 50% of the people wished they lived somewhere else. As I was reading the article, I couldn’t help but to think back to my earlier years […]
Pre-Programmed Answers
Recently, I changed my text messaging plan on my PDA cell phone. With the increase usage of text messaging, I ended up getting a better plan so that I would not be constrained by a limited amount of text throughout the month. I don’t know if any of you have noticed that a lot of […]
Punished for Winning?
I had a question: “Should a person or a team be punished for winning?” Oh, I forgot to mention one pertinent information… the final score was 100 to 0. This is the gist of what happened: 1) A women’s basketball game between 2 private high schools 2) The Christian private school won 100-0 3) The […]
Breaking Habits and Starting New Ones
As I was driving today, I was reminded of an important principle. There is a street near my home where there used to be a stop sign at a railroad track. Now, they have replaced it with railroad signals and a rail guard. I sometimes take this road when I am coming home from a […]
Rewired Sermon Series
This series is a by-product of many months and weeks of discussion with the pastoral staff, as well as with the church staff. In all my counseling session, I have noticed that there is always a common thread to a lot of the problems that people were facing – an incorrect […]
The Fast the Lord Requires
In most sports competitions there is something called a “halftime.” Not only is it a time to rest and refresh for the 2nd half of the game, but it is a time where the coach can speak to the players to help them to refocus on the goal, which is to win. It is amazing […]