A lesson that God is constantly teaching me over and over again is learning how to be flexible. There are a lot of things in life that does not go exactly as planned. In fact, there are a lot of disruptions and delays in life. The way we “roll with the punches” and our response […]
The Examined Life Series
We are starting up a whole new series today. The pastors and I talked about the need for our church members to be more Bible literate. Therefore, we decided to go over whole chunks of the Bible by preaching off whole books in the Bible. In light of where we are […]
Valentine’s Day 2009
Reuters Photo There were a lot of people out and about today. Many of them were paired up together. Even at the seafood restaurant where I took Christina, people were coming in as pairs. I have always wondered why it takes a day called Valentine’s Day to remind couples of their […]
What Not to Do in an Interview
Last night on David Letterman, Joaquin Phoenix came on to do an interview about his new movie, Two Lovers. This is probably the most hilarious interview on Letterman or any talk show for that matter. In the day-after, people are saying that he was on “something” therefore could not be coherent or functional. When I […]
Call + Response
I am so proud of our guys. Some of them decided to take a step of faith and “try” something different than the normal “Praise Night” that we have been having for the last 12 years to reach out to people. With this generation being the most activist or “caused-oriented” generation […]
2009 HMCC of Austin Retreat
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 […]