I got summoned to serve jury duty today. I ran out of excuses and was finally selected as a potential juror. So, this morning, I went to the district court and sat through the whole process. There were 40 potential jurors and they wanted to pare it down to 12. After 5 hours of being […]

The more I read the Bible, the more troubled I get about the American Christianity. I am afraid that a lot of our preachings and Christian books we read are not in line with the Scripture but rather with the culture. It is, “Let’s emphasize the positive and not dwell on the negative,” “Let’s make […]

1 Timothy 1:5 -The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. I want you to imagine being in a relationship that is about honesty, mutual sacrifice, encouragement and love around all the things you’ve done together. Now imagine you gradually notice none […]

If you had UNLIMITED amount of money, how would you spend it? I was watching (inadvertently) an informercial on TV asking for donations to feed the hungry children in Africa. Normally, I’d just change the channel because I don’t want to feel guilty, but perhaps because I just took a trip to Indonesia, I watched […]

Good afternoon everyone, Mark 4:38-But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” If you have been a Christian for awhile then you have experienced some test from the Lord. But at the same time we like […]

What if you were completely freed from what people thought of you? How many things are you doing because of the influence from other people? I was stressing the other day because of how much hair I lost in the last couple years. I saw a picture of myself taken just a couple years ago, […]

This life is a warm-up for the next life. Don’t expand all your energy here or be too concerned about it. It’s not the real game. I was playing tennis with a 20-something buddy of mine yesterday. We hit around for 30 minutes and then we decided to play a set. But by the time […]

Good morning everyone, Psalm 51:17-The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. With this week being my son’s first official week at a new school it has been a very difficult emotional transition for him in leaving a lot of his friends and teachers. […]

One of the evidences of being saved is that we now get along with or even love those we didn’t before. When we are saved, we are not only saved from sin and hell, but we are also saved into the family of God. Therefore, it is imperative that we treat those who are in […]

Genesis 33:10-Jacob said, “No, please, if I have found favor in your sight, then accept my present from my hand. For I have seen your face, which is like seeing the face of God, and you have accepted me. There is a joy of reconciliation wih a person that you know has been orcehstrated by […]