A few days ago I was at a graduates luncheon in one of our churches and I had a great time with those graduates. It was a small intimate gathering; and that luncheon and my conversation with some of the graduates got me thinking about transitions. Transitions in life, at work, in ministry, and in
Today we celebrate Labor Day in the Philippines, and, I have just come from the long weekend “Labor” break. Over the weekend I got to talk to Cathy, one of our worship leaders in church. She was telling us how she already has her dream job, and how she wants to be able to do
This week I had a meeting with one of our engineers and in that meeting he told me about a recent family breakthrough they had. Their relatives had been at odds with one another for decades, and would not mind one another at family gatherings. He told me how emotionally drained he already was. However,
A few years ago I got to visit Israel for ten days with some church mates. We got to see some of the historical places from biblical times, and especially hear some teachings and cultural traditions. As we celebrate Holy Week and reflect on the coming Easter, I am reminded of that trip and our
Last weekend my Mom and I visited one of my favorite uncles in the hospital. Tito Joeweng is now 87 years old and has the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Mom and I want to be able to spend a bit of time with him whenever we can. We want to visit him while he still