“As it is written: ‘There is none righteous, no, not one;

So, in Canada when someone picks up a phone, dials a number, and uses the phone to communicate with someone else, the action is referred to as “phoning.” If I needed to contact someone with my phone, I would phone him. But in the United States, we refer to the same action as “calling.” If more »

The other night I had a dream. It was a dream about my beloved country, the United States of America. It was a bittersweet dream… It was bittersweet because it was also a dream about me…perhaps a nightmare of sorts. It was an uncomfortable dream that woke me up to reality while I slept comfortably. more »

Four weeks ago I took a seminary module at Faith Baptist Theological Seminary. One of the “perks” of a module is a less formal dress code than both the college and seminary. So when I went to class that week, I was the “lucky” guy that didn’t have to wear a tie to class. Halfway more »

So, I’ve gone on many a Black Friday excursions. I remember going with Dad when I was young, helping him get gifts. That was when the stores offered doorbuster prizes to the first 100 or so people who went through the doors. Snowmen, gift cards, Matchbox cars… I’ve also gone a few times by myself, more »

The Eagle’s Nest erupted with cheers as students heard the name of their school mentioned on national television. Thanksgiving break was only hours away, but the students at little-known Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny, IA were excited for a totally unrelated reason. FBBC, a member of the NCCAA Division II in athletics,

So, two weeks ago I traveled with my soccer team to Kansas for a couple of games versus conference foes. We played a game on Friday, stayed in a hotel on Friday night, played on Saturday, and traveled back on Saturday afternoon. Well, we assigned ourselves in groups of four to various rooms, and I more »

Genuine ministry is always fun, right? After all, if it wasn’t fun in one way or another then it can’t be ministry because God doesn’t ask us to do thing in which we will not eventually find joy. Well, once again I enjoyed the privilege of having fun while serving at Iowa Regular Baptist Camp more »

It is now about 9:14pm (10:14am Philippine time), a little over one week after we left Uncle James’ house for the Manila airport. It was a fun, educational, and eye-opening vacation/experience. I enjoyed getting to know most of my relatives a little better- even those that I didn’t know I had. I liked going to more »

As we came in sight of the city of Seattle, we tried to find anything that looked familiar to us. We had our best landing of the trip at about 2:15pm PST (5:15am Philippine time, 4:15pm CST) not having found anything familiar. I took a last look at one of my favorite airplanes, the 747 more »