Doing and Being Well
Revisiting the burning out phenomenon, especially burning out in ministry. If I could distill the answer to “how to live a meaningful life?” to something simple, based on my short life thus far, I think it would be the imperative of doing and being well. The two...
For the Love of the Ocean
After more than a month-long hiatus from blogging due to vacation and other things, my train of thought from previous posts seems to have flown into oblivion. So in an effort to regain some of it back, I thought I'd write about something that can tie in my vacation...
Love and Commitment
The assurance of a calling is a precious thing indeed. This year, after two years of asking God why, I saw and understood with clarity why I am where I am right now, with all prevailing circumstances, as if a portion of faith truly became sight. There is no shadow of...
The Edge of a Dream
What is it like to wake up from your musing to find the mist clearing up before your eyes and see glimpses of the world beyond What is it like to stand at the edge of a dream to discover that reality looks somewhat familiar because you've seen it in your sleep What is...
Postdiluvian Timeline
Check out the postdiluvian timeline based on the ages of Bible patriarchs. See how genealogies line up from Adam to Joseph.
The Ultimate Time Manager
The foundation of biblical time management. To continue the “pillars” analogy, something I did not mention as a pillar in my previous post is God. That’s because God is not a pillar in my life; He’s the foundation. “For in him we live, and move, and have our being …”...
Burning, But Not Burned Out
See if this picture sounds familiar. Your life, as it were, is a building held up by a few main pillars. These pillars are the main roles that you play in life, whether it be family, school, work, church, ministry, etc. There are times when everything is going well,...
Living for Jesus
A hymn by Thomas O. Chisholm, 1917 Living for Jesus, a life that is true, Striving to please Him in all that I do; Yielding allegiance, glad-hearted and free, This is the pathway of blessing for me. Refrain: O Jesus, Lord and Savior, I give myself to Thee, For Thou,...
A Firstborn’s Memory
This entry is to commemorate my father’s passing two years ago. The day after my father passed away, it was determined that I would be the one to find and select the specific location where we would have his burial. So I went with a representative from a cemetery and...