Bearer of Good News

Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things he does. Psalm 96:3 NLT Bad news sells. Murders, scandals, disasters, losses—these stories develop a life of their own. The news spreads quickly too. Newspaper publishers naturally print them and TV/radio shows use them as their lead stories. The Psalmist tells us …

A Scriptural Plan

I have been following the plan spoken of in the Scriptures where it says, “Those who have never been told about him will see, and those who have never heard of him will understand.”    Romans 15:21 NLT Ambition is not enough. Sometimes, it can even be a problem. Relationships have been broken, lives shattered …

A Holy Ambition

My ambition has always been to preach the Good News where the name of Christ has never been heard, rather than where a church has already been started by someone else.     – Romans 15:20 NLT What are you passionate about? What gets you out of bed every morning? On what will you invest your time, …

Global, Pinoy and Tico – Oxymoronic Title?

I am from the Philippines, a Filipino. "Pinoy" is a term of endearment, a nickname, that we Filipinos use to refer to ourselves. I also am a legal resident of Costa Rica, where citizens fondly call themselves Ticos. And even if we are here only temporarily, my wife and I proudly claim, "somos Ticos." Therefore, …