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Letting your words breathe life to others…
Abused. That is the feeling you get when someone dishes an unsolicited piece of advice no matter how well-meaning they seem. I was on the phone recently with someone and in one of the hurried discussions, I said something about … Continue reading
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Soul A quiescat
Sometimes you just want to be quiet and have a personal retreat.pic This picture was taken in Tagaytay when I was requested to address a small group of young people about to work on their mission and vision as a … Continue reading
Thank you A-Cross Ministries!
Last Sunday, A-Cross ministries in partnership with Grace Communion International-Philippines conducted a medical mission for the residents of Lawang Pare, San Jose Del Monte Bulacan. 660 patients were served at this one-day medical mission. A-Cross did a wonderful job in … Continue reading
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Tagged A-Cross Ministries, GCI-Philippines, Medical Missions
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Arrogant entitlement….
My wife shared with me a story that remained with me to this day. Back in 1998, we drove for about 12 hours to reach a seaside resort for the church retreat. There were several churches involved in that retreat, … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, conflicts, core issues, counseling, greed
Tagged arrogance, selfishness
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How we unwittingly, or otherwise, break the hearts of the young ones…
The previous blog talked about how my heart gets broken by the younger generation. One good question to ask is this “But how are we unwittingly breaking their hearts?” Many times, adults are not aware of how their behaviors and … Continue reading
When the young ones break our hearts…
My heart was broken many times by the young people. Having worked with the young people for more than 20 years, I have had my share of disappointments and discouraging moments. My heart gets broken when: – young people do … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, conflicts, counseling, emotional searching, family, intimacy, mentoring, personhood
Tagged counseling, life, pain, youth ministry
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Youth Discipleship Retreat – INSIDE OUT!
We ended another youth discipleship camp yesterday. It started last May 14 and ended on the 16th. A total of 107 campers from Luzon attended this camp and 27 staff ( part-time included) Our theme revolved around Romans 12: 1 … Continue reading
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Tagged summer camps, Villa Julia, youth camp, Youth retreats
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Thank you GCF-North!
I was invited by a good friend, Ptr Levi Arnan of GCF-North to be a speaker for their youth retreat last April 16 – 18. Held at the beautiful and relaxing Word of Life Camp in Calauan, Laguna. It made … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, discipleship, GCF-North, Word of Life camp, youth activity, youth camp, youth retreat
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PERMALINKS PROBLEM with the domain name
We have migrated to www.compassionateconsiderations.com however we are experiencing some technical difficulties right now. I will be posting here while we are fixing the bugs. Thank you for bearing with us.
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How do you know if you had moved on?
A young man asked me this question after recently going through some upheavals in his relationship. I thought about the possible answers I could give him – and later that evening, during our stroll at the state university campus, I … Continue reading
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