Category Archives: discipleship

Deeper in Grace…. thank you SEP LUZON Staff!

We just wrapped up the youth camp for Luzon yesterday. 106 campers and 40 staff gathered in Villa Julia from May 12 – 16 for the Summer Enrichment Program of Grace Communion International. “Deeper in Grace” was the theme. During … Continue reading

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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

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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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On Contemplation

“The life of contemplation… is the life of the Holy Spirit in our inmost souls. The whole duty of contemplation is to abandon what is base and trivial in (your) own life, and do all (you) can to conform… to … Continue reading

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Costly Grace vs. Cheap Grace

excerpts from The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. This is one of the most profound statements to represent Christian faith ever written. Bonhoeffer, in the end, paid the “cost” of discipleship with his own life, in the hands of  … Continue reading

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