Ate Maket

Ate Maket loves to cook and we in the sunset service delight in her God-given talent.

When Kuya Armin saw me taking a stolen shot of Ate Maket, he said, "I have a feeling I'll see that photo in your blog." He's right! I purposefully took this photo to accompany my short entry about Ate Maket.

I first met her a few years back through the Discovery Meetings, our church's apologetics ministry. She was very motherly and soft-spoken. I couldn't help but remember my grandmother when talking to her, not because she was old but because of her aura. I feel very homey whenever she's around.

When Ate Maket and Kuya Armin began attending the sunset service more often, we had more interactions and conversations. That was when I learned more about her life and spiritual journey. She was very outspoken and her experiences were really humbling.

During one training session, she shared how the Lord slowly broke her youthful pride and indifference to draw her to Him. She said the barrier between her and God when she was still an unbeliever was apathy to spiritual things. She thought she did not need heaven or eternal life because she felt she would never die! But God worked in her and transformed her slowly into Christlikeness. And today, she is an Ate or Tita or Mama for many of us in the sunset service.

Ate Maket often cooks for the sunset service. We enjoy everything she brings for the attendees. Tonight she prepared pasta alla carbonara, much to our delight. She paired this up with what I think was wheat bread, but I'm not so sure. Suffice it to say that the the bread and pasta were a perfect match.

Once again, our heartfelt thanks to you, Ate Maket!

CCM: The Offended One

We at the Centennial Christian Movement once again ask for your prayers as we hold our second fellowship on Tuesday. Pray that the Lord give us strength and courage to invite friends and dormmates. Pray also that the residents will be open to the Gospel and that the Lord will give them deep spiritual hunger. :)

We have (t)his Ministry

We will have the first ever Centennial Christian Movement Fellowship on Tuesday, August 23. I am excited to see how God will work in this new dorm fellowship, though I am also a bit nervous because of the uncertainties ahead.

I encouraged JD, Kazel and Jim to go slow and start their invitations with friends and roommates. Prayerfully and with God's guidance, we will be able to establish a vibrant fellowship in the Centennial Dormitory.

2 Corinthians 4 is a great encouragement for me, especially its opening verse that says, "Therefore, since through God's mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart." It reminded me that the CCM ministry is not our own. Even the desires that we have to start it came not from us but from God. As such, we must draw strength from Him who enabled the ministry to bud.

I will be speaking in the first ever fellowship and I will begin with the very passage that inspired me. I'm still trying to figure out which of the many wonderful points to include and emphasize, but it suffices to say that the message will be about the CCM ministry and God's direction for the fellowship.

I know that all of God's ministries that touched people's lives started out small. We are still small and I'm unsure how long before we can establish the fellowship. But though we are a minority, I remember Pastor Bel who always emphasized, "We can be the overwhelming minority!"

These things will come to pass only with God's help. And when they do, I also pray that God will keep us humble and will remind us that we have no right to boast except in the Cross of Jesus Christ.

May God strengthen us and keep us on our knees as we begin His ministry in the centennial dormitory. :)

CCM Ministry

May the Lord honor our desire to bring Him to the residents of the Centennial Dormitory, unworthy we may be.

"Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart"
(2 Corinthians 4:1)

(Photo edited from the Centennial Dormitory, Concordia B Albarracin FB page)

DCF Alumni Association Soon!

After more than two decades, the Dormitories Christian Fellowship (UPDCF) will soon have an SEC-registered Alumni Association to partner with the dorms ministry in the University of the Philippines Diliman.

The said association is a product of discussions among alumni from different batches, culminating in the formal election of the first set of officers on May 28.

In its Articles of Incorporation, the UPDCF-AA aims to “provide spiritual support to DCF and its members” as well as “material support for Christian workers” serving in the ministry.

Among the alumni, it seeks to “promote fellowship” through regular faith gatherings and activities. At the same time, it spearheads the expansion of the ministry “to other UP campuses and beyond.”

The UPDCF-AA is currently headed by Rex Recio, a former member of the Narra Christian Fellowship. Also in the roster of officers are Luther Caranguian, Jed Velarde, Arvin Alfonso, Joan Ocampo, Marrick Neri and Michelle Bastasa.

A timeline was set to meet all SEC requirements before the end of the first semester of UP Academic Year 2011-2012.  As such, paperwork for the registration is underway, inching closer to the final SEC submission and approval of the association.

In the past, similar efforts to unite DCF alumni under one association failed because of weak communication and coordination. To resolve this issue, the UPDCF-AA is currently updating its alumni database while connecting to older members who are already outside of the country.

Pastor Carlos Novister, a long-time spiritual adviser of the organization, is especially helpful in tapping older alumni because most of them were under his care during their stay in UP.

A meeting with the current DCF executive committee was scheduled by the alumni officers next month to get to know their counterparts better and to build relationships with the younger generation of DCF.

DCF in Discovery Meetings

After almost a decade, the Discovery Meetings (DM) continues to challenge intellectual convictions and religious worldviews of students and faculty while defending the reasonableness of the Christian faith in the University of the Philippines Diliman.

This year’s DM is attended mostly by student dormers after the Dormitories’ Christian Fellowship (UP DCF) moved its first few meetings in the gathering. The decision came after recognizing the need to focus more on evangelism this semester.

Leaders of DCF mobilized the fellowship to invite fellow dormers and build relationships with them in preparation for the individual dorm gatherings in mid-August.

“The decision to join DM did not come from the Exec but depended on the individual dorm fellowships. It was ideally for the smaller fellowships to gather new contacts who can later be invited in the dorm meetings,” said Diana Andino, DCF’s incumbent chairperson.

Though DM is mainly an apologetic ministry of the Diliman Campus Bible Church (DCBC), the issues covered serve as openings for the Gospel message. Seven thought-provoking topics were lined up, including the reliability of the Bible, the person, works, life, death and resurrection of Jesus, science and faith, the problem of evil and the exclusivity of the Christian claim.


Currently on its fourth week, the DM is now more than half-way through and several new people have attended the meetings. Most notable are the freshmen from the Kalayaan, Centennial, Kamia and Yakal dormitories.

“It’s life-changing for the new attendees,” Patrick Bardon from the Centennial dorm commented on the meetings. 

Gersheena Florendo, another freshman from Kalayaan, said of the discussion on the reliability of the Bible, “[DM] promotes looking at the Bible firstly as the Word of God but also proves that it is a document with scientific and historical bases.”

“The topics are interesting. It’s also interactive and I’m happy that everyone has the chance to express their views and even raise questions,” added Jeanette Purcia, also a freshman from Kalayaan.

Conceived in 2002, DM is the localized version of what was originally the Alpha Course from the United Kingdom. Ramon Rocha III, an elder of DCBC, was among the organizers of the first ever DM. He said the meetings, as we know them today, developed through the years to suit the needs of the university.

“It started with Pastor Minho So introducing the Alpha Course to DCBC. We launched it; used it for two years…then started to contextualize it. But Alpha UK said we couldn’t use the name Alpha if we changed the content. So after much praying and thinking, we named it Discovery Meetings,” he said.     

DM’s current coordinator, Armin Alforque, another elder of DCBC, was among the first ever attendees of the meetings nine years ago. He had complete attendance then and said the topics helped him in his personal quest for God.

“DM changed my life completely. It caused me to read the bible which in turn introduced me to Christ who then put me right with the Father,” said Alforque.

The Discovery Meetings run every Tuesday, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Church of the Risen Lord (CRL). This is in partnership with the State Varsity Christian Fellowship, UP Christian Youth Movement, CRL and DCBC. 

Words for the DCBC Youth

“Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity (1 Timothy 4:12).”

Ever since God called me to minister to college students, I had repeatedly used this verse to encourage them in many aspects of their Christian walk. These words were originally written by Paul for the young Timothy who was left on his own to care for the church at Ephesus.

It could be that Paul wrote these words because his apprentice was naturally reserved and timid (1 Cor 16:10; 2 Tim 1:7). Many commentators do not see Timothy as a leader material but admire his willingness to leave home and family in the service of the Lord.

He may have felt pressure because of his youth. He may have feared failure because of his lack of experience. But to all these Paul answered, “Don't let anyone look down on you…but set an example… in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.”

As I venture out of my ministry circle in the Dormitories’ Christian Fellowship and be more involved with the youth fellowship of the Diliman Campus Bible Church, I bring with me this message.

We may be young and less experienced, but we are not to be afraid or idle. Because of our youth and vigor, we are restricted less and are capable of doing more of the hard labor for the Gospel. As such, I also bring with me a challenge to plunge deep into the Word. Let us live by the Book and measure our lives by His standards in Scripture.

Our youth is also not a license to keep on seeking only what we enjoy. Instead, we must strive by God’s grace, to learn to enjoy what is essential. Afterall, when we surrendered our life to Christ, we are no longer in the limelight. He is. So it is but right to seek Him and know Him and do what glorifies Him.

Among those that I desire to see in the youth fellowship is a passion for the lost. In fact, I pray this not only for them but for every believer. May the Good Lord teach us to re-channel some of our energies to reach out our fellow youth in and around the Diliman Campus.

While it is good to look out for one another inside our circle, it is also selfish to keep this circle to ourselves. The Message entrusted to every genuine believer is to be shared unceasingly, unflinchingly and vigorously. We are not to be ashamed of it but must count it a joy to even suffer for the Gospel.

Remember that we were all lost before God took us in. And we may have never heard the Gospel if those before us weren’t courageous enough to open their mouths and proclaim Jesus as Lord and Savior. We are in this world still and so let us shine ever brightly that our Message may stir in people’s hearts a longing for the Almighty.

God bless us all! 

Touring the UP Campus

A week before classes began, I joined the UP Christian Youth Movement in their freshmen tour program. I volunteered to serve as guide for two days, accompanying the attendees in an Ikot jeep around the Diliman campus.

There were three sets of students who joined the tour. We had one jeep during the first day and two during the second tour. Most of them live in Metro Manila, but we had three dormers from as far as Pangasinan.

The tour was designed to help the freshmen familiarize with the buildings and landmarks in UP Diliman. At the same time, we gave them tips on how to survive the rigors of university life, including which subjects and professors to take and evade. This is UPCYM’s way of connecting to students and extending blessings and help to them.

I met several freshmen from the tour and also high school students who were yet to take the UP Admission Test on August. There were also freshmen students from other universities in Manila. We rode a jeep and navigated the route of the Ikot and the Toki, stopping on landmarks like the Oblation, the UP Gym, and the Science Complex among others.

Some students asked me to explain the history of the buildings as well as the names behind them. Others wanted to find out shortcuts to help them reach their classes faster.  

UPCYM also prepared a surprise treat for the attendees after the tour. They opened their “tambayan” at the Church of the Risen Lord and welcomed their visitors with delicious treats—lunch, donuts, chocolates, cupcakes, and pizza.

We had a fun time getting to know the students and answering their questions about UP life. But most of all, I’m grateful to have known new friends. I pray that I can become a channel of God’s blessing to them. I also pray that Jesus will be glorified in the way I relate to these young students.

Discovery Meetings 2011

Hello everyone!

We are inviting you to join this year's Discovery Meetings. This is the apologetics ministry of the Diliman Campus Bible Church that aims to answer some of the most critical questions about the Christian faith.

If you have had questions but found no one able to answer them, you may just find what you're looking for in the series. Come and join us in examining the evidence!

Contact Armin at 09163300454 or

             Pau at 09265531527

Confessions to a believer

I don’t know if this reply came too late for you. But before I begin to share my views on your article, “Confession of a Believer,” I put forward this proposition: One must learn to inquire into the very heart of a worldview before he can give a final verdict.

Simply put, before judging an idea as inferior to another, we must make sure that we’ve read or heard or seen the best available information about the idea under scrutiny. My purpose in writing, then, is to help you come to grips with Christianity by providing a different perspective from what you may have heard or understood.

I do not claim to know everything, but after reading through your article, I realized that the Christianity you are trying to scrutinize is not the Biblical Christianity true believers know and follow as recorded in the Scriptures. Perhaps without intending it, your article is in fact aligned with criticisms of what is called “Pop Christianity”—a watered-down version of the faith taught by Christ Himself.

This variation of Christianity is no Christianity at all because it reduces the concepts of God, salvation, faith, sin, repentance and humanity among others into an oversimplification that detaches them from their Biblical foundations. Sad to say, many supposed believers embrace this variation because it is more convenient for them.

No longer do they hear emphases on the hard truths of man’s depravity, God’s justice and holy anger, a constant dying to self and carrying of one’s cross, of persecution and sacrifice to bring the Good News of Christ to a dying world.

When God Calls

We were cramped inside the Ipil Residence Hall study room one fellowship night when our speaker asked, “What may prevent you from going fulltime for the Lord?”

There was dead silence while each thought of the question. I also paused to think, but another question entered my mind, “Do I want to go fulltime in the ministry?”

I was second year then when I began considering ministry work. But during that time, I did not imagine myself actually spending a lifetime ministering to students and communities for Christ. Yes I started to enjoy the Bible Studies and the fellowships at DCF, but I wasn’t ready to give up my passion for journalism and the media industry.

Kuya Dave Griffiths, a missionary from Wales, started calling us one by one, eliciting answers. We were sitting in a circle so it was easy to predict who would be called next. When it was my turn, I said, “I want to go fulltime but I’m not sure if I’m ready and if my family is ready for it.”

I looked at Kuya Dave’s face and immediately I knew he was thinking, perhaps digesting what I said. I was waiting for a comment but it never came. Instead, with a heavy British accent, he blurted his usual, “Good! Alright lovely boy, good.”

Whatever that meant I never really found out. But I know for a fact that that night marked the beginning of my journey to the ministry.

In the next two years of my stay in Ipil, I got more involved with the dorms ministry. I took charge of its publication, The Dormwatch, during my junior year. Then on my last year in the University, I lent my service as chairperson of the fellowship.

It wasn’t easy juggling my time between academics and ministry. There were times when I really felt tired, but I could not give up what I was doing simply because I loved my work for the Lord. Undoubtedly, my senior year intensified my desire to go fulltime because I was very much involved in the lives of people.

I saw how the Holy Spirit worked in countless occasions—in Bible Studies, fellowships, fund raisings, camps and the Missions Trip. I particularly enjoyed the weekly BS I had with the DCF boys. I learned more when I started teaching the Bible, and it became a joy to watch the younger ones grow in faith.

By God’s grace, I finished my last year in UP and was blessed with the opportunity to address the graduates at the College of Mass Communication. That was a high point in my spiritual walk. The Spirit impressed in my heart not to waste the opportunity but to use it to advance the Gospel. So with much prayer, I included the Good News in my speech.

I will never forget when, coming down from the stage, I was greeted by a complete stranger—he looked like a pastor to me—who said, “God is pleased with your boldness! All praises to Him! Congratulations.”

UP life passed by quickly and I soon found myself serving in a non-government organization called GreenEarth Heritage Foundation. I was attracted to the ministry because of its Christian pillars and values. I was their Public Information Officer slash Executive Assistant all in one.

The adjustment was difficult because I felt that I wasn’t in the right place, that God wanted to use me somewhere else. Every evening after office, I would rush back to UP from Makati to join the fellowships and to lead Bible Studies.

There were times when I couldn’t wait for the end of office hours because I wanted so much to concentrate with my ministry to the dorms. I felt like my real work started the moment I finished my office work.

This went on for almost four months, until I prayerfully decided to resign, asking Kuya Caloy Novisteros to help me into the fulltime ministry.

During this time, I was meditating on Philippians and I heard God speak to me through His Word in my Quiet Times. When I was afraid with the uncertainty of my future, He said I lift it all in prayer and He will give me peace (Philippians 4:6-7). When I felt I wasn’t worthy to go fulltime, God said “I can do everything through Him who gives me strength (Philippians 4:13).” I also thought of my provisions. Where will I get my daily living? Philippians 4:19 was God’s swift answer, “And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”

He was really talking to me. To cap His call, God drew me to Philippians 3:7-8. Here He revealed to me my heart’s desire, “But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ...”

I will never regret the day I gave myself  up to God for fulltime ministry at DCF.

KalCFers: Leading for the first time

"Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."

1 Timothy 4:12 is a fitting verse for our fellowship tonight. It was the first fellowship wholly organized and led by our freshmen brothers and sisters in DCF.

Present were Ren, Lads, Alex, Rabee, Charm and Bryan. Each of them led a part of the fellowship as the new Kalayaan Christian Fellowship Core for 2011.

Let me recap the night's fellowship for you in this post.

At around seven in the evening, we started our fellowship infront of the Church of the Risen Lord. Earlier, Yen and Diana waited for the freshmen in Kalayaan, followed by Marko and myself. This has been our set up since the start of the academic year.

Tonight was different, however, because it would be the freshmen's first time to lead in a fellowship. Though their Ates and Kuyas from the Kalayaan Brigade still accompanied them, there was a reversal of roles. The younger ones were the leaders of the night.

Alex was the evening's fellowship leader. He acted as the emcee who directed the overall flow of the event. He also opened the fellowship in prayer. 

It might not be evident in this photo, but Alex was giving instructions for the getting-to-know-you part of the fellowship. We gave our names, courses, dorms, provinces, and answered one power question, "Was your Christmas joyful or sad? Why?"

We received varying answers for the power question, but most said they enjoyed their Christmas celebration, though it would have been the best if not for some trials or the absence of one or more loved ones.

After our GTKY, Rabee (gentleman in white) led the icebreaker, "Laser Eyes." It's a fairly simple game. For those who want to use it for their small group sessions, here are the rules. 

1. This is an elimination game. The last man/woman standing is the winner.

2. For each round, the game leader will ask the players to close their eyes, opening them only at his cue. In

         this game, the cue is the statement, "Laser Eyes."

3. Whenever the players open their eyes, they must stare at other players in the group.

4. If, by chance, two players end up staring at each other when they open their eyes, they are eliminated.

5. The game goes on until only one man/woman is standing.

Because we were even in our fellowship tonight, the last pair standing is the winner. The game is fast-paced and thrilling, especially because you don't know if the person you chose to stare at also chose you!

We were eliminated pair by pair but during the last round, we were surprised by the results. All four players were eliminated because they ended up in pairs!

Lads who is a choir singer and Ren who plays the guitar led us in singing songs of praise and worship. They chose four beautiful and powerful worship songs: Indescribable, How Great is Our God, Hosanna and Mighty to Save.

I enjoyed the praise and worship and I affirm the duo's effort in preparing for their part. I also praise God for Charm's gift in singing. Though she wasn't the worship leader, her wonderful voice-- blending with Lads's-- added life to our song offering.

After the praise and worship, we had a short devotions before the main message. Bryan exhorted the group on Romans 11:33-36. Through his message, God reminded us of His transcendence that is beyond human wisdom and understanding. The LORD is truly a God who is all-powerful, all-present and all-knowing.

Such truths, however, become more relevant when we remember that this perfect Being chose to die for us on the cross not because of who we are but only because of His grace, love and mercy.

Ate Jenny Aggangan was our speaker tonight. She gave an exposition of Philippians 2: 1-8, a passage encouraging believers to imitate Christ's humility in their daily walk.

Let me quote the summary of her talk which is a reflection of the passage itself:

"[We should] do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit but in humility consider others better than [ourselves]. Each of us should look not only to [our] own interests, but also to the interest of others.

"[Our] attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death-- even death on a cross."

"As Christ and by Christ, we strive to live in unity and humility and become obedient to death-- even death on a cross."

We broke into five small groups after the talk and proceeded in sharing our individual prayer and praise items with one another. We also gave personal insights on the message, applying the truths to our lives. We ended the small-group discussions by interceding for one another.

This is a post-fellowship photo of the Kalbrig in a waiting shed near Kalayaan. Every after fellowship, the Ates and Kuyas meet briefly to pray for the fellowship, praising God for everyone who attended and for the wonderful revelations from His Word.

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Thank you, Lord, for this wonderful fellowship. May you be glorified in our testimonies, and we pray that you grow us more in Christlikeness all the days of our lives. Amen.

EK? Star City? No. Circle of Fun!

Marvee, Del, Yen, Marko, Mark, Dan, Trex, Charm, Diana and Myself joined the fun.

At last! After hundreds of posts and endless discussions we've decided to go to Quezon City's very own Circle of Fun! It may not boast of world-class facilities or of breath-taking rides but we still enjoyed the first DCF bonding activity for 2011.

Let me share with you how we spent our night.

An encouragement for 2011

Last year, I wrote a same post to encourage the different fellowships for 2010. I'm continuing the tradition.

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Love in November

The hottest topic every February is love—love in the context of a boy and girl relationship. In fact, secular television stations even flood the airwaves with how-tos, hoping to help couples strengthen or salvage their vows.

But as early as November, both the Dormitories Christian Fellowship and the Living Word Christian Fellowship are talking about love—love for God and for brothers and sisters in Christ.

The Bible is clear when it set Jesus as the standard of love among believers. “Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends (John 15:13),” Jesus said, referring to His sacrificial death on the cross for the salvation of humankind.

An Evangelistic Christmas Party in Infanta

With the Infanta pips

"Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field" -(Matthew 9:38)

I remembered this verse as I spoke to students of the Southern Luzon State University in Infanta, Quezon. It was a small satellite campus with barely 600 students. But what's amazing with SLSU Infanta is the people's openness to the Gospel.

Living Word Christian Fellowship has reached out this campus just this year with Ate Tess as staff worker. Two years ago, the Dormitories' Christian Fellowship reached out to Infanta during its Missions Exposure Trip. The Lord has moved mightily since then.

LWCF now has a hut inside the campus where students gather for Bible Study and fellowship. Kuya Caloy said when they started the ministry, Ate Tess was reluctant and afraid. She said she could not do it on her own. There is truth in her words because without God, the ministry will not flourish. But what was initially fear turned to joy as the Lord added to the number of LWCFers in Infanta.

Wales

Kuya Dave

It's refreshing to hear that British accent again.

Tonight, Kuya Dave Griffiths was our speaker in a super-joint fellowship with Yakal, Ipil, Sampa and Kamia. It was his first time to speak in DCF after retiring more than a year ago.

Though it wasn't DCF's official Christmas Party yet, Kuya Dave spoke about the "Wonders of Christmas." He listed five and I'm sharing them to you briefly.

Evangelism through tracts

I walked around the Sunken Garden this afternoon, giving out tracts.
I pray that I will be bolder next time and be able to speak about Jesus and share about His love.

There was a challenging question posted by a friend a few days ago. "Do you have a regular personal evan activity?"

I couldn't say yes because to be honest, evangelism is not part of my system. I rarely share about Christ and I am not happy about it. It's easy to reason out that evangelism is not my gift but if I listen to Christ, this argument will not stand.

He said it plainly, "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20)

A Question on Morality

Yesterday, I was having a conversation with Bencio via Facebook chat when he caught me off guard with a request.

"Kuya, can we also have a Bible Study on morality?" He asked.

Reading his message I thought, "What part of morality? Perhaps he wants to know about Christian morality."

I typed my answer and waited for his reply.

"Hmmmm... I mean whether or not morality is dependent on people and society," came his quick response.

Now he caught me off guard not because I could not help him with the topic, but because I did not expect someone to be interested on a topic I initially thought interested only me. I had long enjoyed Bible Studies with Bencio because we had the same wavelengths. He grasped my logic no matter how unorthodox I think and reason out.

"Oh... We're talking about relativism and post-modernism here. We can have a BS on this but not this year. After Christmas break would be great because I need to prepare. I'm up to the challenge," I told him.

It had been a while since I last dealt with the issue. Rest assured I found an answer convincing me that morality ought to be absolute and ought to come from a Moral Law Giver (God), lest it fails to function as it ought to function.

Anyway, before delving deep into the issue, I leave you with an initial answer from the Christian Apologist, Ravi Zacharias, on the impossibility of morality being the product of evolution. Listen to the link below:

PS You really have to sit down and digest Ravi's words to make sense of the beauty of his answers. :)

Chronicles of a Staff Worker Dec. 3

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Friday was a rest day for me. There was no fellowship, meeting or activity in DCF. I usually attend Sate Varsity Christian Fellowship's (SVCF) Big F every Friday, but I failed to ask Jayvee about the venue this week. Most of the time it happens at the Church of the Risen Lord's Sunrise Kiosk, but not this Friday.

They weren't at the boardroom either so I had difficulty finding my SV friends. To cap it all, I couldn't contact Jayvee because I had no more load. "Perhaps this is not a Big F for me," I thought.

Much of this day was spent conceptualizing and executing my planned evangelistic tract. I wanted to create a personalized tract that's contextualized to the common Filipino's understanding of Christ and salvation. I had been trying to find one online but I figured I could also make my own using my training in Journalism. By the way, for those who don't know what a tract is, let me explain.