Dear Ma, It’s your birthday again, and once more I am reminded of how gracious the Lord is to this otherwise fierce and cruel world to have blessed it with you – not that I do not always remember. I know that in spite of our separation during the four long years in college, I […]
Month: March 2013
Pastoral Ministry: A Personal Philosophy
The ministry of spreading the Gospel is given to everyone who is born of the Spirit. In the lifelong journey of following Jesus, every individual is commissioned to spread the good news of salvation to those who have not yet heard it, thereby mobilizing the universal church. The foundations of this ministry spring from the […]
5 Days in the Psych Facility
The psychiatric nursing exposure for my Master’s was a blast. We spent a week in a great city 260 km from home (didn’t really feel the distance because it was only a 25-minute plane ride) and had on-the-job training. The center catered to psychotic patients, as well as those who were undergoing rehabilitation for alcohol […]