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October 11, 2017
Adulting: How Long does ‘Youth’ last?
In my line of work (youth and young adult ministry), we often talk about the age range of youth and young adults. It varies in different places around the world.
With our church in the Philippines, the age for youth is between 12-24. In the United States, youth is from 12-18. When a person turn 18 years old, then he or she is considered a young adult and has reached the legal age. It means they are expected to be responsible for themselves and be liable for potential crimes or misdemeanor.
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October 8, 2017
The Word, the Web, and the Youth
I served as the National President of the United Methodist Youth Fellowship in the Philippines between June 2006 to May 2008. It was a great experience and helped me develop into the person and leader I am today.
On November 19-20, 2007, I presented a paper entitled The Word, the Web, and the Youth as part of the Philippine Bible Forum organized by the Philippine Bible Society. Back then, Internet technologies such as blogs and social media started to takeoff. I explored the ministry implica...
September 23, 2017
The Filipino Methodist is Back as a Magazine
Long time ago, The United Methodist Church in the Philippines had a monthly publication called The Filipino Methodist. It was a newsletter printed on newsprint and sent to subscribers by mail. It folded in 2010 after being in existence since 1969.
In the age before the Internet, the Filipino Methodist newsletter was the main way for Filipino Methodists to read about ministry news and features from all over the Philippines. Because of the increasing costs of printing and sustainability issues,...
September 7, 2017
It’s Official! I’m a Student Again
Since we moved to the USA in 2015, I’ve been thinking of advancing my education in my chosen field–youth work. After some consideration, I decided not to pursue youth ministry, but instead pursue a Master’s degree in Youth Development. I only discovered this program when I did a Google search about educational opportunities related to youth work.
This program is part of the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (GPIDEA). It’s a consortium of several universities in the great pl...
August 10, 2017
Support My 800-km Bike Ride for #80Days80K
As United Methodist, I am looking forward to the Global Young People’s Convocation (GYPC), which will be held on July 18-22, 2018 at the Indaba Hotel and Conference Centre, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
This is the largest, most extensive gathering of United Methodist youth and young adult leaders from all over the world. We are expecting between 300-400 delegates. Here’s the purpose of the GYPC from the Young People’s Ministries website.
Celebrating the mission and vitality of young peopl...
July 13, 2017
“You’re a good dad, Tatay”
It’s amazing how perceptive kids are. Their questions and insights can sometimes be so profound you just become speechless.
One time Coco and I went to the library to return some books and borrow new ones. I was listening to an audiobook for fathers. When I was pulling out of the library to turn into another street, the audiobook mentioned some tips on being a good father.
From the back of the car, Coco said: “you’re a good dad, Tatay.” I was taken aback. Of course I felt flattered. And I jus...
July 12, 2017
#WhereisCocosCar: Johannesburg
Last May, as part of my travel to the Holy Land, I decided to bring something that reminds me of my son. I asked him about it and suggested that I bring one of his toy cars. He chose one of his HotWheels: a Red Mustang. So I brought it with me and took photos of the red car in Masada, Qumran, and in almost all the places we went to.
I did not take photos of the red car in the sacred places as a sign of respect.
When I traveled to Johannesburg, South Africa, he decided to send his Blue and Bla...
March 31, 2017
Surviving Our Son’s Stomach Bug Woes
On the third Sunday of March, after our son’s fever, he had what seemed like diarrhea. But it didn’t progress beyond the day, so we weren’t worried at all. On Monday, we even went out for a nice walk at the lake.
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But the next morning, after he went to school, I got a call from one of the staff at his preschool. She told me that we needed to pick him up and bring him home. He had been to the restroom twice within 2 hours! I thought “that can’t be good.”
A Trip to the ERThankfully, within 30...
February 6, 2017
Podcasts from the Philippines that I Listen To… [2017 Edition]
I love listening to podcasts. They help me learn new things about our world and they also entertain me some. Read my post on how to subscribe to podcasts if you have not done so yet.
Here’s a list of the podcasts from the Philippines, or by Filipinos that I listen to. I provide a sentence of two of what I like about them and links to some of the best episodes I have listened to.
I had a podcast back in 2014 and it ran until I moved to the United States in early 2015. There were only a handful...
January 30, 2017
How to Subscribe to Podcasts
Podcasts are an awesome way to learn and be entertained. They could keep you company on a long drive, or when you’re stuck in traffic.
For the uninitiated, according to Wikipedia: “A podcast is an episodic series of digital media files which a user can set up so that new episodes are automatically downloaded via web syndication to the user’s own local computer or portable media player. The word arose as a portmanteau of “iPod” (a brand of media player) and “broadcast”. Thus, the files distrib...
