While in Korea, I flew to the Philippines (just 3.5 hours away) to visit my friend Paul Yadao and see the country, particularly the island of Palawan (seriously beautiful). Paul is an apostle and a founder of Destiny Ministries headquartered in Los Banos, Philippines. Destiny is an expanding network of churches within the Philippines and […]
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Korea – Culture Shock & Coffee
Been having a great time in Korea…been here to celebrate my brother-in-law’s wedding. Some interesting things I’ve learned about Korea/Korean culture: People hate getting tanned. There are plenty of “tan-prevention” wares including huge hats, visors, Nike Dri-Fit type sleeves, neck wraps, GLOVES etc. all in an effort to NOT get tanned. People wear all these […]
New Song: Dwell (Psalm 23/27)
Here’s a simple video (from my in-law’s place in Korea!) of a song I wrote with Chelsea Phillips and Jordan Rippy. They say songwriting is a small part inspiration and a big part perspiration. With this one the melodies/lyrics came quick, but the perspiration was on what to cut, vocal range, etc…it tormented me for […]
1st Quarter Update 2012
I can’t believe it’s the end of March already! Iris and I are fully settled in NJ and the first quarter of 2012 has been filled with a lot of travel. It’s obvious that God arranged our calendar to be with lots of close friends…it’s felt like 3 straight months of family reunions, and seeing […]
Ministry Secret – ADD TO THE SAUCE
For the first post I had on this topic, click here. My #1 ministry value: to want more FOR people than FROM people. I recently heard this phrased by a great friend of mine and it really captured how I feel. It’s an intense desire to see the church flourish. My greatest desire when I […]