• Here's Why Easter Matters

    Mar 30th, 2018

    The hope of Christians lies in Jesus’ work on the cross and his resurrection. What does the resurrection, which we celebrate during Easter, mean for one of the most consuming parts of our lives--our work? In his book The Heavenly Good of Eart...

  • 5 Tips To Make Your Preaching Practical And Relevant

    Mar 30th, 2018

    Tag: worship, praise and worship, praise (Photo: Jazmin Quaynor/Unsplash) In seminary I learned how to exegete a text in order to preach it. Unfortunately, that is only one side of the preaching process. The other side, if you want your preaching ...

  • March 30, 2018: Verse Of The Day

    Mar 30th, 2018

    Holy Bible (Photo: Crosswalk.com) So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. (John 19:30, NKJV)...

  • March 29, 2018: Bible Verse Of The Day

    Mar 29th, 2018

    Holy Bible (Photo: Crosswalk.com) Simon Peter. And Peter said to Him, "Lord, are You washing my feet?" Jesus answered and said to him, "What I am doing you do not understand now, but you will know after this." Peter said to Him, "You shall n...

  • Street Evangelism: Does It Really Work?

    Mar 27th, 2018

    Bringing the Gospel to the streets through street evangelism. Does it work? (Photo: Chris Dixon/ Unsplash) Looking for a semester of “cross-cultural” experience, non-Christian college student Kevin Roose transferred to Liberty Univers...

  • March 28, 2018: Bible Verse Of The Day

    Mar 27th, 2018

    Holy Bible (Photo: Crosswalk.com) Then He looked at them and said, "What then is this that is written: 'The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone'? Luke 20:17 (NKJV)...

  • Passion Week: Tuesday Devotional

    Mar 27th, 2018

    This is what Jesus was doing on Tuesday: Tuesday was an incredibly busy day for our Lord. The overturning of the money changers table yesterday for the second day in a row, in the temple stirred up considerable concern on the part of the relig...

  • March 27, 2018: Verse Of The Day

    Mar 27th, 2018

    Holy Bible (Photo: Crosswalk.com) Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, saying to them, "It is written, 'My house is a house of prayer,' but you have made it a 'den of thieves.'" Luke 19: 45-46 (NKJV)...

  • Philippine governor orders education agency to institutionalize planting trees

    Mar 27th, 2018

    Provincial Governor Wilter Palma of Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines plants a symbolic tree in launching the "Zamboanga Sibugay Lunhaw nga Damgo: Tree Growing Project" on March 22. (Photo: Department of Education - Zamboanga Sibugay) A Phi...

  • Watch: Francis Chan Talks About How to Experience a Passionate Week of Worship

    Mar 26th, 2018

    Francis Chan (Photo: churchleaders.com) Francis Chan, popular Christian author and speaker, talks about how to experience a passionate week of worship. In this Palm Sunday Service, Chan preaches from a prophetic perspective the significance of Pal...

  • Study shows direct evidence of exposure of pregnant women to herbicide ingredient

    Mar 26th, 2018

    (Photo: Drpixel/Fotolia) Pregnant women are vulnerable to accumulate detectable levels of glyphosate, the active chemical in Roundup, the widely used herbicide in the world today. This according to a study that examines glyphosate exposure among p...

  • Agricultural project to benefit the indigenous communities in Southern Philippines

    Mar 26th, 2018

    (Photo: Felix Mittermeier/Pixabay) The International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) through its flagship project, Convergence on Value Chain Enhancement for Rural Growth and Development (ConVERGE) has included among its priority targets o...

  • Philippine provincial government creates anti-poverty office

    Mar 26th, 2018

    Fisherfolks prepare to sail to the high seas. Zamboanga Sibugay has 16 towns, 13 of which are coastal towns. (Photo: Contributed) The Philippine provincial government has created a special office, the Provincial Poverty Reduction Action Office...

  • Passion Week: Monday Devotional

    Mar 26th, 2018

    (Photo: Pixabay) Monday is the beginning of Passion Week after a very busy day for Jesus on Palm Sunday. He spent the night in Bethany and upon arising in the morning He was hungry. On the way back to the temple in Jerusalem, He comes across a ...

  • Lenten and Easter Devotional: Palm Sunday

    Mar 26th, 2018

    (Photo Credit: Llerrah.com) In Matthew 21:1-17 we find the account of what Jesus did on this day. The time has come for the end of Jesus’ life on the earth and for Him to prepare to give His life for all of the world, bringing redemption int...

  • Gunman kills gov’t engineer while police, wife, daughter look on

    Mar 26th, 2018

    What would a police officer do when seeing a person killed by gunmen just some few meters from where he is standing? None. This was what happened when an engineer working for the provincial government was shot March 20 and killed by motorcycle-ridin...

  • Davao-based group recruits pastors; promises aid to elderly, PWDs, widows, and single mothers

    Mar 25th, 2018

    BBP National Chairman Bishop Claro Loquias, Jr. The Davao-based Baptist Bishops of the Philippines (BBP) has been recruiting pastors across denominations promising them of monetary benefits such as monthly stipend, grocery allowance, livelihood...

  • Electric coop urged: Postpone EC conversion vote

    Mar 25th, 2018

    (We are publishing here the letter of a member-consumer of Zamboanga del Sur Electric Cooperative II in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay. The letter was addressed and was sent on March 23, 2018, to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the electric cooper...

  • Philippine energy office to tap bioenergy to lower cost of electricity in rural areas

    Mar 25th, 2018

    Department of Energy Undersecretary Benito L. Ranque. (Photo Credit: Davao Today) The Philippine government is going to tap the potential of biomass energy in order to lower the cost of electricity in rural areas. Benito L. Ranque, the und...