"Around a year ago, right before my thirteenth birthday, my Dad took me to climb Mt. Apo, as sort of a "rite-of-passage" ritual into manhood. He modeled how to be a man. At one point during our climb up Mt. Apo, my Dad was so exhausted...
I came home one evening tired from work, hungry, and ready to unwind. Seeing the dining table set for dinner, I sat down as my wife served a plate-full of chicken cordon bleu on the table. It was delicious! Already quite full and finishing up, my...
God’s ways are often quite different from our ways. We are visiting a country that has experienced years of war, drought, famine and the largest refugee crisis of this century. Its inflation rate is 500%. We are asking God to show us how we can help...
It happens to all of us, one day we see the opposite sex and our heart beats faster. We can’t explain it but it is a feeling like no other we have experienced. People call it love. Some call it infatuation or a crush. Whatever...
I’ve often been asked, “How do you know it’s true love?” by people who want to know if what they’re feeling for someone is real. Because of the many Disney films and romance movies out there, people often connect true love with the romantic feelings another...
“Love him? I don’t even like him!” How often have we felt that way when the Holy Spirit prods us to demonstrate His love to people who don’t seem deserving of our love? That certainly was the case for Jonah. When God told him to go to...
Ahhhh February…the “Love Month.” While many of us prepare for our romantic February 14 celebration, it strikes me that this month also is a fitting reminder of God’s heart for the world. That is why, in CCF, February is also Missions Month. Most of us know...
“LOVING EVEN IF” We’ve all experienced times when we have been so exasperated, annoyed and aggravated (were those kind descriptions?) with our spouse even though we love them. This is perfectly normal for all couples. The key is how we handle those times. If we let...