You will never find love and the joy in anyone and in anything unless you are able to love you for you; unless you are able to be happy by your own. Nor will you be able to effectively love another person if such love and joy is not present in your own life. Seeking […]
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Chapel Dedication Sunday
Listen to Ptr. Joseph Tiu San Jose as he preaches during Dedication Sunday for the new Open Table MCC sanctuary. Thank you to all the generous donors who trusted us and gave us the financial means and made this possible. Also, to the core group who remained faithful, thank you. Our sanctuary is now officially […]
What Is The Church? (Part 2)
by Ptr. Joseph Tiu San Jose For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made […]
What Is The Church? (Part 1)
by Ptr. Joseph Tiu San Jose The Church is the people of God. It is not a building or a physical place. It is you and me together, in relationship and covenant with each other. Not perfect, not pure yet strives to follow Jesus’ life and mission. We recognize the many ways that we have […]
Rainbow’s Sunset Movie Review: What Christian LGBT+ People Can Learn
Rainbow’s Sunset Take AwaysBy Ptr Joseph San Jose This is my personal take aways from the film, so be warned of a few spoilers. Thinking about it more, I decided to post it as a pastoral teaching piece for those who will care to read. Rainbow’s Sunset is a 2018 Filipino family drama LGBT-themed film […]