Recently, last July 11th, my partner, Lawrence sent me a video link and asked my thoughts about a drag performance in a gay bar where someone who seems to be dressed and presenting a dragged version of Jesus is lip-syncing “The Lord’s Prayer” or “Ama Namin.” Then, in the evening when I was commuting on […]
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The Passion Story of Jesus
The passion and death of Jesus is told to us from the lectionary reading of the gospel of John. In first century, early Christians told stories about Jesus orally. The Apostles and other disciples told what they saw and heard either by their own selves or by other witnesses. Then when the gospels were written […]
Tara, Kain Tayo – Paanyaya Ni Hesus
Jesus’ ministry and mission is about food and not just spiritual food but also food for the belly, because I think Jesus understood the importance of both. The food that nourishes the body and the food that nourishes the soul. You cannot separate one over the other. You cannot also emphasize one over the other. […]
2020 Theme: Christ In Me, Christ Through Us
Open Table Church is a progressive Christian Church and we believe that who we are and the spiritual practice of our faith should be based on the one we follow and believe to be the Christ, Jesus of Nazareth. Our faith-community, diverse in so many ways yet gathered together, are formed and informed by the […]
Let Us Pray and Work for Peace
With the assassination of a top military leader of Iran, the world is under threat of another war between the US and Iran. Currently, there is still an ongoing war-conflict in Yemen. Syria remains to be torn apart by war and violence. Some called the Syrian conflict a proxy war between the US and Russia-Iran. […]