Ordinary Angels is a drama based on the true story of Sharon Stevens, a hairdresser (played by Hilary Swank), that rallies a community to help Ed Schmitt (Alan Ritchson) a widowed father drowning in debt and waiting for a liver transplant for his youngest daughter. This is a PG rated movie that runs for 1 […]
Movie Review: Journey To Bethlehem
It’s a musical! That was my first reaction when the screening started. I went without looking into the movie and was happily surprised. I love musicals and while past experience has shown me how cheesy and badly produced some Christian musicals were, Journey To Bethlehem was not one of them. While they took artistic liberties […]
Stop Asian Hate
“You know what immigrants sound like? The passion of the Christ when they’re killing him. Disgusting.” Those were the words said to me by a man at the grocery store. Said so casually. Said so full of hate. I have been trying to write this post for a while now. The words don’t seem adequate […]
Movie Review: Big George Foreman
Big George Foreman is the biographical sports and faith drama of Olympic gold medalist and world heavyweight champion, grill master, and pastor George Foreman (played by Khris Davis). It chronicles his life from childhood to his championship at age 45. It depicts his boxing career as well as his faith journey. This is a 2-hour […]
Two Ways To Observe Good Friday
In the Christian calendar, today is Good Friday, the day we remember when Jesus was crucified on the cross, the sacrifice He made for our sins. Growing up in the Philippines, Easter time (specially Holy Week) was marked with somber traditions and ceremonies held by the Catholic faith, including a gruesome reenactment of all that […]
Movie Review: Jesus Revolution
Jesus Revolution is based on the book of the same name written by Pastor Greg Laurie. It’s based on the true story of a young Laurie (played by Joel Courtney), hippie street preacher Lonnie Frisbee (Jonathan Roumie), Pastor Chuck Smith (Kelsey Grammer) of Calvary Chapel, and their involvement into what TIME Magazine called a Jesus […]
5 Ways Singles Can Survive Valentine’s Day
For years, one event has marked Valentine’s Day for me: babysitting for my church’s couple’s valentines dinner. The pandemic lockdown gave me a break, but it’s back to the same old same old this year. I babysat ten kids for five hours. “Do you like babysitting?” asked one of the children. “Hmm…not if there’s so […]