Love Ain't All That Matters [A Pre-Hearts Day Post]

There comes a certain point in a person's life when he realizes that there are more important things in life than love--romance, to be exact. (Like when you're 21 and had just denounced your old-time, all-time stupid crush. Harr.)

On Commitment (Part 3 of 3)

(cont.) Committing your life to the Lord is a sign, a demonstration, of your love for Him. You can't love Him if you don't know Him.

On Commitment (Part 2 of 3)

Let's take a trip to the not-so-distant past. Let's look back on our childhood days as a Christian. Let's remember the day we were born again.

On Commitment (Part 1 of 3)

What does it mean to commit?

Faith or Fame: Of Which Hall Are You?

I was browsing through the Internet today at the office while working on a project. I stumbled into an article on the homepage. I guess it was my psych-ic curiousity that made me click on the link.

It was about a girl. Well, she's grown up now. And she's really famous. She's beautiful and talented. She sings and writes songs and plays the guitar sometimes in her shows. You prolly know her. You might even be a fan.

And I would have been, too. Because she's a Christian.

Or at least, she was raised as a Christian.
Like Whitney Houston. Beyonce. Avril Lavigne. Jessica Simpson.

This famous singer also grew up in church, and discovered and honed her musical talent there. She was launched as a singer formally under a Christian label before she turned 17, with the self-titled album, Katy Hudson.

Yes, I am talking (ok, writing) about Katy Perry. The singer who brought us "I Kissed a Girl," "California Girls," "Firework," and "Teenage Dream."

Here are some articles where Katy is featured talking about her background and her parents. Click here and here.
I'll let you read first before continuing on the subject. :)


To be continued...

Bye, Summer. Hello, Tomorrow

In a matter of days, my summer vacation will be officially over.

I could confidently say it was a much productive summer vacation compared to the two others I've had since I went into college, although this year, my cousins and I weren't able to go swimming. AT ALL. Ha ha! And add to that, I wasn't able to join the Cross-cultural Trip to Cambodia and Vietnam. Yes, I missed out on a lot of great stuff, like PASSION MANILA (hmph!), BUT! I believe that GOD had other things in mind for me, and the "great stuff" weren't part of the itinerary He had mapped out. Instead, He let me be heavy with burden for the music ministry at church and let the Worship Workshop happen. With that, there was revival for our youth. There had been discoveries of new passions, acquisition of new skills, a new anointing so great and amazing, and overall, an awesome worship experience. In other words, God let His fire fall down on us, and He let me see His face. It was like He was saying, "I could have done this a long time ago, if you had asked Me to. I'm so glad you finally did. Thank you for answering My call. Welcome back, kid. I love you." God is wonderful.

So now, here I am, after almost three months of vacation, ready to face the future--and the start of my 4th and final year in college--armed with renewed hope, a revived heart, an unburdened spirit, more love, a burning passion. It won't be easy. And I won't always feel like this. I'll drift away. I'll get tired. People won't get me. But He always will. He won't let me fall. He holds all my tomorrows. And the best part? He's also holding my hand.