Tonight President Obama gives his State of the Nation Address. I wrote this last week while I was in Hawaii where he grew up. It was in his tender years here that young Barrack was influenced and moulded. And whatever world view he holds…  Continue reading...

The tweet and picture above is courtesy of my friend and host Pastor Norman Nakanishi who had me scheduled in five services from 8 am to 8 pm last Sunday. The picture was taken at half point. The first service was tough since my body's…  Continue reading...

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I first walked into the church service of what is today known as Victory almost 27 years ago. There is no question in my mind that one of the reasons why I am blessed today is because of this church. I would be nowhere near what I am today…  Continue reading...

Daswani, Kishnani, Chulani, Murjani, Chotwani, Sidhwani, Gidwani. Notice the similarity? "ani." Don't really know why but someone told me at the reception that all these names were somehow related. Each of these families and clans have…  Continue reading...

Whenever I officiate weddings I make sure I come early. With traffic unpredictable in Manila it's just not worth the stress of being stuck not knowing if you will be late. That's why I came one hour early for last Saturday's wedding ceremony. The…  Continue reading...

Last Saturday I officiated the wedding of a young couple, Ace Subido and Elain Ojeda. Both were raised in loving Christian homes and spent many years in children's church. Ace is the son of my friend Chai who lived in Japan when his father…  Continue reading...

I had no idea who he was. One of our church members was his classmate in school. It was his first time to visit our church. It was obvious he was a Chinese businessman. At the end of the service his friend brought him forward to introduce…  Continue reading...

In order to connect with a group of successful young businessmen in Jakarta and realizing that most of the men were educated in the United States, I asked the group: "As a businessman is your posture Malthusian or Cornucopian? Much of…  Continue reading...

We are more connected than ever. Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin has shrunk our world. Yet despite all these statistics for divorce, separations and people who feel isolated don't show signs of abating. That's because connectedness is useless…  Continue reading...