Ride for the Philippines

Just want to share this to everyone about Tim's friend who started this bike ride from San Francisco, CA to Venice Beach in Los Angeles, CA (about 500 to 550 miles) for the funding of Arthur Center in Manila, Philippines.

For more information about this cause and how you can be a partner of it, kindly click on the link:

BIKE RIDE FOR PI

If you have questions about this cause or anything related to Arthur Center, kindly refer to the website link I posted above. Thanks!

Don't Ignore This

by: Don Williams
“Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise…” Ephesians 5:15
There are a lot of things in life that are good to ignore. We need to ignore the glut of useless information that pummels us. We need to ignore the foul moods of people that would bring us down. We need to ignore advice that comes cheaply. We need to ignore the advertisements that seek to seduce us and manipulate us, creating false needs and wants. So it goes. But we need also not to ignore the lies of the enemy. We need to confront them with God’s truth. We need to confront those who gossip about us, attack us, and run our name through the mud. We need to confront those who despise our faith. Silence, in these cases, means approval. While we need to chose our battles and ask the Holy Spirit to lead us in them, we need to stand up for the truth, for righteousness, even when it is unpopular in our “live and let live” culture.

Metanoia Outreach and LTS

Metanoia is launching once again an outreach! Rolling our sleeves off and stretching our hands to extend and help with all our means. Yes, thanks to the help of our dedicated alumnus who never forget their commitment since the founding of Metanoia.

Upcoming outreach which is on the 26th of November 2007 is at "Tahanang Walang Hagdan" (House Without Stairs)--a community of the physically challenged. Donations and gifts in kind are welcome in this program.

Leadership Training Seminar is also scheduled for new student members on August 3-5, 2007. Schedule and time is still pending as it depends on the university exam schedule.

Posted are photos from previous outreach programs:

Acquiring Wisdom

That night God appeared to Solomon and said to him, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you." Solomon answered God,..."Give me wisdom and knowledge, that I may lead this people."--God gave Solomon wisdon and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.

2 Chronicles 1:7-8, 10; 1 Kings 4:29

WISDOM is the ability to make good decisions based on proper discernment and judgment. KNOWLEDGE in this verse, refers to the practical know-how necessary for handling everyday matters. Solomon used his wisdom and knowledge not only to build the temple from his father's plans, but also to put the nation on firm economic footing.

God's offer to Solomon stretches the imagination: "Ask for whatever you want me to give you" (2 Chron. 1:7). But Solomon put the needs of his people first and asked for wisdom rather than riches. He realized that wisdom would be the most valuable asset he could have as king. Later, he wrote wisdom "is most precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her" (Prov. 3:15). The same wisdom that was given to Solomon is available to us; the same God offers it.
How can we acquire wisdom?
First, we must ask God "who gives generously to all without finding fault" (James 1:5).