by: Chuck Dedel
The students cheered after the last graduating section took their seats. Our graduation was now over. The master of ceremonies drew the program to a close and a mob started to gather at the gates. Students were crying, lining up to our teachers to express their endless gratitude, and were congratulating their [...]
by Erlinda Tolentino
In February of this year Efren Arrogante, an overseas contract worker in Oman, Jordan,sent an e-mail message via our church’s website – ics.org.ph. He had found our site online and left a request for his family in Signal Village, Taguig City to be visited by our church. Efren had gotten saved in Oman and [...]
Going through my files, I ran into Dr. Eli Javier’s 1997 Report to the General Council Convention. In that report he presented 12 Dream Points he dubbed as “perspectives from one who can be regarded as ‘outsider’ and an ‘insider’. Then I thought this should etched in every wall of ICS.
1. [...]
by Bernard “Nio” Manzano
Tiring… trying… frustrating…
I’m not talking about love, although sometimes the world perceives it as such. I’m talking about how whole process of making The Redeemed Stage and ICS’ latest concert can feel at times. Tiring, because of the rehearsals. Trying, because you deal with different kinds of personalities in the team you’ve [...]
by Outgoing BOE Chair, Bro. Temi Padla
Seven members of the board have just left. Another set of seven individuals have come in.
Around this time, every year, we hold an annual corporate meeting. One old time member shared her opinion that in recent years, these meetings had become “boring.” I suppose she was comparing it to [...]
by: Jenny Legaspi
I’ve seen a lot of them. New graduates. After savoring a few restful months, they went to find that perfect job. Or settled for any decent paying job. Then they began enjoying the fruits of their labor. They bought so many needed and desired items with their hard-earned money. They paid for trips [...]
by Bro. Temi Padla
On March 29, 2009 the ICS Corporate members were convened in the main Sanctuary for the annual Corporate Meeting and the election of the seven new Board members who will replace the seven outgoing ones who have successfully served their 2-year term.
by Joyce Meyer
This devotional was forwarded to me by an ICS brother and echoes the sentiments stated in our other features in this issue. Please read and be blessed! – jbd
For those whom He foreknew [of whom He was aware and loved beforehand]. He also destined from the beginning [foreordaining them] to be molded into [...]
by: Ptr. Rodel Lacson
I guess I expected God to be bombastic. Anybody that big must be really loud, right? Not to mention that the voice of God in movies and plays is often quite thunderous.
That’s why Elijah’s story in 1 Kings 19 is so amazing to me. Elijah, the depressive prophet, has fled for his [...]
By Bro. Ardie Balderrama, Chairman ICS-BOE
Break my heart for what breaks yours …
This line from a worship song we sing here in ICS has been buzzing in my head for quite some time now.
