Dann Pantoja is beginning to use his Tagalog indigenous name -- Lakan Sumulong. This is a statement that our indigenous identities can be a redeeming factor in healing our 'being' (that is, who we are as a people); help symbolize our determination to contribute what we ought to be 'doing' as a nation (that is--active, non-violent, radical transformation); and, determine how we will prioritize what we will be 'having' (that is, inclusive growth and national development based on justice and peace). Asked what fuels his positive outlook in life: “It’s the influence of Jesus, a first century Palestinian carpenter who was executed by the imperial power of his time. He said: ‘Whoever tries to keep his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it.’ Jesus defied the ultimate negative factor in our cosmos--death.”
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PCEC JOINS ECUMENICAL LEADERS’ PEACE SUMMIT
Senior leaders of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) actively participated in the Ecumenical Church Leaders Summit, held last July 19-21, 2011 at the Mary Ridge Spiritual Center in Tagaytay City. The Summit was convened to talk about the role of the Church in the peace process between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2011/07/20/pcec-joins-ecumenical-leaders-peace-summit/
CBAP AND CJOL EMBRACE EACH OTHER AS ONE BODY OF CHRIST
PAR is Peace and Reconciliation. A very significant PAR meeting happened before my eyes yesterday afternoon. But it was not planned by human beings. I believe it was a Divine Appointment. We were driving from Clark, Pampanga to Manila at around 2:00 PM, informally reflecting on our individual experiences at the recently-concluded 29th National Assembly …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2011/07/16/cbap-and-cjol-embrace-each-other-as-one-body-of-christ/
DAVAO CITY MINISTERIAL FELLOWSHIP ORGANIZES PAR COMMUNITY
The Davao City Ministerial Fellowship (DCMF) sent twenty-six (26) of their key people from among their congregations to be trained as part of the DCMF Peace and Reconciliation (PAR) Community. They have subdivided their PAR Community into 5 Teams, under the leadership of duly-elected pastors: 1. Formal-Legal Affairs & Public Relations – Pastor Johnny Dalisay …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2011/07/08/davao-city-ministerial-fellowship-organizes-par-community/
PHILIPPINE EVANGELICALS ESTABLISH PEACE & RECONCILIATION COMMISSION
The Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) gathered 40 Christian peace advocates from all over the country for the First Evangelical Peace Summit, held in Tagaytay City last June 29-30, 2011. Bishop Efraim Tendero, PCEC National Director, laid down the objectives for this meeting: to raise awareness and facilitate a common understanding on the context …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2011/07/03/evangelical-council-formalizes-peace-reconciliation-commission/
STATE OF THE PHILIPPINE EVANGELICAL CHURCH TODAY: A POSITIVE RESPONSE
Rev. Johnny Dalisay, President of Davao City Ministerial Fellowship, invited me to lead a prayer for the Philippines during our meeting last Monday. Before I prayed, he showed a slide presentation entitled A Description of the Evangelical Church Today. Dr. Cesar Vicente P. Punzalan, Deputy National Director of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC), …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2011/06/14/description-of-the-evangelical-church-today/
WHY WE STILL HAVE TO EARN OUR PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE: MY JUNE 12 REFLECTIONS
Today is Philippine Independence Day. Many of my American missionary colleagues are still claiming that the United States gave us, Filipinos, our independence. They have some historical books to show me, written by American historians. Well, actually July 4 was observed in the Philippines as Independence Day until August 4, 1964. But then, we were kind …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2011/06/12/why-we-still-have-to-earn-our-philippine-independence-my-june-12-reflections/
I’M PRAYING FOR THE PEACE OF SOUTH CHINA SEA
The Philippines and Vietnam are alarmed by China’s increasing military presence in some islands in South China Sea. This issue has been causing some fear among us, peace building workers, in the region. Then, according to the Voice of America, the United States “has offered to facilitate territorial disputes between China and its Southeast Asian …
Permanent link to this article: https://waves.ca/2011/06/06/im-praying-for-the-peace-of-south-china-sea/
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