2012 in Review (Part 4): Highs and Lows As a Sports Fan

This January, for my traditional reviewing of the previous year, I will be writing a series of articles that would recap or evaluate some (if I have the time, then all) of the highlights of 2012 that involved, concerned, compelled, and/or fascinated me… this is the fourth part…2012 was an Olympic year.   And as usual, United States and China dominated. The Olympics, however, is not the biggest sports story of 2012 that I cared for most. ...

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2012 in Review (Part 3): TV Farewells and Welcomes

This January, for my traditional reviewing of the previous year, I will be writing a series of articles that would recap or evaluate some (if I have the time, then all) of the highlights of 2012 that involved, concerned, compelled, and/or fascinated me… this is the third part…This past year I had to say farewell to three of my favorite TV shows.   With just one season without Cuddy, House has to end?  It gives the appearance that the...

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2012 in Review (Part 2): Song of the Year? Oppa Gangnam Style!

This January, for my traditional reviewing of the previous year, I will be writing a series of articles that would recap or evaluate some (if I have the time, then all) of the highlights of 2012 that involved, concerned, compelled, and/or fascinated me… this is the second part…I feel that the music and songs of today are very inferior to the music and songs of the past.  It’s very seldom for me to find a favorite among the songs made nowadays. ...

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01-13-13 Dynamic Worship Special Number

After Floodgates debuted "Pangako" (its first original composition) in "Unified", the band performs it for the first time in front of the Joy Church congregation as a special number for the dynamic worship last January 13.  click here for more vid...

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2012 in Review (Part 1): Joy Church Silver Anniversary

This January, for my traditional reviewing of the previous year, I will be writing a series of articles that would recap or evaluate some (if I have the time, then all) of the highlights of 2012 that involved, concerned, compelled, and/or fascinated me… this is the first part… 2012 marked the fifth year since our family left our old denomination (since we couldn’t conform to the erroneous core doctrines that had just been established then) and started...

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Top 10 Movies of 2012 (Second Half Edition)

As I’ve already mentioned in the first half edition (if you haven’t read it yet, I recommend that you should first), the movies featured in this second half edition are not necessarily those released during the second half of 2012, but, rather, movies I was able to watch during the second half of the year.  So I’ve already listed the top ten movies I’ve seen during the first half of 2012 in the first half edition (if you haven’t read it...

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ALICF "Fan the Fire" Worship Warfare Intercession

Last January 4, at Ibalong Conference Room, the Legazpi cluster of Albay Legazpi Inter-Church Fellowship (ALICF) held a special event - per "Fan the Fire" theme of ALICF's annual provincial gathering of 2012 (on November 30, 2012) - in which evangelical churches in Legazpi gathered and had a praise and worship battery.  Bicol Presbyterian Joy Church was the one of 6 churches given the honor of leading this gathering of Legazpi churches in praising and worshiping God.  Not all songs were captured by video, but the majority of Joy Music...

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