by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“As the hart pants after the water brooks, so pants my soul after Thee, O God. My soul thirsts for God—for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God?” Psalm 42:1-2 He places it there when He creates us; it’s up to us to pursue/stir it once the Holy...
by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“And Jacob said, ‘Nay, I pray you, if now I have found grace in your sight, then receive my present at my hand—for, therefore, I have seen your face as though I had seen the Face of God and you were pleased with me’.” Genesis 33:10 Anytime you experience Grace, you...
by Vince Olaer | Featured, For Pastors Only, LASBC News, Lighthouse Updates
Meeting The Author of “Baptist History” If you are an M. Div. or a BS Theology graduate of Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary, you probably have heard about the name Dr. Catalino Pamplona. Yes, he is the author of “Baptist History” book of the...
by Vince Olaer | Devotionals, Morning Manna
“And Jacob called the name of the place ‘Peniel—for I have seen God face-to-Face and my life is preserved’.” Genesis 32:30 Once we’ve wrestled with God, we’ll never walk the same or look at life the same. The struggles of the soul are most often solitary ones...
by Vince Olaer | LASBC News, Lighthouse Updates, Paglaum BM News, Pastoral
I had a great privilege of visiting Mt. Carmel in Kinuskusan, Bansalan Davao del Sur. It is owned by the Southern Baptist Convention to which it is popular for having a “Rural Life Training Center”. The training center focuses on training people for rural living. They...
