Pastor Caleb

175. Importance of Private Discipline

175. Importance of Private Discipline

North Point Ministries have conducted focused research on how people grow in faith. As expected, they found that everyone grew in faith in so many different ways. But they found repeating categories of responses, so they have summarized and called them, “5P”: Private Discipline, Practical Teaching, Personal Ministry, Providential Relationship,

174. COVID-19 Response Guide

174. COVID-19 Response Guide

New Corona Virus (Corona 19) seems to be spreading all over the world. However, we need to understand that its mortality rate is much lower than SARS and other viruses that cause the common cold, though it seems to be much more contagious. So, there is no need for excessive

173. Sunday Is Game-Time

173. Sunday Is Game-Time

Many Christians come to church on Sunday, expecting to hear a “deep” message. But I try to give a “clear” message. It is because I see Sunday as “Game Time.” In professional sports, Game Time is when so many things are on the line. Professional athletes play for the playoff,

172. Power of Productive Disagreement

172. Power of Productive Disagreement

Disagreement often produces conflicts and anxiety. No wonder why many people try to avoid conflict at all costs. But in a book called “Why are we yelling?”, Buster Benson argues that disagreement is unavoidable and is a sign of a healthy relationship. What is detrimental is “unproductive” disagreement. Political polarization

171. Better Filter

171. Better Filter

We are now living in a hyper-connected world. No wonder many people confess feeling overwhelmed and distracted. What distracts us might not be bad things in and of themselves. But what it can cost us might be enormous. Dr. Cal Newport, in his book “Deep Work,” says that for modern

170. Do Today's Work Today

170. Do Today's Work Today

Jesus told us not to worry about tomorrow because tomorrow will brings its own worries. (Matthew 6:34) It is certainly not a message of “empty your worries.” It is a message to correctly assess the things that are given for us to do today and do them faithfully, while

169. Two Types of Membership at The Seed

169. Two Types of Membership at The Seed

Many people might still be confused about different types of membership at The Seed, so I would like to explain it here. To put it simply, there are only two types of members: Registered Member and Baptized Registered Member. Both require completion of New Family Class (NFC). The only difference