Leadership Reflections

THE GOOD, BAD, AND UGLY . . . GOD IS THERE!By Ben S. Malayang III, President (Sermon, New Year’s Eve and Eve of the Silliman Church Centennial and other celebrations, December 31, 2015) TEXT: Nehemiah 1:9 “. . . but if you return to me and keep My commandments and do them, though those of […]

Too often, and to many, Christmas is a time for joyful celebration. Rightly so, because Christmas is about the wonderful event of Holy God sending His Holy Son to unholy humanity, so that in the Son, Jesus, God finally is Immanuel, a “God with us”. This is a cause for joy. There is no event […]

JESUS BRINGS PEACE By Rev. Elmer L. Saa, Acting Senior Pastor, Silliman University Church Text: Isaiah 11:1-10 There is no question that our passage points to Jesus Christ as the promised, long-awaited Messiah of Israel and the Savior of the world as we can see from the very opening words: “A shoot shall come out […]

“I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD”By Ben S. Malayang III, President (Sermon delivered during the All-University Advent Opening Worship on November 29, 2015, Silliman University.) Text: John 8:1-2 Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light […]

BETWEEN THE PULPIT AND THE PEWBy Pastor Mark B. Augusto, Minister for Students and Campus Chaplaincy (Sermon delivered on November 8, 2015 at the Silliman University Church.) Text: 1 Peter 4:8-11 We praise and give thanks to God for giving us another opportunity to fellowship with one another and to listen to God’s message for […]

PAINTING FACEBOOK FRENCHBy Mark Raygan E. Garcia, Director, Office of Information and Publications Nakiuso. In English: riding on the “in” thing. So was the general comment when many on Facebook changed their profile photos to the colors of the French flag. There was that skepticism on whether people really understood what the switch in profile […]

SELFLESS SERVINGBy Prof. Carlos Magtolis Jr., Administrative Officer, Silliman University Church Mark 10:35-45 On the road going up to Jerusalem, Jesus was accompanied by the twelve disciples. James and John, however, felt that they were the closest to Jesus and therefore deserved special reward. They requested Jesus to grant them the privilege of sitting at […]

HERITAGE Dr. Mariano C. Apilado, former University Pastor, Silliman University Church The current movie about Antonio Luna being shown has resurrected questions about our historical and parental heritage, relevant as we prepare for the 2016 elections. Was Antonio Luna, a military genius, whose assassination supposedly upon orders of President Emilio Aguinaldo deprived the first Philippine […]

BE THE SAINT OF TODAYBy Rev. Mark B. Augusto, Minister for Students and Campus Chaplaincy, Silliman University Church Greetings of peace and love to everyone as we take time to remember our departed loved ones and continue to extend our praises and thanks to God for the glorious inheritance among the saints. November 1st is […]

ACKNOWLEDGING A MISTAKE: RESPONSIBILITY IN KNOWLEDGE WORKBy Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs  (Opening remarks delivered during the 37th Anthropological Association of the Philippines Annual Conference and 7th National Conference of the Philippine Geographical Society.)  Typhoon Lando has just lashed our country and continues to linger with a strong sense of drama in Luzon.  As scientific evidence has already established […]