IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay โ€” From September to January, the Philippines glows. Streets are draped with lights, malls echo with carols, and parols โ€” star-shaped lanterns symbolizing hope โ€” hang from homes and government buildings alike. International media often marvel at the countryโ€™s claim to the longest Christmas season in theContinue Reading

The Philippine โ€œwar on drugsโ€ did more than unleash police violence. It exposed a deeper crisisโ€”a moral and theological collapse within sectors of Philippine Christianity. How did a country that prides itself on being Asiaโ€™s largest Christian nation produce churches that preached salvation on Sundays while tolerating, excusing, or evenContinue Reading

MANILA, Philippines โ€” Kidapawan Bishop Josรฉ Colin Bagaforo warned that fewer Catholics are attending Mass. His concern struck a familiar chord across Christian denominations. Once seen as a problem mainly for Catholic and mainline Protestant churches. It is now increasingly evident even among evangelicals, long regarded as Christianityโ€™s most reliableContinue Reading

Christian evangelism today unfolds in a world very different from that of previous generations. The rise of post-modern thought, the erosion of institutional trust, and the digital saturation of everyday life have reshaped the way people perceive truth, spirituality, and the church itself. In this landscape, the gospel remains powerfulโ€”butContinue Reading