A shared moment with your loved ones? A random act of kindness or some good news? How aboutdoing something that makes other people smile?
For us in CBN Asia and our Family of Ministries, it’s proclaiming the Good News and sharing God’s love to our kababayans.It’s putting a smile on God’s face, and helping you smile, too!
This World Smile Day, take a look at these smile-filledmoments that we have shared together.
Indeed, a glad heart makes a happy face (Proverbs 15:13 NLT).
Despite all the trials, may you always be encouraged to be glad, to rejoice, and smile, knowing that everything works out together according to God’s beautiful plan and purpose.
After all, joy and smile are all spirits of God.
“Many people say, ‘Who will show us better times?’ Let your face smile on us, LORD.” (Psalm 4:6 NLT)
How about you, what makes you smile?
Feel free to share your answers in the comments section below!
Reverb Worship PH, CBN Asia’s music arm, has officially launched its YouTube channel!
Don’t miss out on all the fun and meaningful content by subscribing to Reverb’s YouTube channel, and clicking the bell button to receive notifications about the newestshows, song releases, and interviews with your favorite Filipino Christian artists.
In addition to One Music One Hope Season 2, One Music One Hope Rewind, Reverb Top 10 Christian Songs, and Reverb Spotlight, Reverb Worship PH’s Project Manager Ivy Catucod gave a sneak-peek of what is yet to come to the channel.
“We have a lot of exciting content to look forward to starting this October. We will create playlists for CBNAsia-produced songs and our favorite local and foreign Christian music that our audience will surely enjoy.”
She added, “In the coming months, we will feature Christian artists singing worship songs LIVE and highlight local Christian bands from Visayas and Mindanao. Original songs produced by CBNAsia will definitely be first released on this channel. These songs will be the product of the songwriting camp that we will organize for aspiring Christian songwriters next year. We are also planning to have an online radio channel through the CBN radio.”
Launched last August, Reverb Worship PHaims to bring you praise and worship songs that will truly reverberate in yourheart andwill make their way into the mainstream music scene.
To John Valdes Tan, CBN Asia’s EVP and COO, Reverb Worship PHseeks to produce music that celebrates and declares the unchanging love of God in changing times,while giving Christian artists a platform to create and perform songs that worship God and inspire our kababayans.
“The vision has twosides, first, Reverb’s goal is to create a platform for Original Filipino Christian Music. As Christians, our desire is to see our nation worship God. We hope that God will use the music we create and produce to encourage Filipinos to sing more praises to Jesus. On the flip side, we want to give Christian composers, musicians, and singers a venue to express their gift in music.”
Stay tuned to Reverb Worship PH on YouTube!
Subscribe to our YouTube channel today and enable the notifications by clicking the bell button. Also, don’t forget to like and share Reverb Worship PH’s videos and let your family and friends know about it, too!
Like any other person, St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, experienced and endured overwhelming trials in life.
From being kidnapped by pirates at the age of 16, to being enslaved in Ireland, and converting thousands to Christianity – his remarkable journey proved that God can transform slaves into missionaries, and sinners into saints.
His life showed that God can turn any trial into triumph.
St. Patrick’sfascinating true-to-life storyhas inspired thousands of viewers around the globe after it aired as CBN Asia’s Holy Week offering,titled I am Patrick.
Through your faithful giving, you help CBN Documentaries and CBN Asia to produce docudramas like this, and othermade-for-TV films that encourage our kababayans reeling from the pandemic’s impact.
In this time of crisis, you can help bring more inspiring stories and send hope to more and more Filipinos!
For your gift of 500, you will receive exclusive streaming access to I am Patrick docudrama.
Now that schooling will be done differently because of the pandemic, you are probably thinking about what steps to take to support your child’s learning.
You might be wondering, “What will happen? What will schooling look like? Would it be efficient and effective?”
Worry not! Beyond Small Talkis here to help you!
Here are tips fromThe 700 Club Asia host and homeschooling mom, Felichi Pangilinan-Buizon, to help you guide your little ones as they navigate the new normal way of learning.
1. Familiarize yourself with the terms being used
Distance learning or homeschooling– is there a difference?
As the school opening nears, it would be helpful for parents to know the terminologies and jargon being used.
Instead of the regular classroom setup, the Department of Education(DepEd) will be implementing a distance learning approach. In distance learning, your child’s learning takes place at home, online, or through the help of take-home learning kits from school.
Distance learning is guided by a teacher through a gadget or computer. For students who do not have access to gadgets and internet connections, modules will be provided according to DepEd. Lessons will also be delivered via radio and television as an alternative mode of learning.
On the other hand, homeschooling is a way of learning at home wherein parents serve as the primary teacher. It is facilitated by parents using a curriculum based on the children’s interests or family’s lifestyle.
AsFelichi puts it, “Homeschool is more child-centered. But as they say, different families, different needs, different seasons.”
It is important to know and identify what would work best for your child.
2. Be willing to learn and be ready to brave challenges
Your child’s learning is not a one-man’s job. The government, teachers, parents, and children all need to work together to overcome the challenges that come with these new learning approaches.
“I know this is a challenge to us parents because there are things that we need to learn–or give up–to focus on our children’s education,”Felichi said.
Amid the worries and questions, it is important to ask God for wisdom and strength. Pray that He would bless and protect your child as your little one embarks on the new back-to-school scenario.
Trust that you and your child can do this, through His loving guidance.
“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”(Philippians 4:13 NIV)
Are you looking for more back-to-school tips to help your child’s learning?
Saying that Filipinos love music is an understatement.
In good times and in bad, the Pinoysseem to always find songsfit for any occasion. There is an anthem that reflects any emotion and suits every situation.
And as the world continues to fight the pandemic, it’s nota surprise to seepeople tapping into songs as a source of strength and inspiration. Music becomes a healing balm that soothes weary souls.
If you’re feeling down lately and looking for a breather, here are 5 inspiring OPM songs to add to your playlist. Take a deep breath, turn up the volume, and let these anthems uplift your spirits and heal your soul:
1. Manalangin – The Juans
“Hangga’t may nakikinigsapanalangin
‘Di mawawalaangpagasanatin
Ikaw at ako
babangontayo.”
Manalangin kicks off by telling you that your worries about the pandemic are valid, and a lot of people feel them too. A few beats after, The Juans delivers the message of hope pretty clear: solidarity – in prayers and in good deeds – would soon spark hope. There is light, after all.
Likewise, itsmusic video adds a heavy weight to the song’s already impactful message – a montage of our kababayans’ plight during the pandemic and the frontliners’, people’s unity in the fight against the unseen enemy.
2. This Too, Shall Pass – Rico Blanco
“I don’t know how, I don’t know when
But I know love will find a way again
This too shall pass.”
Rico Blanco sings about one of the most comforting pieces of advice you can possibly give to yourself right now: this pandemic will soon pass.
This quarantine anthem hits close to homeasit acknowledges the tears, fears, and confusion this crisis brings. Its music video, on the other hand, shows people around the globe holding on through difficult times. Heart-warming and at the same time, cheery, “This Too, Shall Pass” rallies toward hope and love during dark times.
3. Lilim – Victory Worship
“MananatilisaIyonglilim
At sasambahinKasadakonglihim
MananatilisaIyonglilim
Nang masumpunganKasadakonglihim.”
Although the song was released months before the pandemic, “Lilim” stays relevant due to its timeless message of hope and comfort that can only be found in God.
This lullaby-like hymn encourages you to find shelter in God, cling to His promises, and receive the rest He freely gives you. It’s an assurance that when you seek God, He will meet you and will take away all the anxiety, sadness, or pain.
4. Bukas Wala Nang Ulan – Christian Bautista and Janine Teñoso
“Pero ang‘di moalam, hindika nag-iisa
Nakaagapaysayo, tiwalalang
Masisilayanmo din angbahaghari
Dahilbukas ay walanangulan.”
Christian and Janine’s hopeful duet comforts you that you are not alone. If you think there is nobody to turn to and nowhere to go, if you feel that the problems are pouring nonstop – hold on.
Trust that there is a better future in store for you. Though it might seem that it’s all doom and gloom right now, the rain will soon end, and there’s a rainbow after it. There is hope, light, and healing for you.
5. Beautiful – OgieAlcasid and Moira Dela Torre
“Beautiful, beautiful
Everything You’ve done is simply beautiful
Wonderful, glorious
I just stand amazed to hear Your name.”
Ogie and Moira’s collaboration is a great reminder that in the midst of storms, there is a powerful, beautiful God who weathers the storm with you.
The song emphasizes that even though it’s hard to see all the good things right now because of the fear and troubles brought by the pandemic, still, everything that God does is simply beautiful. From its soul-solidifying lyrics to its calming melody, “Beautiful” is a hopeful declaration, a prayer, and a song of praise rolled into one.
In this time of uncertainty, let music inspire you to keep hoping in a God that holds the future.
Do you have other songs that comfort and uplift you during this season? Feel free to add to this list in the comments below.
If you are feeling down because of the pandemic, the CBN Asia Prayer Center is here for you. Call us at 8737-0700 and we would love to comfort you through prayers.
The Asian Center for Missions (ACM), CBN Asia’s missionary training arm, iscelebrating its 25th Anniversary this year.
Since its inception in 1995, ACMhas been providing cross-cultural missionarytrainingto our kababayans who have been called by God to reach the nations and proclaim His saving love to unreached people groups.
On its 25th year, ACM declares God’s faithfulness for all that He has done in and through the ministry!
It continues tobelieve that the Philippines is a missionary-sending nation and that every Filipino is called by God to be involved in missions either by praying, mobilizing, going, sending, or giving.
You can show your support to its #TowardsNoMoreUnreached movement by partnering with ACM!
Are you looking for ways to increase your income even amid this pandemic?
If yes, then you’re in the right place!
Here are Beyond Small Talk guests Vic and Avelynn Garcia to share with you 3 simple yet significant ways to help you learn more and earn more during this crisis.
1.Know God’s plan for your life
The well-known Jeremiah 29:11 verse says that God knows His plans for you, and His plans for you are good. But, do you know exactly what those plans are?
Knowing God’s plans and purpose for your life will help you realizeHis will for your finances.And how would you do that? By calling unto God – as told by the succeeding verses:
“Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:12-13 NIV)
“Instead of calling the Lord, we tend to call our friends or someone who would lend us money. God becomes our last resort,” says Avelynn, emphasizing the importance of seeking God first before venturing into any business.
SeekGod and ask Him what venture you must take, when, where, and how you can take it.
2.Pray with all your heart
You don’t know what to do? Tell God. You have no idea how you would earn money? Tell God and ask Him for wisdom.
If you are wondering whether you should get a new job, put up a new business, or take another sideline – here’s the good news: God knows which path is best for you.
So before you plan your next step, Vic suggeststhat you pray with all your heart and ask, “God, can You tell me what You know so that I could do Your will?”He added, “With the limited time and resources that we have, we cannot afford to guess and commit many mistakes.”
3. Do not forget to give tithes and offering
During a financial crisis, it might be extra challenging to let go of any peso. Yet according to Avelynn, “Most of the time, you go broke because you do not give to God.”
When you allow God to intervene in your finances, He will surely bless your obedience. After all, all things work together for good to those who love God, isn’t? That is the same promise Malachi 3:10 brings:
“‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.’”
Are you asking God for wisdom about your finances?
With all that is happening nowadays, finding hope and staying positive has been a challenge for everyone. This is what inspired singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid to team up with another OPM icon, Moira Dela Torre, to compose a new song titled “Beautiful.”
The song was released last August 14 under Star Music, co-produced by CBN Asia’s music arm, Reverb Worship PH.
During his guesting on MOR Philippines Livestream last August 17, Ogie shared his inspiration behind the song, encouraged other artists to use their platforms to uplift people and God, and thanked everyone who streamed their music.
“It’s hard to see the beauty during this pandemic and that’s where faith comes in. That despite what we are going through, God has a plan. (https://www.hotelogix.com/) All we have to do is to trust Him. He’s teaching us to be patient and obedient. We will see the things that will come out of this, and all of that will be beautiful. That’s the very essence of this song,” Ogie said.
To Moira, who was touring abroad when they recorded the song, “Beautiful” is a reminder of God’s love, “This song is so timely and so powerful. It’s such an amazing reminder that despite all the storms, we serve a mighty and beautiful God who makes everything beautiful in His time.”
Hours before the release, the hashtag #BeautifulOgieMoira trended on Twitter. And as soon as the anthem hit streaming platforms, listeners were quick to react and praise its uplifting message. Both lyrics and melody caught the hearts of our kababayans and received positive comments.
YouTube commenter Jaque D. shared that songs like this could help people “overcome fear and fight anxiety and depression.” Maxine H., on the other hand, commented that it is “a great reminder of how good God is and how much He loves us all. A masterpiece indeed!” Bri H. revealed that the song got into her heart and she felt “so blessed and full after listening to it.”
Have you listened to “Beautiful” already?
The lyric video and official music video of “Beautiful” are now available on Star Music’s YouTube channel. You can also stream it on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, and Deezer!
OPM icons Ogie Alcasid and Moira Dela Torre are set to release a new song titled “Beautiful” – a melodic anthem about God’s light and love amid the pandemic. You can stream the song this August 14 on Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Deezer, and YouTube!
For the first time, singer-songwriter Ogie shares the microphone with Moira in hopes of inspiring our kababayans who are dealing with the pandemic’s impact and to spread the message of God’s love, healing, and comfort in uncertain times.
“This pandemic has been the backdrop of this entire song. While we have been cooped up in our own houses, Jesus has been welcoming us to go back to Him. He has a plan and His plan is always beautiful,” Ogie shared.
Written from a place of personal devotion, “Beautiful” takes the listeners to a musical experience, declaration of praise, and a heartfelt prayer – all rolled into one.
“I started writing this song last year. It just came to me one day while I was playing some chords on the piano. The lyrics just started flowing as if the Lord was telling me that all that He has done for us is simply beautiful and glorious. I then asked Moira if she could collaborate with me and she even gave me suggestions on some of melodic lines,” Ogie recalled.
The song is released under Star Music, co-produced by CBN Asia’s music arm, Reverb Worship PH.
Reverb Worship PH seeks to produce music that celebrates and declares the unchanging love of God during changing times and give Christian artists a platform to create and perform songs that worship God and inspire people.
CBN Asia’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Valdes Tan said, “CBN Asia is expanding its reach through different platforms to produce, publish, and broadcast new songs from new and established Christian musicians and singers. “Beautiful” is the first song we are releasing. We hope everyone would listen to it and be reminded of the beauty of God especially with what’s going on around us.”
Mark your calendars and stream Ogie and Moira’s “Beautiful,” available on August 14 on Apple Music, iTunes, Deezer, and YouTube.
CBN Asia launches its music arm – Reverb Worship PH!
Reverb Worship PH seeks to produce music that celebrates and declares the unchanging love of God during changing times. The music arm is also set to give Christian artists a platform to create and perform songs that worship God and inspire people.
“CBN Asia is expanding its reach through music. We will be using our different platforms to produce, publish, and broadcast new songs from new and established Christian musicians and singers,” says John Valdes Tan, CBN Asia’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
