I have been portraying “First-time Grandpa” in the last few weeks— a role I had little preparation for. It has been fun and tiring. In terms of tiring, it has left me without a sense that I have much of anything to say. As such, I have posted little in the last few weeks.

I thought I would update my ministry chart. I did a chart of the work that my wife and I have been involved in over the last couple of decades. However, it was accurate until around 2023. We are entering 2026 now. I added RCWO. That is Research and Creative Writing Office at Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary. I serve as editor-in-chief for the Philippine Journal of Religious Studies, and of PBTS Press. As far as the latter, we are publishing our first book under that imprint in about two weeks (January 2026). I am not sure how long I will continue in that role (or how long I want to continue in that role). But I find quite a bit of satisfaction in it at this time. I am working on the website for PBTS Press and will throw the link onto this website when it is at a point that I am not embarrassed by it.

I wish everyone a joyous Christmas and a blessed New Year. For those who don’t celebrate one or both of these? No worries, Joy and Blessing are not linked to specific days. They are freely available year around.