Not So Secular

#65 – Nico & Carissa Magbiray On Finding Faith And Love

The Magbirays are a young and faithful Catholic couple whose love story intertwines with their faith story. Nico once left Catholicism in order to join an Evangelical Church (or born again Christian) while Carissa remained steadfast in her Catholic faith as she dug deeper into the reasons why she professes it. This led to them parting ways only for them to later on meet again under different circumstances, which led to deeper convictions. In this episode, they tell their story of growing in the faith both as individuals and together as a couple.
 
Music by Kayel Marcelo
 
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#64 – A Simple Fact About Brokenness

This episode is all about brokenness, healing, and ripped jeans.
 
Mark 10:46-52, Blind Bartimaeus
John 5, the Man at Bethesda
John 4:1-41, the Samaritan Woman
 
Music by Kayel Marcelo
 
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#63 – Jewelle Of Jewie’s Art Space On Being A Catholic Creator, Homeschooling, And Pursuing Your Passion

Jewelle Villarisco is a Catholic content creator, an illustrator, a homeschool mentor, a youth leader, and the artist behind Jewie's Art Space. In this episode, Mon talks to her about her story, her work, and her views on a number of things.
 
Jewie's Art Space: https://linktr.ee/jewiesartspace 
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jewiesartspace/ 
More on CFA Freedom (progressive): https://linktr.ee/freedomacad 
More on CFA Homeschool (traditional): https://www.cfa.edu.ph/ 
 
5-10 Minute Bedtime Stories for Children (The Saint Series Book 1): https://feastbooks.ph/product/the-saint-series-book-1/?ref=rizmonreyes 
Book 2: https://feastbooks.ph/product/the-saint-series-book-2/?ref=rizmonreyes 
Book 3: https://feastbooks.ph/product/5-10-minute-bedtime-stories-for-children-the-saint-series-book-3/?ref=rizmonreyes 
 
Music by Kayel Marcelo
 
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#62 – Love In The Little Things | a talk about being faithful in the small

This episode was recorded live from Feast Bellevue PM. It was a message dedicated for one of the Sundays in between the regular preaching series.
 
Mark 4:30-32, Parable of the Mustard Seed
2 Kings 5, the story of Naaman
Luke 16:10
Mark 1:15
Matthew 6:9-10
John 12:23-24
 
Music by Kayel Marcelo
 
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The Feast is a weekly gathering of the members of the Light of Jesus family in locations across the country and around the world.
Full livestreamed session from Feast Bellevue PM's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/DSKL3c0qqAE 
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#61 – The Bible Is Meant To Be Read Together In Community

Having your personal Bible time is important, but what if the way we read our Bibles now, in solitude and in book form, is not how most Christians in history encountered God's written word?  In this episode, Mon takes us through the history of the ways the Bible was written throughout the centuries.
 
1 Timothy 4:13
Nehemiah 8:1-7
Acts 2:42
Verbum Domini, by Benedict XVI: https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_ben-xvi_exh_20100930_verbum-domini.html 
Public Reading Of Scripture, video by BibleProject: https://youtu.be/BO1Y9XyWKTw 
The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls: http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/ 
 
The Bible Nerds Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2AdZGCMwy1Bu9E8Ta60ysq?si=f8d1a308535d40ab
God Made You Good, How The Book Of Genesis Matters To You: https://feastbooks.ph/product/god-made-you-good/?ref=rizmonreyes 
 
Music by Kayel Marcelo
 
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#60 – What If I Don’t Like Change?

Most of us think of being open to change as a good thing, and it can be! But what do we make of those who are just more resistant to it rather than open? Is that a bad thing then? Let's talk about it.
 
Sirach 5:9-10
Colossians 1:23
Big Five Personality Traits: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/big-5-personality-traits 
 
Unboxing The Bible, Letters of St. Paul: https://fb.watch/jcQ3orgZn-/ 
 
Music by Kayel Marcelo
 
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#59 – What Does The Bible Say About Fasting?

Every year, Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent. And every Lent, one of the things we do and talk about in the church is fasting. What is fasting? Why do we do it? Does it count if I get hangry? What does the Bible have to say about this ancient discipline?
 
Luke 4:1-4, Luke 5:27-35
2 Samuel 1:11-13, Psalm 35:12-14
Nehemiah 1:3-4
1 Samuel 7:5-6
Acts 13:2-4, Acts 14:22-23
Mark 9:28-29
Embraced 2023, a 40-day video devotional: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXWjvwgL-fw&list=PLw0s2Ynzj6KV7Peda3Uv3GJ8AnyW0NfWf 
 
Music by Kayel Marcelo
 
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#58 – Can A Christian Get Into Debates?

Words and deeds. Both matter. Both can powerfully express our convictions and principles. But what do we do when we come across someone who behaves and believes otherwise?
 
Pints With Aquinas Abortion Debate: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qQke0IcoUj7ckCVaF1wzg 
Matthew 18:15-17
Galatians 6:1-10
 
Music by Kayel Marcelo
 
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#57 – Listener Qs: How To Prepare For Marriage (while still single) & How To Discern God’s Voice

In this episode, Mon answers your questions:
Wala pa ako jowa but how to prepare for marriage?
What is the voice of God? How do you know that it's Him speaking to you, and not just the thoughts in your head?
 
Free Love True Love, book by Fr. Joel Jason: https://feastbooks.ph/product/free-love-true-love/?ref=rizmonreyes 
How To Find Your Soulmate Without Losing Your Soul, book by Jason Evert: https://feastbooks.ph/product/soulmate/?ref=rizmonreyes 
Why Is My Forever Taking Forever? book by Marianne Mencias: https://feastbooks.ph/product/why-is-my-forever-taking-forever/?ref=rizmonreyes 
Bakit Single Ka Pa Rin? book by Velden Lim: https://feastbooks.ph/product/bakit-single-ka-pa-rin/?ref=rizmonreyes 
Matthew 26:36-46
Discovery Weekend Seminar: http://discoveryweekend.org/ 
The Five Love Languages: https://5lovelanguages.com/ 
 
Music by Kayel Marcelo
 
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#56 – Seeing Patterns When Reading The Bible

In this episode, Mon talks about one way we can read the Bible better: by identifying design patterns. As people in the modern day reading an ancient text, it helps to plug ourselves into mindset of the original authors and their intended audience. After all, don't we make internal adjustments for when we read older books like the Iliad and Odyssey, Ibong Adarna, or Dante's Inferno? So why not do the same for the scriptures?
 
Design Patterns, video by BibleProject: https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/design-patterns-biblical-narrative/
Books: https://help.bibleproject.com/hc/en-us/articles/5678738131351-Books-on-design-patterns-in-Scripture
Genesis 1
Genesis 2
Genesis 6-8
Deuteronomy 18:15
Matthew 2-8
Exodus 1-20
 
The Bible In A Year Podcast with Fr. Mike Schmitz: https://ascensionpress.com/pages/biy-registration 
Read Scripture App: https://www.readscripture.org/ 
Unboxing The Bible, series by Unboxing Catholicism: https://youtu.be/2GQKVSziy5E 
BibleProject App: https://bibleproject.com/app/ 
 
Music by Kayel Marcelo
 
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