Nguyen On Earth

    Today is November 11th. 11/11. The significance is that I constantly see 11:11 when I turn my phone on. It's fun to tell the friend I'm with at that time that they are my "11:11 moment".  This morning, I decided to start reading Jesus Always , a daily devotional recently given to me by my friend Michelle for my birthday. The back of the book talked about how the readings are about experiencing true joy.  I felt an "ah-ha" moment. Joy is the word that God gave me for 2021 and my plan is to study this word throughout the new year. Such a God wink for Michelle to gift me a devotional about joy! I love all the ways that God speaks to us. It doesn't have to be audible. We hear God in different ways. He communicates to us through dreams, signs, songs, circumstances...  A book I recommend about hearing God's voice is The Prophetic Voice of God by Lana Vawser. And check this out, on page 45, the author talks about always seeing 11:11! She tells us to pa

This post is about a message I delivered in May 2018.   At the end of every semester at Christ For The Nations Institute , select students who make 100 on their preaching final get to present on stage in front of the school.  For the past 3 semesters, it has been so inspiring for me to hear students deliver powerful messages. I wanted to sign up for the Homiletics class but I chickened out.  However, this semester I decided to go for it and not let fear hold me back.  I'm so glad I did!   Homiletics is the art and science of preaching.  The delivery is the art and the preparation is the science.  I have spoken in front of an audience a few times and I thought this class would give me additional pointers to what I already knew but I was wrong!  Pastor Eric, my teacher, had me start from scratch and I was so challenged in the best way possible.   Throughout the semester, we learned how to give a sermon and for our final, we had to present a 10 minute message. If we scored 100 on

    One of my resolutions for 2020 was to read the Bible from cover to cover, something I have never done before. I am currently reading from The Daily Bible in Chronological Order 365 Daily Readings . This was gifted to me by my coworker Shannon years ago and it wasn't until this year that I pulled it from my shelf, committed to finishing it. What I like about this Bible is that the average daily reading is no more than 5 pages. Also, there is a narrative section that sets the scene for what I'm about to read.  In saying all of this, are there days where I miss my reading? YES. Are there times when I don't remember what I just read? YES. Do I get discouraged? ABSOLUTELY.  God knows all of this and He recently replied through my friend whose name is...  GRACE.  I met Grace at bible school and she was born in Vietnam, just like me. Grace has read through the Bible more than once and I thank God for having her in my life. She has become one of my close friends. One day, Grace

  credit: Colton Duke     This is about a trip I took in 2019 posted today on September 11, 2020 to commemorate the 9/11 attacks.    For the past couple of years, when I would look at a clock or turn on my phone, I'd see the time, 11:11. For me, it's a God wink.  Recently, a friend at work asked me to switch days with her.  I said yes and then realized I would now be off on November 11th.  11/11!  God, I wonder what you have in store for me that day.  Later that evening, I was scrolling through Instagram and saw a post from Vietnamese Boat People stating that they were hosting a live podcast taping with New York Times Best Selling author, Thanhha Lai .  Guess what day this would be on?  November the 11th! This was a big deal because I have been nudged to write a book for years.  I've always enjoyed writing and have recently decided to invest more time in it now that I've finished school.  I recommend Compel Training as a great resource. Thanhha Lai is a Vietnames