"She opens her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness." ~Proverbs 31:26

I was suppose to make a video, but I'm not done with it yet. :)

Hi. My name is Richiella Villanueva and you can call me simply, Rich. This is my response to an invitation made by Kuya Andrew Quinley, and it's something that I can't pass up. Given the opportunity to share bits and pieces of my life story to our Emerge Network members is exciting, but it doesn't compare to the fact that I gotta show my love for Him in action! Currently I'm living here in Vancouver, Canada for more than 3 years. M… Continue

I am content, right at this very moment.

The soft carpet under my bare feet only added to this feeling as I walked through the living room towards the kitchen. I thought about this as I pulled out my favorite mug and set it on the counter, filling the electric kettle with water for tea. I came to love drinking Earl Grey Tea, with a little bit of sugar and milk. As I stood there waiting for the water to boil, it amazed me how obscure things like the texture of our apartment floor, a certain qual… Continue

My words of introduction mean less, compared to what I'm about to share with you today. I started my day differently. This morning I watched one of Pastor Francis Chan's old sermons entitled, "Who's the Cult?" and the way he ended it was awesome. As he moved in closing to worship, he showed a video of 15 verses in the Bible which speaks of acts that the Lord commanded us to do for one another. It was exciting for me to scan through my own Book to read and reflect on each one, as I have Pastor Ch… Continue

I like watching videos on Youtube.

I read comments about how people like or hate the video. There’s always a clash of ideas and opinions, nurtured with pure instinct, wisdom, silliness, profanity, and culture. There’s also some comments targeting the person who uploaded the video himself. Every time, I tolerated most of them, but one thing that I couldn’t seem to take is the fact that some people kept on posting inane comments about pornography in Christian videos and other types of media that… Continue

I look up, I saw the cross, and I understood why.

I never knew that I would want to pursue someone who’s bigger, awesome and incredible like Him. It wasn’t prompted by obligation nor peer pressure; it was more of a conscious choice. I never thought it would be possible to pursue Him with such a passion that I have, in the midst of my brokenness.

My life is a mess. I’m a messy Christian!!!

I’m living an unscripted life, trying my best to know Him everyday and I’m keenly aware of my own imperfe… Continue