“See, upon the palms of my hands I have written your name; your walls are ever before me.” Isaiah 49:16
Today, I received the Philippine Star printed newspaper issued on December 30, 2008. I asked my brother to send it to me for my name is printed in the column “Sporting Chance” of the Dean of [...]
Archive for January, 2009
29 Jan
Personal God
26 Jan
Refinement
“He will sit refining and purifying (silver), and he will purify the sons of Levi, Refining them like gold or like silver that they may offer due sacrifice to the LORD.” Malachi 3:3
Ernest Hemingway wrote stories which are nowadays considered as American literature classics. When we read or hear about Hemingway’s work, we are always [...]
18 Jan
Magsiparito
(Batay sa Juan 1:35-42)
Lumapit at dumikit
Buksan ang nakapikit
Masdan ang tirahan
Saan Siya nakatahan
Sa sawi at madumi
Paghawak walang pili
Sa lungkot at gabi
Hikbi maging ngiti
Sa tigang na lupa
Maganang aning biyaya
Sa isang ulila
Balikat ang handa
Sa pagkalunod aahon
Karamdaman maghilom
Lumapit, magsiparito
Manatili kay Kristo
17 Jan
Dependence Day
“I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.” John 15:5
Tears left my eyes as I drove away from my parents’ home. This was the day when my daughter Praise asks me that she will be left [...]
10 Jan
Completion
“I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 1:6
Those were the days.
When I was in college, I was part of a youth movement called Christ’s Youth in Action (CYA). Please see this link. This movement [...]
10 Jan
Dying Old
“Fight the good fight for the faith. Keep holding on to eternal life, to which you were called and about which you gave a good testimony in front of many witnesses.” – 1 Timothy 6:12
They call him Daddy Lo because some identifies with him as Daddy and some younger folks call him Lolo, to prevent [...]
4 Jan
Uninvited but Welcomed Guests
Read Matthew 2:1-12
They did not receive any invitation from the family. They were not invited but went to see the King. They followed a star that directed them to the Savior of the world. And when they reached the place, they gate crashed the solemnity of the birth of the Son of God. The family [...]
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