Archive for September, 2009

Sad

“….. How could I not look sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins…..” Nehemiah 2:3
One poor nation.  One devastating typhoon.
Flooded metropolis. Streets are rivers of raging waters. Numerous deaths.  Numerous missing. Hundreds of houses swiped. Properties  destroyed.  Crapped up crops.  Land vehicles sucked. Mud on the map.  Fingers pointing. Relief  [...]

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Uncategorized

They said in reply, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, ‘One of the ancient prophets has arisen.’ Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said in reply, “The Messiah of God.” Luke 9:19-20
If you are maintaining a blog in wordpress.com, you may have encountered this word – [...]

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More Precious than Silver and Gold

Mine is the silver and mine the gold, says the LORD of hosts. Haggai 2:8
We deposited an amount in one house which we are interested. After we had a falling out with the sellers, our team (attorney, real estate agent and loan officer) told us we ought to get the whole deposit. In turn, the [...]

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Equal Portion

He summoned the Twelve and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases… Luke 9:1
Oh yes!
Can you guess where this article going to?
Jesus called the Twelve. And then, He gave them the power and authority to drive out demons and heal the sick. Jesus did not provided more grace to Peter [...]

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Work-ship the Lord!

As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him. Matthew 9:9
…..he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post.
Are you on your workplace now? Are you on your post? Maybe you are [...]

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Fulfilled at the Background

……who provided for them out of their resources. Luke 8:3
She cooked our meals for the day. She did our laundry for the week and iron them when dry. She kept our house tidy and neat. She acted like our mother. No, she is not our mother. She is our Ate Amy. One of the two [...]

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The Traveling God

Afterward he journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God.  Luke 8:1
The traveling salesman problem. Yeah, it is a college course problem where the salesman who travels along several towns and must pass all towns minimizing distance covered throughout the travel. As he passes [...]

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Still Standing by the Cross of Christ

Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. John 19:25
We came together for one reason. To celebrate the twenty-fifth (25th) anniversary of Ang Lingkod ng Panginoon (Lingkod). To celebrate God’s call for us in Lingkod. To celebrate God’s faithfulness and empowerment. [...]

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Single Control

And let the peace of Christ control your hearts……… Colossians 3:15
Have you notice or not yet? The control keypad (CTRL) in your computer keyboard is powerful. Combined with other keys, the CTRL can make things happen.  From copying, to pasting, and repeating your actions, or undoing your actions, and saving your file and a lot [...]

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Who is your Jesus?

He ordered them not to tell anyone……… Mark 7:36
His sermon made sense. The priest was explaining why Jesus commanded the people not to tell anyone. After Jesus made the man speak, He told them not to speak about it. The priest said the reason behind was that people perceived Jesus just to be another miracle [...]

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