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If this incident of a miracle in the Gospel were to be put in a movie, it would make for a very dramatic and fantastic scene. What would even make it more compelling is the fact that among all the…

Face to face with Jesus, Pilate wanted to ask him, “Who are you?” We ask the same question every time we start a relationship: “Who are you?” Today, Christians are still being asked the same question: “Who are you?” We…

Whenever a decision has to be made, the perennial questions surface: “Is it the majority? What does the majority say? What does the survey show?” Jesus was asked similar questions in the gospel: “Are there many who will be saved?…

I suppose all of us are familiar with the song that goes this way: “My foot bone is connected to my leg bone; my leg bone is connected to my knee bone; my knee bone is connected to my hip…

We all have our loved ones, and it is expected of our loved ones to make demands on us. For example, parents demand that their children study well; husbands and wives demand that their spouses be faithful. The wife might…

Perfumes were very expensive in Israel during the time of Jesus. Nobody bought even just an ounce of perfume that easily. In fact, perfume was bought from the store in terms of a unit of measurement called “dran.” One dran…

It may not be good to classify people, but sometimes it does help us to understand people better by grouping them into types. A famous psychologist once attempted to group people into only two groups. He classified people according to…

The literal meaning of “Sabbath” is rest. Sometimes, it is translated as “The Lord’s Day.” It is obligatory to rest on the Sabbath, but this rest has a purpose. It is obligatory to rest on the Sabbath so you can…

Andrew was called by the Lord. We, too, are called by the Lord. We carry the name of the Lord. We are all Christians. And yet, why is it that Andrew is a saint and we are not? So many…

I like the expression “Awa ng Diyos,” although literally this could mean “Mercy of God” and this translation does not quite capture its true essence. “Awa ng Diyos” does not only refer to mercy. It does not only refer to…

The people of the town were insisting that Jesus stay with them. They had fallen in love with Jesus. He was not only a wonder worker, not only a healer and miracle worker; Jesus was already their friend. And when…

All of us have seen pictures of churches in ruins, destroyed by natural calamities, but worse, by wars and other acts of aggression. We have seen how churches were destroyed during the Second World War, and more recently in the…