Category Personal Blog
THE PAST AND PRESENT ARE FRIENDS
The Lord said He did not come to abolish the law but to fulfill the law. This means that the past is not the enemy of the present. It means that we build our present according to the lessons and…
CRISIS… OPPORTUNITY
The parable concludes with a new covenant, a new church, a new vineyard being introduced to Israel. Please allow your imagination to travel a little bit off the gospel. If the tenant farmers entertained each and every messenger sent by…
Alone and Forgotten
GOD IS THE BEST
Lord, we are here not to ask for favors. We are here not to be spared from problems. We are here to praise You. We praise You not only for the good times but for the bad times as well.…
THE POWER OF WEAKNESS
The feast of the Holy Child Jesus is a stage in the life of our Lord. Though He did not remain a child, we honor His childhood. What is the beautiful lesson we can learn from every child? The Lord…
WITH THE HELP OF GOD
Everybody is expected to keep promises. When our friends fail to fulfill them, we are disappointed. But come to think of it, are we really capable of fulfilling every promise we make? I guess not. You promise to bring your…
GOD WILLING
I am sure you know of a good number of people whose favorite expressions are: “God willing”, “By the grace of God “Awa ng Diyos”. When those persons succeed, they say, “I did it by the grace of God.” When…
WINNING…LOSING
When I was in grade school, my teacher in physical education was also my teacher in character education. I was not athletic because I was sickly and asthmatic. This is why I barely passed physical education. However, I always did…
GOD ALONE SUFFICES
King David is the greatest king Israel ever had. He was the choice of God and was blessed by him. Although God really favored David, David was not a superman. He was very human. He was weak. He saw a…
I AM CONFUSED
Lord, I don’t feel that I have anything to offer now. Inside me is emptiness. I can only hear the throbbing of sadness in my heart. I am sitting on the ashes of desolation. I feel the sea of nothingness…
