Monthly Archives: October 2014
Life Does Not Consist of Possessions
The most difficult thing getting used to when I went into retirement was the lose of income. There were times in my younger years that I used to measure my self-worth in terms of the income I made or how … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Happiness
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Renderings
Had God chosen to be a powerful king or a mighty general when He decided to become man, He could have just made everyone His subject by a simple decree or fiat. Kings and generals come and go but still life … Continue reading
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Life is a Spiral and an Echo
One of the reasons Facebook can become so addicting is that it gives you more of what you want, or of sites you visit often, or things you write about most of the time. So, if you like sports or the … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Doing good, Service
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Good Days, Bad Days
What a miserable life it must be to wake up to the same pain and misery everyday. I think of cancer patients going through constant and unceasing pain till their dying day. Or, those living in abject poverty with no … Continue reading
Harsh Words that Hurt
For all His tenderness, comforting words and inspiring stories, Jesus also had some scathing words and choice epithets for the authorities, specially the High Priests, the Scribes and the Pharisees. Like “You whitened sepulchers!” “Hypocrites!” “Fools!” “You brood of vipers!” … Continue reading
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Beyond the Senses
One of the side effects of today’s scientific bias is a strong tendency to glorify the senses and what can be perceived by them. Often this leads to sheer pleasure seeking activities. There are eye candies to pleasure the sense … Continue reading
Life is for the Giving, not the Keeping
Looking out to nature and seeing all that beauty and grandeur always amazes me and fill me with unspeakable wonderment. Looking outward fills me with awesome. I look inward and I see something equally as awesome. I look out on … Continue reading
Pray and Work
It is often very discouraging to see how bad people seem to be so successful and the good ones seem to be forever stuck in failures or mediocrity. I become even more disheartened by how good people are long on … Continue reading
Reasons and Alibis
Kung gusto may paraan. Kung ayaw may dahilan. To one who is willing to go, there will always be a way. To one who won’t, there is always be an alibi to stay. People who are driven and motivated will always … Continue reading
Relishing My Relationship With God
For most of the Old Testament, God was known and addressed as ‘Lord’. The Lord of Creation. The Lord of History. The One Lord God of Israel. He evoked images of power and majesty. With mighty deeds, He saves His … Continue reading