Category Archives: Discipleship

Bearing Fruits

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Spirit Moments

The other day, we visited the Dole pineapple plantation along Kamehameha Highway, Wahiawa,Hawaii. I remember being shown once how integrated the operations are in such a place. Nothing of the fruit is ever wasted. The crowns are set aside to serve … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Devil Away With a Simple Life

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Spirit Moments

The devil is a very wily adversary. After all, he has had millennia of experience tempting people versus my few years of fighting it. But his common ruse is to present something bad as good, true, or beautiful. Hardly anyone will … Continue reading →

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Life is a Spiral and an Echo

Posted on October 18, 2014 by Spirit Moments

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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Relishing My Relationship With God

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Spirit Moments

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 →

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Life, Sex and Pleasure

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Spirit Moments

The richness and meaning of life cannot be found in unalloyed joy nor even in unending pleasure. Rather it is in the endless cycle of joys and tears and the ever-upward spiraling of bad things into good and of good … Continue reading →

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Proclaiming the Good News

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Spirit Moments

In this time and age of political correctness, people pay attention to what others do or say and are critical when they offend the sensibilities of others. This is well and good when political correctness comes from a deep respect … Continue reading →

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We Will Always Remember

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Spirit Moments

There we were, eight young men waiting around for somebody to hire us. A learned man came along and said, “Come, I know Someone who has need of your services.” And we followed him with enthusiasm. We worked during … Continue reading →

Posted in Discipleship, Encounter, Philippines/Filipino, Photography, Relationships | Tagged Beginnings, Change, Justice, Suffering | 3 Comments

Sinnerman

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I have always been inspired by the notion of changing the world to make it a better place. I dreamt of being part of the great adventure of creating a new and just society in my youth. I was willing to … Continue reading →

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Paradoxes and Life

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Spirit Moments

It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world we live in. For all our pretensions to rationality, men are often irrational in their actions and behavior. It is absurd that modern man, who has the most comforts and conveniences than any … Continue reading →

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The Cross and the Apple

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Spirit Moments

It used to be that the apple was the symbol of a healthy lifestyle, as in “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” When I was growing up, Apple was the symbol the greatest music of all time – … Continue reading →

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