Category Archives: Discipleship
The One Thing I Seek
In this day and age, I notice many people living their lives out of checklists: Top 25 Places to Visit before You Die; the 100 Books You Need to Read; 10 Habits of Happy People; 12 Things You Must Have … Continue reading
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Tagged Discipline, Grace, Prayer
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In the Hands of the Divine Sculptor
I recently came across this beautiful sculpture. It is amazing how such fluid transparency and soft delicate features can be drawn out from a material as hard as marble. What is even more amazing is the artistry of the sculptor … Continue reading
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To Be Human Is To Ask Questions
Several days after the Resurrection and the apostles and disciples were still unbelieving and full of questions, made even more disquieting by their fears. To be human is to ask a lot of questions. Even believers are bothered by questions, … Continue reading
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Seek And Find
Sunflowers turn to follow the sun. Rivers flow till they reach the sea. Birds fly south to keep warm in the winter. Beasts search far and wide to find watering holes. Fish come back to where they were born to … Continue reading
The Depths and Emptiness of Good Friday
Joel is a good friend. His was a life most people could only imagine in their wildest dreams. He was a respected doctor, having come from a family of doctors and married to one. He was a smart, not a … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Growing Older, Suffering
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Betrayals I Have Been Guilty Of
One of the great burdens I carry in my heart are the many times I have betrayed people – sometimes even for something less than thirty pieces of silver. I have betrayed people I love and those closest to me. … Continue reading
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Tagged Forgiveness, Grace, Suffering
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Some Disciples I Have Known
He was a successful business executive. Upon his retirement from the corporate world, he pursued another career as a diplomat. He had hid fair share of enemies. Everyone knew of his deep faith. Many were impressed that he went to … Continue reading
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Living by the Breath of the Spirit
Evolution is a fact. We only have to look at ourselves to realize we have indeed evolved from animals. Animals prey upon the weak. There are many people who do exactly the same thing, oppressing the weak, the poor and … Continue reading
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Tagged Eternity, Forgiveness, Grace, Learning
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It is wonderful world and life is beautiful. But there is also a lot to make one sad. Like, billions of people live on but a dollar a day while a few have billions and still want more. There is … Continue reading
March 20, 2014
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Miron
Miron is the Filipino equivalent of ‘kibitzer’. It probably has its roots in mirar, Spanish for ‘to look, to see, to watch’. No player in any game ever wins against a miron, who always will know better and always has … Continue reading