Category Archives: The Good News
A God of Surprises
My God is an awesome God. He is also very counter-intuitive and always full of surprises. He likes to make the first last and the last first. He challenges His people to seek perfection by embracing the cross. And there … Continue reading
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Tagged Serendipity, Suffering
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Beyond the Commandments
Vitavi denique culpam, non laudem merui, wrote the poet Horace. I do not deserve to be praised just because I have avoided committing a mistake or have simply done what is expected of me. Doing the good or right thing that … Continue reading
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Tagged Doing good, Generosity
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Churches
Churches are historical and cultural landmarks in most places. Many of them are works of art, replete with beauty and grandeur. I always make it a point to visit churches in new places I go to, specially the famous ones. … Continue reading
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November
I saw this rainbow during our recent trip to Hawaii It looked like it was suspended there just for me. Most rainbows augur the end of the rain and the storm But this one told us that one was just beginning to form. … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photography, The Good News
Tagged Blessings, Gratitude, Poetry, Serendipity
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Is the Good News Always Disruptive?
“When I gave food to the poor, people called me a saint. When I asked why are they poor, people called me a communist.” Dom Helder Paulo Câmara, Archbishop of Olinda and Recife, Brazil Since her earliest beginnings, the Church has … Continue reading
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Tagged Beginnings
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Listening to the Call
It was a simple and very ordinary story: He went up the mountain to pray; then he called is disciples; and then he chose twelve among them whom he named apostles. And, as the saying goes, the rest is history. Today, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Grace, Gratitude
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Heaven is for Real. And so is Evil.
Evil is real and it keeps on growing in the world today. I can see but do not understand the anger and hatred that drive ISIS extremists to such atrocities and violence. I am appalled and left utterly bewildered how … Continue reading
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Tagged Doing good, Prayer
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Proclaiming the Good News
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
Catcher in the Right
I once dreamed of being a called, like Peter, to be a catcher of men. But the Lord had a better plan for me; in fact, many plans. Today, I am a catcher of growing kids. I literally caught Jonathan and … Continue reading
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Tagged Grace, Jane, Jonathan, Prayer
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Faith in the Secular City
In our highly secularized world, there is an increasing number of non-believers. But there is still a widespread belief in the existence of God. About two thirds of humanity believe in some form of a deity. And the fact is … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Grace
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