Tag Archives: Wisdom
To Be a Christian is To Be Contrarian
I know that life is meant for the giving; that being in this world means being with and for others in this world. The greatest difficulty in giving is that it often means giving up. What I give, I give … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Discipline, Doing good, Service, Wisdom
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Love Comes from Our Uniqueness and Differences
One of the strengths and important technology of modern corporations is their capacity for mass production. Imagine Apple churning out millions of i Phones from factories all over the world or Toyota rolling out millions of cars out of its … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Eternity, Grace, Suffering, Wisdom
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Portals and Thresholds
There are thresholds events in the lives of great people that define their lives into the ‘before’ and ‘after’. Such events are usually life-changing ones. The Ascension was one such event. From a timorous bunch, the disciples became men filled … Continue reading
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Tagged Beginnings, Blessings, Change, Grace, Gratitude, Wisdom
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More Than Just a Material World
We live in a physical and material world. Yet, I know there is more to life than the physical and the material. Even science now posits multiple and parallel universes, coexisting in the same space but existing in different dimensions. … Continue reading
Simple and Pure
I know that trouble and turmoil are as much a part of living as breathing and eating are. But still they cause a thorny discomfort that I would sooner get rid off and be on my way. Sometimes, the pain … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Choice, Growing Older, Suffering, Wisdom
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Loving As We Have Been Loved
The Philippines is a very romantic place and the Filipinos are a very amorous people. We have at least seven words for ‘love’: ibig, irog, mahal, sinta, liyag, suyo, giliw. All of them, however, express love as eros. Eros is … Continue reading
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Tagged Being a Father, Jonathan, Love, Wisdom
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The Way, the Truth and the Life
It is a joy to learn and discover new things everyday even as I grow older. And as every new day dawns, I see subtle changes happening in me. I used to live my life in minutes and hours, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Endings, Grace, Growing Older, Hope, Wisdom
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The Good Shepherd
There has always been a hunger and thirst in the human soul that no material goods or possessions can ever sate. At the heart of this hunger is the gnawing human insecurity that in the grand scheme of things, I … Continue reading
“What oft was thought but ne’er so well expressed.”
I have always loved quotations and sayings that inspire, that strike a chord of something deep within me. Alexander Pope once wrote: “What oft was thought but ne’er so well expressed.” In my younger years, such quotations were often hard … Continue reading
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Evolution Is For Real
Evolution is for real. Even now human beings are still evolving. In a recent news item, researchers found a genetic push toward younger age at first reproduction and larger families. In yet another study, there were indications that the human … Continue reading
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Tagged Beginnings, Being a Father, Eternity, Wisdom
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