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Monthly Archives: July 2008
Lessons from the swollen discomfort of Sgt Beans
This blog is from my thoughts after Sgt Beans, our black labrador went through some horrifying ordeal in his doggy life. I could have entitled this blog as it is, but I would rather have the real point come across … Continue reading
In search of Oasis in the desert of difficulties. . .
ABS-CBN news reported last night that there has been an increase of filipino families not eating 3 meals a day. In recent nights, they had also reported that crime against property has significantly increased when compared with other crimes. The … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, care, God, Jesus Christ, prayer
Tagged apathy, climate change, deliverance, difficult economy, economic depression, endurance, gasoline prices, hope, hunger, millenial agenda, miracles, poverty, prayers, recession, security in the Lord, sufferings, surrender, Word of God, world conscience, world hunger, world peace
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“The Tyranny of Intruding Thoughts”
You woke up one beautiful morning and you noticed how awesome the sunrise was. The morning was cool and there was dew on the grass. The fog was slowly lifting up from the horizon. It was perfect. You could even … Continue reading
Posted in prayer
Tagged imaginations, intrusive thoughts, mastery of thoughts, mental health, mental intrusion, peace, peace of mind, prayer
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“My flight sched is on August 4th…”
I was about to unlock the car doors for my wife and friend when my phone received an sms. “My flight schedule is on August 4th..” We were about to have a relaxing dinner (my wife and I with our … Continue reading
Posted in being loved, care, challenges, Father, God, health concerns, heaven, intimacy, prayer
Tagged Abu Dhabi, adaptation, assimilation, concerns, diaspora, family, intercession, Middle East, mother's love, OFW, OFW concerns, orphans, overseas filipino worker, prayer, psychological orphans, travel
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My younger brother is OUTWARD BOUND…
A young friend took off for the United States today. His flight left at 10:30 AM today. I did not get to see him anymore the past couple of days as he was also busy getting his things prepared, being … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, counseling, family, guided conversation, Jesus Christ, mentoring, servanthood
Tagged accountability, counseling, grace, guided conversation, life, life directions, mentoring, OFW, overseas work, prayer, protection, questions, religion, responsibilities, selfless-ness, shipping job, younger brother
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The Shack – “tragedy confronts eternity” a powerful, disturbing, intrusive yet gentle read…
A couple of days ago, a friend posted on his multiply site that he received a copy of that Christian novel The Shack. The rest of the article has been moved to this link. Please click on the link to … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, being loved, care, family, Jesus Christ, servanthood
Tagged Bestseller novel, blessing, christian novel, Church, compassion, emotions, eternity, feedback, fiction, God's character. love, Holy Spirit, images of God, Jesus Christ, novel review, pain, paradigm shift, perception, Perichoretic union, reaction, reality, redemption, representation of God, tehology of God, The Shack, tragedy, Trinitarian life, Trinity, virtues, William Young
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Let it rain in California
It started to rain a few seconds ago. I even had to close all the windows because it was one of those strong, powerful downpours. Helps dissipate the heat a bit – but the images of the flooding in the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged California, california fires, climate change, firefighters, prayer, prayer for rain, send rain
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Generational things that are slipping through our hands…
Lately, I have been mulling about the things that I have noticed to be slipping fast through our fingers. And while the reality of these precious things are slipping away, I could not for the life of me, figure out … Continue reading