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When Hubby and I fought…

Tampo queen? (Tampo is sulky in Tagalog) Sumbong queen? (Sumbong is Tagalog word for complain or report) Balat-sibuyas fragile cry-baby? (Balat-sibuyas is Tagalog term for onion-skin or thin skinned, easily offended, easily hurt, sensitive to

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Humbly Cursed

Ham Yong… that is a Hokkien term to describe a person who’s humble enough to take it when people hurled insults at him. It means to be patient and meek – not angry and not

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Praying and Running

What do you do when someone is trying to kill you? And that someone is the most powerful man in the nation? You run. You hide. That was what David did. King Saul even killed

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A Game of Chess

The Queen’s Gambit is a 2020 Netflix drama series about a girl who’s a chess genius. She can play against multiple players, anticipate, memorise their moves and win against all of them. Jesus was also

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Bitter or Better

A friend once told her son: Do you know who’s the original avenger? It’s God. She then shared verses from Psalms. Yes, it is true. God is our avenger – first and last. Have you

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The Story of the Prodigal Son

I have read the story of the prodigal son many times. Yet this morning, two scenes struck a chord in my heart in a poignant bitter-sweet-sour manner. One from each son: Scene 1:Luke 1516 He

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The Mysterious Ways of God

From 2 Samuel 3:1-5, 5:13-16, I read of the names of David’s sons. 6 born in Hebron, 11 born in Jerusalem. A question comes to mind: How come God did not choose any of them

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Why do People Suffer

Question… Do you think those who are suffering in the world today are bad people or because they’re worse than others? Ooopsss… This is not a good question to ask especially to those who are

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