Fruitful Soil or Not?
January 19, 2026
The parable of the sower is a familiar one for many: 4 kinds of soil with 4 results. Only 1 seed = gospel (good news of Jesus) yet there are two categories of the results:
Reconciliation of the Irreconciliable Kind
January 19, 2026
Genesis 33 – The Reunion of Jacob & Esauv. 1 It must have been really scary for Jacob – seeing his brother Esau whom he has cheated of his birthright, coming to him with 400
Pusong Mamon
November 19, 2025
Have you heard of the phrase “Pusong mamon?” Puso is Filipino term for heart; mamon means chiffon cake. It is a Filipino colloquial for ‘compassionate heart.’ A person who has a pusong mamon is sensitive
Consolation and Desolation
October 18, 2025
Deposit and withdrawal… In life as in bank account, there is the constant process of input and output. Ups and downs, good times and bad… such is the drama of living. A day before I
An Anchor that Holds
September 3, 2025
The Christian life is not meant to be lived alone. We need one another to stay afloat. One time pre-pandemic, I went ‘snorkeling.’ I had my life vest… my goggles. No snorkel! But I had
Side by Side
August 28, 2025
Kampi-kampi… that is the Pilipino term of teaming up or siding with. When we watched basketball games or tennis matches, we’d say “kanino ka kampi?” Whose side are you on? Like most children, when we
The Heart of Prayer
August 2, 2025
23 years ago today, my mom visited me at the hospital after I gave birth to my youngest. She was unwell as her urine was pinkish. Not many days after, she had kidney failure. My
Hopeless yet Hopeful
August 1, 2025
Hopelessly hopeful… hope for the hopeless… are you praying for something seemingly impossible? Let’s learn from the father of faith – father of many nations and a man of hope. Romans 4:18 Against all hope,
Reasons for Praise in Troubles:
July 26, 2025
Today, the world is in crisis. People are sick and dying. Many are struggling with anxiety, depression, grief from loss of security and loved ones. YET, there is hope. Paul taught the Corinthians there are
A Lighthouse in the Storm
July 26, 2025
When in the storm, when in danger, when hungry, when in peril, what would you do? What did Paul do? He encouraged other people. Read Acts 27. Paul was on a boat going to Rome