Growing in Faith

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.–Hebrews 11:1 When my mammography results showed suspicious cancer cells, my doctor was quite positive and encouraged me, saying,

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The Easy Way Out… or Not??

Short cuts, cutting corners (passing through gasoline stations), the fastest routes, the shortest routes… don’t most of us drivers, have these habits? I must confess I am not a patient person when it comes to

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To Speak or Not to Speak

Q & A on The TongueQ: Why did God make two ears and one mouth?A: So we can listen more than we speak.Q: Why are the ears on each side of the head?A: So we

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Musings on Labor Day

On May 1, 1984, I started my first day at work (right after college) and met a girl in Bustillos St, Legarda, where we both (took the company service van to) go to work. What

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Foreword

The Christian life is to be lived in the realities of daily life and in the public arena. In our family, the work-a-day world, and in the other spheres of life, we seek to be

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The One Thing

The One Thing… necessary and good… which shall not be taken away… what is it? Luke 10:38-42Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her

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Present of Presence

A-bi, di yah bo ui-h ah o? (A-bi, you’re so busy)Our house guest said this to me many times for the past 3 days. Yes, it was hectic – buying and giving, eating and meeting…

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Hola! Hello! 你好!Bonjour!

大家早安. Good morning, everyone. Magandang umaga! Buenos dias! Bonjour! Ho tsa khi.. that’s Hokkien.. but we don’t really do that.. greet people in Hokkien with good morning – except for occasions when we, the Tsinoy

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