Everyone needs encouragement. I don’t know anyone who is always positive about life, work, or ministry. We all have our moments of concern and sadness and discouragement. Courage means “heart” (from the French word ‘couer”) or inner strength. Sometimes we lose that...
In Amos 9:11-12, God gives a wonderful prophecy, “On that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, and repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old; that they may possess the remnant of Edom, and all...
Peace on earth is a theme that we seem to revisit every December. And every 7th day of December will always be remembered in infamy as the dark day in 1941 when a squadron of 360 Japanese warplanes descended with bombs on the American Pacific fleet anchored in Pearl...
Sa pagpapalaki ng anak, ang mga magulang dapat ang pinakamatalino sa pamilya. Alam n’yo ba na matatalino ang ating mga anak? Ang problema kung minsan, mas matatalino pa sila kaysa sa kanilang mga magulang. May pagkakataon na ba sa buhay ninyo, na feeling n’yo, parang...
One of the strangest of all musical compositions ever conceived was that drafted by the avant-garde American John Cage. He wrote it in 1952 and called it “4’33”.” It was written for any instrument or instruments, as the case may be, and each of the three movements has...
I don’t believe in karma. Neither should you. I was watching my mechanic work on my truck the other day. Things were going very well, and then he said, “It must be karma.” I’ve heard it before—even from Christians. But that belief that we are somehow in control of...
Fond of talking in whispers? Well, don't! Whispering is not healthy. I once overused my vocal chords. The doctor ordered: No talking. No singing. And no whispering. For three straight months! These happened thrice in a space of three years. And with these, a lengthy...
THRIVE (verb): to grow vigorously, to progress toward or realize a goal despite or because of circumstances (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) "It is possible to heal. It is even possible to thrive. Thriving means more than just an alleviation of symptoms, more than...
Wise is the person who thinks ahead and plans for the future, right? But at what point does planning become presumption? Suppose you are a businessperson, and business has been brisk. Your warehouses are overflowing. Would it not make sense to enlarge? Here's another...
Question: Hi, Randell. My child has been working for five years already but I feel that I can do more to help him become financially independent. I’ve been helping him out by giving him a monthly allowance of P10,000, instead of him contributing to our expenses in the...