Some of you are aware that I recently came through a bout with throat cancer beneath my tongue and underwent chemo and radiation treatment. This was not my first bout with cancer. A number of years ago I was diagnosed with Melanoma cancer. Melanoma is the least common...
The entire family seemed to be sick all of the time. They coughed, felt something in their chests, were lethargic, and losing strength week by week. Fearing that something was terribly wrong, the family, then living in the Philippines where doctors are very much on...
For almost three weeks now, I have had a fairly regular time of Bible reading. Aside from reading the Bible, I was also reading Reuben A. Torrey's "How to Pray". It's in Adobe Acrobat format that you can download free from here. As I read the book, which is...
"Bote!" "Garapa!" "Dyaryo!" Shouted by a cart-pushing Chinaman going around our Manila neighborhood, these words woke me up most mornings when I was a kid—bagong-saltang probinsyana (fresh from the province, Sampaloc, Quezon) getting used to life in Manila. This was...
The scripture mentioned above is part of a prophecy made by Jeremiah and is used and claimed by many people just for that specific part. Now, I will not venture into any discussion about claiming verses out of the blue just because it is their memory or life verse....
The greatest treasure in King Solomon’s Temple was the ark of the covenant, where God’s presence resided. Priests would sprinkle blood on the ark’s mercy seat for the forgiveness of the people’s sin. We, too, have a covenant. Jesus made it, saying, “this cup is the...
Abraham Lincoln, the American president who faced tremendous personal struggles in his life, once said, "I have been driven to my knees many times by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go." And it often takes just that—the overwhelming conviction...
As we begin a new year, it’s wonderful to know that God makes us new! We are fearfully and wonderfully made, says Psalm 139:14, and Genesis 1:27 tells us we are made in God’s image. Sadly, sin interferes with His perfect plan—but when you give your life to Jesus and...
Everybody loves babies, right? Commuters in crowded airports, shoppers on a street corner, even hard-nosed businessmen who seldom crack a smile, always manage to pause and notice a baby. Babies are unaffected, sincere, unassuming, and pure. They are the stuff that...
Over 365 names and inscriptions are found in the Bible referring to Jesus Christ, but none is more lovely than the one found in Isaiah where the prophet said, "His name shall be called WONDERFUL" (Isaiah 9:6, KJV). As a light that sparkles on a tree, the wonder of...