One of the great prayers of the Bible is found in Exodus 33:13, where Moses prays, “Let me know Your ways that I may know You.” It’s interesting that he prays this after seeing great miracles. The Red Sea has divided under his rod. God has provided water, manna and...
On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink.” John 7:37 In a Judean wilderness, David cried out, “O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body...
As I write this, two prominent Christian personalities are at the top of the Christian media heap as they renounce or say that their faith is “on incredibly, shaky ground" with much fanfare. It has brought sadness and disappointment to many believers who looked up to...
God promises us in Ezekiel 36:26-28, “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep...
A sign over a mirror in a public school reads, “You are now looking at the most special person in the world.” The message is part of a program designed to build self-esteem in children, and there is no questioning the fact that some kids suffer from a lack of...
There will always be someone—in a family, team or organization—pursuing his own dubious agenda. Take Judas. Yes, that Judas. Called by Jesus to His team yet sold Him off for 30 pieces of silver. "What happened to this disciple who supposedly left everything to follow...
A student caught cheating on an exam, stops going to church. A mother of a child with disabilities lives in constant torment, convinced that God is punishing her child because she lived with her husband for a year before they were married and conceived her child...
Engineers, architects, artists design material objects—impressing us with structures, machines, and creations so utilitarian yet awesome. If finite human beings can do this, why not God, who created you and me? Consider the peacock showing off its plumage—marvelous in...
For he looked for a city …whose builder, and maker is God. Hebrews 11:10 As a child, Florence Chadwick wanted more than anything else to become a great swimmer. At the age of six, she persuaded her parents to enter her in a 50-yard race. They did, and she came in...
Officially launched at the 2018 Manila International Book Fair last September, I have been all over in recommending the Pinoy Version New Testament to others especially young people. I first had experience with the Pinoy Version when we recorded the Book of Mark with...