By Ganns Deen Ah, summer! Two glorious months of “no more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks!” While some kids probably dream of vegetating in front of their computer or television screens, many of their parents find the summer break a brilliant...
By Yay Padua-Olmedo Once in a while, I get to be a lipat-bahay (house transfer) wannabe-expert. This senior happens to have been in the hustle-bustle of two lipatans while my son's family moved―first from a rented flat to a house of their own in one U.S. state; then,...
By Mari Kaimo, co-host, The 700 Club Asia I got such a big kick out of this when I first "saw" it. Scholars acknowledge Luke to be an excellent and reliable historian. Luke wrote most of the New Testament, contributing more in terms of content than even his mentor,...
By Yay Padua-Olmedo Senior folks' daily lives may easily flat-line especially if all their kids have left home; worse, if they choose to live overseas. Empty-nesters. That’s what my husband and I have been these recent years. Jack's extended employment after reaching...
Paul often drew analogies and illustrations from well-known events or individuals to present spiritual truths. When he wrote to the Corinthians, he used the athlete as an example. When he wrote to Timothy, he used two additional figures--that of a soldier and a...
It has been pointed out in previous posts that Muslims seem enamored with the fact that the Lord Jesus Christ spoke Aramaic, primarily because they believe it proves that He worshiped their god, Allah. But the similarities between Aramaic, Hebrew, and Arabic are only...
By Dr. Harold Sala Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Galatians 6:7 When David D’Alessandro bought his twenty-year-old son a car, the young man asked, “Dad, what kind of a car did your father buy you?” D’Alessandro said he hadn’t...
by Yay Padua-Olmedo When God created man, He must have spent more time on the woman’s heart, stretching it, making it as deep as a well for the heart-arresting issues she would need to contend with later. The yawning gap between a man and a woman becomes really...
Gentlemen, if you’ve read author Gary Chapman’s 1995 book, The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate, you may remember his premise that there are five ways to express and experience love: Gifts Quality time Words of affirmation Acts of...
A lot of people arrive at a management position without learning how to be a manager. That includes me. This is especially true in small to medium-sized companies with little or no budget for management training or enhancement. An exemption would probably be the...