Only 43 when he died suddenly, Oswald Chambers was a no-nonsense British chaplain in World War 1. A month before his death in 1917, he gave a series of talks to the troops stationed in Egypt. His text was a bit different—the book of Ecclesiastes. Even people who don’t...
I was watching a video of a celebrity who got infected by the virus even if he was asymptomatic. He went on self-quarantine and did what was prescribed. After almost 14 days he says he feels better. But more than anything else, he said that this episode in his life...
An interesting story in Numbers contrasts two ways of looking at obstacles. Before the Israelites entered the Promised Land, Moses sent 12 men to spy it out. One spy named Caleb returned, saying, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to...
As I write this, we are past our third week of a month-long enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to slow down the spread of the COVID-19 virus. For many people, this quarantine experience is a nightmare. Tensions run high and paranoia hits everyone when they go out...
Oyayi, a collaboration between CBN Asia, Inc. and the National Council for Children's Television (NCCT), is proud to announce that its Season 1 episodes will start to be available on YouTube starting April 6. According to the CBN Asia website, www.cbnasia.org, "FREE...
"Everyone knows they're going to die," said Morrie Schwartz, adding, "but nobody believes it. If we did, we would do things differently…[T]here's a better approach. To know you're going to die, and to be prepared for it at any time. That's better. That way you can...
As of this writing, thousands of Filipinos have gone positive for COVID-19, the virus that is sweeping the world like nothing else before. Just this fact alone can cause anxiety and undue stress to so many people, especially those struggling with mental health issues....
Maintaining positivity doesn't come automatically. You must be intentional if you're going to overcome the brain's tendency to focus on threats and negativity. Here are seven tips on how you can stay positive: 1. Be comfortable with yourself. Rejecting yourself is the...
If you have an unsatisfied hunger for God deep down within your heart, no matter how far away He seems or how miserable you may be, be encouraged. You are spiritually alive and God's Spirit is prodding you to seek and find Him. But you may be thinking, "You don't...
In this global battle against the novel coronavirus, CoViD-19, my husband and I have been praying for the frontliners. Our Filipino health care workers right now need urgent health care themselves! During one of our moments of prayer and reflection, my husband...