For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? (Mk 8:36) At 16 years old, Ashely had her whole life ahead of her…until a head-on collision snuffed her life out. The car she was driving swerved to the other lane...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This is the mantra in many universities and research institutions today (where I live half of my life). Fortunately, the same is not true for pastors (where my other half lives). Still, Haydee and I have been thinking of putting words into paper...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It was the last day of 2012. The air was festive as we await the passing of the old year and the dawning of the new. It was a holiday and I was excited to be able to finally play some tennis, which is becoming rare in recent years. I cannot...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
“For from Him, and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen!” (Rom 11:36) How does one measure three decades? Well, we can look at it in calendar terms—say number of months (360) or number of days (131,400)....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
It is estimated that there are 10 million Filipinos outside the Philippines, more than 10% of our total population. I can empathize a bit being a regular traveler myself and having lived for a few months in other countries as part of my work as a...[ abbreviated | read entire ]