There’s a Hokkien proverb: Han tsi, hey oh. Literal meaning: Camote, return with gabi. Someone gives you sweet potato, you give them taro. Tis the season of giving gifts. Many are busy buying, wrapping and
What is authenticity? Authenticity is the condition of being genuine. It imbues the quality of being believable, therefore, trustworthy. Authenticity points to purity, accuracy, legitimacy among many qualities defining truthfulness and validity. To be authentic,
Often, to stand for what is right involves a costly risk. It takes courage to walk the path of integrity. Ruby Bridges, at six years old, was the first and for a while, the only
Mom-in-law… If you were to ask me to list down my qualifications for my m.i.l., my number 1 item would certainly be ‘not’ one whose son was her one and only begotten, whom she loved
Praying in the deep dark pit of life…What do you do when you are in trouble? When you know you disobeyed and are being punished for your disobedience? Jonah prayed. How long? 3 days and
Hey, friend, what are you giving this Christmas? Are you done with your “FOOD” shopping yet? What pastry or ham or drinks or fruits to give? How to pack these gifts? How to deliver them?
Today is Christmas eve. The world is in agony in the pandemic. How is Christmas in your part of the world today, my friend? Business as usual? of celebrating, partying, shopping? Or are you in
“Confess your sins to one another…” This phrase kept repeating in my mind recently. Why? It’s because I did it. How was it? I broke out in cold sweat. Why? Because I did it with
The top question concerning God when I was in high school: How can we know God’s will? How do you know what a person’s plan is? Simple: He tells you! What if he did not?
1) Prayers.. lots and lots.. I asked for prayer warriors to groan with me and cry to the Lord for me. I sometimes just groan.. no words.. I struggled or wrestled with the devil –