It was business emails day in class—how electronic business letters can effectively be used in the workplace. My students are all familiar w...

Just as the fashion world is into tight-hugging trousers, my roommate went in search of baggy pants. The trouble with fashion trends is th...

A new fear or phobia, which was not even an idea in my youth, has popped up among the electronically-wired generation today. To them, our an...

Here is a letter a father received from one of his children. He keeps this in a special place in his heart, treasuring it more than anything...

Two days from now, on Sunday, many parts of the world will celebrate Father’s Day. I wish to pay a special tribute to all single dads who se...

Francis (not his real name) was in his mother’s womb when his father died. “But I grew up having so many father-figures in church,” he tel...

Father’s Day is as much about You as it is about my earthly father. Everything I know about You and Your grace I first learned from him. Y...

There are many scientific theories why the dinosaurs are gone from the face of the earth.  Asteroid, huge volcanic activity, severe ice ag...

Six of my close friends are battling cancer, in various stages, at the moment. And so are many of my friends' friends and loved ones. To...

The person with whom I share my bed is a bibliobibuli . For emphasis, I repeat: bibliobibuli.  The word sounds gross, and seems like a ...

They came from all over Panay and Negros, mostly on public buses. Some had to scrounge around for transportation money. Some were sponsored ...

The last time I was in Bacolod, I said good-bye to friends at the old airport. This time around, I am welcomed at the new one. From there,...

On my last day in Cebu last week, I blogged about packing the suitcase of my heart with a ton of memories. It would have been declared overw...

Injustice thrives on earth. Justice does not and will not come while we are clothed in mortal bodies. Life is not fair. And so is grace.  Gr...

I am in Cebu , the city that charms me over and over again. I have been relishing my stay here for the last three days. By midnight, if my f...

To tattoo or not to tattoo?  This was a question Sophia (not her real name), who had always wanted one, asked herself. A Christian, she ...

Our one and only grandchild, Adrian, celebrates his seventh birthday today somewhere in another world people call the US of A.  Obviously ...

This four-letter word has pushed me into a quagmire (and all its synonyms) again and again over the years. But I keep falling for it. Disc...

In the Bible, Jacob was on a long journey to find the girl he would marry. On his way there, who would he meet? God. He appeared to Jaco...

Whether we like to admit it or not, we are hinged to the mind of the world. We are deep into world trends; we are in-step with where the wor...

“He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. " (Matthew 28:6 KJV) Because Jesus conquered d...

"This time, this date, and on Good Friday, too, the Lord took Mama home. Join me in prayer of thanks for the gift of Mama Chit." ...

Have you heard of LOG University? Neither had I, until I re-connected with an old friend—a young and courageous missionary/pastor in a rel...

Guess what is the most accurate system in providing locations. The GPS? Google Maps? No to both. We got lost a few times using one or the ...

Life is not linear. It is circular, annular, orbicular, and spheroidal all at once. In short, random. Take the passengers of flight MH 370. ...

Say “no” when you get invited to a pity party. Stay as far away as possible!    I got invited to one, and to my forever regret, I accepted...

I am guilty of using the word “friend” like a tic, trivializing it. Maybe many of us are. We refer to someone we have met a few times, or ...

“The first word you can find in this word-search puzzle describes you." This  message was posted by someone on his FB wall.        The ...

Your grace has been more than enough for my daily needs, with some overflow for those that I want. Now, you have even shown me what this mea...

People/acquaintances of a different faith would often say to me, “We all believe in God, so we are all the same.”  I'd get stymied, un...

A friend of mine, M, a Zonta club president, wrote me a note ending with a big "please?" and I caved in. It was an invitation to s...