Social media, particularly Facebook, has redefined the word “friend” for me. Here’s why. I have 2,000 FB friends, most of whom I have neve...

There’s one quality that separates old, published writers ( moi ) from young, unpublished ones.   Boldness. Plus all its derivatives and s...

My birthday cake, if all its candles were lit right now, could set a forest on fire.    Yes, I am celebrating another nth birthday toda...

Not since two decades ago (or more) have I had the privilege of dining by candlelight. Glenda made it all possible again yesterday.  This ti...

Sharing with you this fun infographic posted by Hiyas, my publisher, on its website today, in celebration of National Children’s Book Day. H...

The skies are weeping again. For months, we sweltered and suffered from the oppressive heat, and now, suddenly, the rains have come. In fa...

Many research studies have been conducted on what makes people happy. One result I have read said that happiness quotient is highest in th...

If you’ve been married to the same man for as long as I have (44 years today), you’d call it a feat, or even a miracle. Those cheesy, public...

Do you know someone blessed with a cheerful disposition? I do. Lorelie (not her real name) always seems to be happy, wearing what I call ...

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...