I sometimes meet people who so love writing, they think of nothing else. I know the feeling. Seventeen years ago, after leaving the workplac...

Years ago, when my family and I moved into the small house we bought with our savings (where we still are, till the Lord calls us to our rea...

One of the most frustrating responses to those on the receiving end is the silent treatment. It can make them feel powerless, invisible, ins...

It is a fact of life: credit grabbers are everywhere. Indira Gandhi, the only female Prime Minister of India once said, “There are two kinds...

Voting 216 to 54 (with one abstention), Philippine Congress overwhelmingly approved last week the re-imposition of capital punishment (death...

People have defined friend in countless ways—all of them good. “A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.”...

How can one create memories? Science says it is an extremely complex process that happens in our brain.  Our 100 billion specialized cells...

One of the non-traits of millennials that I have observed in my encounters with them is: sense of urgency. They take their own sweet time wi...

Most of the boys in my class of 20 on V Day (Valentine’s not Veterans) were missing. One hour later, they came trooping in like a gaggle of ...

Three to six months. That was the timeframe then presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte promised the Filipino people  to rid the country o...

   I was completely floored. One of the kindest, nicest, wisest, most helpful, most generous, most caring, and most cheerful men I have e...

Lest I get locked up by the President’s men implementing his ruthless, relentless anti-drug campaign, let me explain. In my various circle...

Next to childbirth, probably the hardest thing to do is to organize a family reunion. It’s like birthing a million ideas to keep 160 people ...

This we know, yet we do it: use the word “love” so lightly it has become banal. Anyone can say it to anyone, without meaning it.   Downsiz...

Clock watcher. That’s what I’d been for most of my life in the corporate world. Barring any snags beyond my control, I finished every chor...

In my writing journey, listening to voices is part of the process. From these voices, I make my choices. The varied voices I hear either a...

Red eggs used to be a staple on our breakfast table. They go well with juicy tomatoes and fresh mountain ferns; eaten with fried rice; then ...

In the last five years, or maybe even longer, I have slowly been losing interest in activities that I used to love. Movies have become dul...

Looking back to our clan’s 72nd reunion, which my family branch hosted, I go through a myriad of deeply reflective emotions. Sometimes I chu...

Our 72nd annual clan reunion themed “ Timeless ,” which was hosted by my family branch, ended on January 1, 2017—one year to the day we acce...

Over many Christmases in my married life, I have created some traditions, which I impose upon the family—all boys. These fall under their tr...

“You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.” Psalm 65:11 Thank You, Lord Jesus, for yo...

Merry CHRISTmas! That’s how I greet kith and kin around December 25—not “Happy Holidays” or “Season’s Greetings.” Much as I try analyzi...

In the years before my dear friend Sonia left for her appointment with Jesus, she’d always have a reminder for me every December. She’d say...

Tony, my half (delete “better” because it hints at gender inequality), pulled a fast one on me not long ago.  He surprised me with a birthda...

After I retired from the workplace in 2000, I thought my career had ended. But the Lord gave me a second chance, a second chapter: He made m...

This verse makes me shudder:   “ . . . There will be terrible times in the last days.  People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of mone...

Choosing a theme for a clan reunion that has been annually going strong for the last 72 years can be daunting.  It has to integrate the esse...

In Bible times, although it was not a common occurrence, God spoke to a few people through dreams. Some of the best known dreams are Josep...

I am a dreamer. No longer in my waking hours, but in my catnaps, siestas, and sleep. Each time I nod off (even for just a few seconds), I ...

  Need I say more? These kids in our church's grade school are miners. Page after page, they pan for grace from the devotionals I ha...