Separated by time and space, exacerbated by the pandemic, my siblings and I have not seen each other for almost three years. We had to make ...

Underdogs in different organizations (business, sports, politics, etc.) use what is called “ David strategies ” to overcome Goliaths—the big...

In Chicago, when I was young and restless, I aced my class in photography. I only had what we called a Brownie camera in those days, while m...

  "Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses." Proverbs 10:12 (NLT)  "We love each other because he loved...

Our pastor was quite emphatic behind the pulpit that Sunday morning, “Heed God’s call every single time! Don’t ever miss an opportunity to t...

Blogging about my first three-in-one grace, for which I am exceedingly grateful, is as gleeful as drinking it.  My second one is not for me...

My last blog was about an old lady (who had recently passed on) and her last new year’s resolution. It was life-changing for me to discover...

“New Year’s resolutions are for the young,” Chita laughed when asked by her seven-year-old grandson where she kept her written list.        ...

The year 2022 was a challenging time for our church. Over and above the pandemic, there was a leadership vacuum that had our elders doing th...

A fad diet, or novelty diet, is a program for losing weight that is popular for a time. It is similar to fads in fashion, which come and go....

Ambivalence—that sums up my feelings for years about Santa Claus.  Like many Christians, I abhorred this obese man’s intrusion into our cele...

Snail mail has been deleted from our modern lingo. With technology, messaging is at real time, faster than a cheetah.   In olden days, the s...

Every Christmas, after our traditional turkey dinner, I look forward to unwrapping a gift with my new Bible for the next year. My excitement...

Can you think of anything more delicious than a holiday with family? I can’t.  A holiday is a dish that combines the authentic ingredients o...

 It’s another new year on planet Earth. What’s in store for us earthlings?   Will it be (to borrow Charles Dickens' words) the best of t...

Not that anyone is interested (ha, ha!) except me and perhaps Tony, but my fingers are raring to write about it. The writing itch is somethi...

Pictures populate social media the day after Christmas. On my wall, I see nothing but beautiful and colorful pictures of people laughing in ...

Red and green are the two colors that are closely associated with Christmas .  Once I wore a red and green printed dress to a summer get-tog...

A Christmas reflection:    In fact and in truth, man can't do or be anything—not even breathe—without God's grace. Every good thing ...

In relation to the vast universe, man is just a teeny-weeny speck. Consider these scientific statistics: “The earth’s sun belongs to a galax...

In addition to familistic , one other adjective used by sociologists to describe our culture is: pronatalist .  It's the practice of enc...

If these three words sound like a bargain, they are.  Not only do they save money, they make you spend less time, effort, and everything in ...

This is one word I have ignored and never used. Not only is it difficult to spell, it is also laborious to pronounce. Instead, I use simpler...

From that one moment in October when I searched online for PINK in nature (the day the PINK movement was born), my email continues to receiv...

November, thanksgiving month in some parts of the world, has come and gone. But we can't stop giving thanks.  “A Thankful Church” was th...

All roads lead to books.  November (National Book Reading Month) always seems to make that happen, with the Department of Education since th...

Worshipping the Lord in the same church, Christian And Missionary Alliance Churches of the Philippines (CAMACOP), for the past 45 years, I c...

One of the events on writing I was invited to this month of November gathered a crowd of 100, composed of college students taking up educat...