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  Proverbs 15:30 [30]Bright eyes gladden the heart; Good news puts fat on the bones. Pag-uwi namin galing sa Amoguis kahapon, sinalubong kaming mag-asawa ng isang napakagandang balita- umuwi ang aming panganay mula Manila for year end break. Nasorpresa kami dahil ini-expect naming sa Lunes pa siya darating. Iyon ang chat niya sa amin. Sinadya niya pala iyon upang kami ay masorpresa.  Hindi ko mailarawan ang sayang aking naramdaman. God has been gracious to us and I will rate this is one of the most gracious things God give and did.  Masaya kami dahil safe ang aming anak. Masaya kami dahil kasama namin muli si Naomi . Hindi mapapalitan ng video call o chat ang personal na makausap ang iyong anak.  Alam kong mas masaya ang aking misis. Close sila ni Naomi. Walang tigil na kwentuhan ang siguradong mangyayari.  Salamat sa Ama at ligtas ang aming anak. This means 2 weeks na kasiyahan. Gamitin nawa namin ang 2 linggo ito upang mapalapit lalo sa bawat isa.  Sal...

  This past several days, lagi akong natatanong, do we celebrate Christmas ? Since believers have free will and the right to think for himself, I will answer for my family. So whatever I wrote here is true for my family, and does not necessarily true for the church I am serving, PCBC.  Short answer: we don't.  Longer and nuanced answer: I am agnostic about it.  We came from a church that doesn't celebrate Christmas since it is considered either a pagan holiday or a holdover from Catholicism .  Now there are many Christian scholars who wrote disputing the pagan origin of Christmas. Believers may or may not be convinced. As for the Catholic holdover, even if it is true, and it isn't, there is no reason to reject a practice just because it is identified with a religious organization.  As a Bible Christian , our authority is the Bible. The Bible itself didn't mention Christmas or even the date of Christ's birth. Yes there are many prophecies of His coming in t...

  We naturally wanted to impress others. On one hand, ayaw nating minamaliit. On the other hand gusto nating hinahangaan.  I think within limits it is normal. Pero kapag ito ay naging addiction, na kailangan mo pang magsinungaling to impress others, it is destructive.  Hindi mo kailangang maging iskolar ng Biblia upang malamang there is something wrong with a person who is a master of fakery. For one thing, you don't know where you stand before that person. Ni hindi mo nga alam if you're facing a real person or a mask.  We may live with the applause but as the Good Book says, there is nothing hidden that will not be exposed. And in general, people didn't want being lied to. So if you keep on faking things to impress, the harder the fall when the floor collapses.  It is better to be yourself than be a poseur . At least if you're being real and authentic, you know who will stay because you are you. You know you're accepted, flaws and warts and all.  Pero ku...

  Minsan nabibilanggo tayo ng nakaraan. May mga pangyayari sa ating buhay na hindi natin malimot. Hindi natin mapatawad ang ating mga sarili sa ating mga pagkakamali. But we cannot live in the past forever. They are meant to be remembered, not live in. Many of us aren’t living in the moment. We’re living in the past. There is a good reason the windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror. If we keep on looking at the back, mababangga tayo. We have to look forward more than looking backward. Sabi nga ni Pablo, leave things behind and press forward. Hindi hinayaan ni Pablong kontrolin ng nakalipas ang kaniyang buhay. In the past he is a persecutor and blasphemer. He never forget (2 Timoteo) but he didn’t let it control him (Filipos 3). Instead he decided to press forward. Ganuon din tayo. There are parts of our lives that we are not proud of. But God can redeem them for His glory. Manatiling nakapokus sa biyaya. Huwag ninyong hayaang nakawin ng mga huwad na guro ang inyong ka...

  Life is messy. No matter how careful we live, we make mistakes; not to mention being victims of other peoples’ mistakes. Things happen that are beyond our control. We bleed. We sweat. We tear up. And we look for shoulders to cry on. Pero nakalulungkot kapag ang mga balikat na inaasahan nating iyakan ay ilan sa mga naunang tumalikod sa iyo. At kapag nangyari iyon, we feel doubly alone and lonely. Pero huwag tayo mag-alala. Iwan ka man ng lahat, makalimutan ka kahit ng nanay na nagluwal sa atin, God will never turn His back. Lagi Siyang nariyan upang makinig ng ating mga hinaing. We may never have shoulders to cry on but we can always kneel before Him. Makikinig Siya. You will never be alone. Manatiling nakapokus sa biyaya. Huwag ninyong hayaang nakawin ng mga huwad na guro ang inyong karapatang mag-isip ng doktrina. (Kung gusto ninyo ng karagdagang impormasyon, bisitahin ninyo kami. May pagtitipon kami sa Dahat , kada Linggo , kada 1:00-3:00 pm. Sana manampalataya kayo at ki...

  Being right or preserving the relationship?  Many times ang ating mga relasyon boils down to this question.  Hindi maiiwasang magkaroon ng hindi pagkakasundo. After all we're sinners in a relationship. We naturally look after ourselves rather than for the other's welfare.  But maturity in love tells you to sacrifice for others.  So when the inevitable disagreement happens, ask yourself, "Is this worth sacrificing the relationship? Am I too bent on being right that I will sacrifice my relationship?" Naranasan ko ito sa aking mga anak. Lagi kong sinasabi sa pulpito, my lawless children teach me more about grace and love than any preacher did.  Hindi ako willing na masira ang aming relasyon so I apply grace and absorb the damages to preserve it. I use love to cover the sins and maintain peace. In time love wins the rebel.  What if I insisted on being right? Marahil hindi na kami nag-uusap. Marahil lumayas na sa bahay. Marahil we live in the same house b...

  May ilaw na sila tatay at nanay! For some of you this is not a blog-worthy post. What is special sa pagpapakabit ng linya ng kuryente ?  But for us who prayed for it for years, this is an answered prayer! The logistics ng pagkakabit ng kuryente ay napakataas. Aside from the fact na nakatayo ang bahay nila nanay sa pag-aari ng iba (kung hindi pa nabili ang lupa ng iba at na-secure ang permiso baka malabong magkakuryente sila tatay), malayo-layo rin sila sa linya ng kuryente.  Remember, nakatira sila tatay at nanay sa gitna ng kalamansian . But we never lose hope, never stop praying. And God answers by arranging circumstances to make this possible. Una nalipat ang ownership ng lupa sa iba and the new owner is sympathetic na magkakuryente sila tatay. Secondly, nagkaroon ng extra cash para mabili ang mga gamit. Thirdly, mas lumapit sila tatay sa pinakamalapit na linya. It takes years but God is working behind the scenes. I am convince of it.  It also means being ready ...

  Bilang mga Cristianong estudyante ng Biblia , ang ating authority sa espirituwal na pamumuhay , actually sa lahat ng aspeto ng ating pamumuhay, ay ang Biblia. Maaaring hindi tayo nagkakasundo sa pagkaunawa nito, pero huwag mangyaring may Cristianong ang basehan ng pamumuhay ay ang mga ideya ng sanlibutan (ang kulturang nakapalibot sa atin ). Iisipin ng mga taong tayo ay weird. Hindi tayo sumasama at naniniwala sa kanilang mga paniniwala at gawa. Nagsasagawa tayo ng mga bagay na hindi nila nauunawaan. Iba ang ating prioridad. Iba ang ating scale of values. The main difference is we took our beliefs and values from the Bible , not the culture around us. Not from some magisterium . Not from some pastor or theologian . Not traditions. Not theological presuppositions . Not from some councils. Not from some covenants or documents. Not from church history . These are helpful. But they are not the ultimate authority. When they go against the Bible, we have to reject them and suffer t...

Your invitation matters! Siguro iniisip mo, paano ako makapaglilingkod sa Diyos e mahiyain ako? Mahina ako magsalita? Kulang ang aking kailangan sa Biblia? Marahil mas mabuting manahimik ako at hayaan ko ang mga propesyunal (ang pastor at ang klerigo) ang magtrabaho. “Wala akong pakinabang.” Iyan ang pangungusap na hindi dapat masumpungan sa bokabularyong Cristiano. Tanging mga taong namumuhay sa ilalim ng araw ang may ganitong pilosopiya (basahin ninyo ang Ecclesiastes ). Bawat miyembro ng Katawan ni Cristo ay nasa Katawan for a purpose. Hindi naglagay ang Diyos ng bahaging walang pakinabang sa ating pisikal na katawan. Ang mga sinasabing vestigial organs ay napatunayang mayroong function sa katawan. Bakit natin iniisip na ang espirituwal na Katawan ni Cristo ay iba? Nilagay tayo ng Diyos sa Katawan ni Cristo for a reason- mayroon tayong maiaambag sa paglago nito. Maaaring ang ating ambag ay “maliit,” behind-the-scenes, o maituturing na menial. Ngunit ang mga ito ay malaking tulong...