Doctrines and teachings of the Bible about Jesus Christ, the Son of God
My Sunday School classes today will be studying chapters 4-7 of the book of 1 Samuel. Â This is that time in the history of Israel when the land was still ruled by judges and they had no king. Â The ruling judge at that time was Eli the high priest of God. Eli had two sons,… Continue reading Superstition and the superstitious
One day, a student of mine approached me to say that her mother too was diagnosed with a myoma years back. Â Her mother took an herbal food supplement called green barley. Â She suggested that I try it because the results may be the same for me as I was also diagnosed with a myoma in… Continue reading The Power of a Personal Testimony
My Sunday School classes have finished studying the book of Ruth and we are now studying 1 Samuel. Â Studying familiar stories are the hardest to do. Â It’s like pressing niyog (coconut) for the second time : you are afraid that all the creamy coconut milk has been pressed the first time, all you get on… Continue reading Fresh eyes on an old landscape
I was delighted when friends added me to two groups on Facebook:  one is a group for those who graduated from UP Diliman, the other, a group for those who graduated from the UP College of Law. It’s fun to  touch base with people who went to the same school at different times, and yet,… Continue reading Remembering…
On Thursdays, I teach a class in Bible School which is entitled Principles of Teaching. Â As is so often the case, there is no usable textbook available in the Philippines such that I have to pull source materials from all the books I have in my possession. I make my lessons from scratch, from a… Continue reading Serendipity