Her name was Daisy Tisi. Â She was a domestic worker for one of my mother’s clients. And that was how they met. Â My mother has this ability to converse with just about anyone anywhere and end up sharing her faith. Â Daisy was no exception. Daisy’s reaction was not typical. Â She said that she used to… Continue reading Daisy, Bona, Birthing and Dying
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
“A little knowledge of God is worth more than a great deal of knowledge about him.†To open the discussion, I put this quotation (from J.I. Packer, Chapter 2 of his book Knowing God) to my students at last Friday’s seminar and I asked them whether or not they agreed or disagreed.  As there was… Continue reading Knowledge of God v. Knowledge about God.
Dear Norman, In your email, you asked me to discuss the Bishops of the  Roman Catholic Church who solicited SUVs from the PCSO for their use. As for the act being a violation of the Constitution, the Constitution prohibits the use of government or public funds for the establishment and support of any religion. The… Continue reading For Mr. Companero regarding his question
“Wunderkind” is a German word for child-protege, a child who at such a young age shows great giftedness. Â It can be used for someone like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart who at age 4 already composed great works of music. Today I use the word to refer to Samson, son of Manoah, of the tribe of Dan.… Continue reading Wunderkind and wasted years