Last Sunday, during our Sunday School lesson, we studied Matthew 24:1-8. Â Under the heading “pestilences” we listed diseases and conditions that may be considered as contagious or infectious, epidemic diseases that are virulent, devastating and pernicious. We listed AIDS, HIV, drug-resistant TB, dengue fever, malaria, SARS, AH1N1, influenza. Â We also listed lifestyle diseases that while… Continue reading Pestilences…
I have refrained from making any public statements regarding my sister’s pregnancy until she herself had made the announcement. Â On Friday, March 11, 2011, my sister, Delamar, announced that she is pregnant on her radio show on RX93.1 called The Morning Rush. Days after, both the Philippine Daily Inquirer and The Manila Bulletin carried stories… Continue reading A muddle in the middle
Since January 2011, the evening news has carried stories of conflict in the Middle East. Â First there was news about the popular uprising in Tunisia to unseat the government. Â Then there was news about Egypt and the popular uprising there which unseated Hosni Mubarak who had been in power for nearly 40 years. Since then,… Continue reading Who’s afraid of Ghaddaffi?
I read somewhere that grief is a psychological process. Â According to psychologists, the human mind makes sense of loss through a grieving process which involves four stages: shock, disbelief, anger and acceptance. As the Japanese tragedy unfolds, we as spectators, vicariously undergo the same process though perhaps with a lesser intensity. On March 11 when… Continue reading What to believe…whom to believe
Are you just like me, glued to CNN and BBC for news on the earthquake in Japan and the possible nuclear meltdown? I had just finished teaching the seminar on spiritual warfare on Friday when my husband called me on my cellphone to tell me about the earthquake. Â My mind was trying to grasp the… Continue reading The Beginning of Sorrows…