Lord, You are majestic and great, a refuge, a tower, a source of strength when there is none left to give. I praise You in times in plenty and praise you in times of famine, I run to You when hope is lost and run to You when hope springs as eternal as Your glory, Your Name, Your love. I give thanks for Your providence, that out of nowhere come blessings when least expected. Thank you, Lord! Father, I pray for the families and friends of all...

He died, He rose, He will come again. THE GLORY Avalon In the solitary moment of His birth On this barren dusty land All of heaven kissed the face of the earth With a miracle of love God became a man But He was sent away to draw His final breath When He was only thirty-three And in the shame of dying a criminal’s death He cleansed an angry world And in His suffering I see The glory of the blood The beauty of the body That was broken...

There’s a hailstorm of discussion circulating around the Philippine blogosphere, centering on a few individuals’ disappointment at the Philippine Blog Awards’ invocation. Specifically, Benj, an atheist, was extremely offended at the mention of Jesus Christ as a motivating factor for Philippine bloggers in maintaining their blogs. He was further offended by the response of “a lot of people” (in particular, this...

Last night, Nathan said something to his Mom that took both of us by surprise. We have no idea where he learned it, but you can bet both of us were taken aback. A lot of prayer was offered that night for our three-year-old. How often have we said something that we knew wouldn’t be received well, or done something that we just needed to do, even if we knew it wouldn’t necessarily be good for us? Me, quite often. My life is...

All the brouhaha over the Jesus ossuaries reminded me of the exchange between Phoebe and Ross in Friends, where Phoebe debunked evolution. In a world where truth can be twisted to appear relative, this conversation is a humorous reminder that logic, faith, and belief aren’t bed buddies. Phoebe: Uh-oh. It’s Scary Scientist Man. Ross: What? Ok, Phoebe, this is it. In this briefcase, I carry actual scientific facts. A briefcase of...

This year, I was doing really well on my fast. I felt God talking to me, and He pointed out things I needed to do. I was flushing all the toxins out, and I was starting to really get going. It was really good, until my cousin Vanessa got married, and I went to her lavish wedding. I resolved not to eat anything but soup. They had, like, a thousand entrees but not a single bowl of soup. I ended up gorging on cheese! And some vegetable...