Manariwa means “be refreshed” or “be renewed”, from the root sariwa, “fresh”. It reflects the idea in Romans 12:2 of being changed by the renewing of our minds. Words and ideas are the powerful tools of humans to create goodness and to produce infinite change in the inner person and in the human environment. The challenge still stands: be perfect!
In our previous discussion, we presented various actual and possible views taken by real players and by historians in the 500-year period covered by this series. Also, we had taken liberty at providing justifiable moral, legal and ethical assessments of the words and actions of those involved in the narrative. Although not fully exhaustive, we […]
A teacher once told his students a parable. “One day, a rain of strange, wicked dust fell on a town and covered it in darkness and chaos. Many people got sick and those who survived remained indoors for fear of getting infected. Now, the marriage of the sole heir of the richest family in town […]
Before we end this series, let us take another look at the real significance of Enrique of Cebu’s role to Magellan and his expedition. In doing so, we need to take a wide detour as to how we have approached each historical narrative and how that approach differs from the generally-accepted methods used in religious, […]
(A guide to attaining the original and essential message of Jesus Christ delivered once for all by the Spirit through the apostles. To order your copy of Organic Faith, please see below) “To whom He said, ‘This is the rest with whichYou may cause the weary to rest,’And, ‘This is the refreshing’;Yet they would not hear.“ –Isaiah 28:12 “Therefore, brethren, having boldness to […]
500 years make a rare milestone for a nation or the world; and for a planet that has been populated for only about 10 millennia or so, that calls for great celebration. But it depends on where you stand or whose point of view you take: the conqueror-victor’s or the conquered-victim’s. In a world history […]