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!
Since 1965 until recently, I had lived with traffic in the cities, more or less of it. I grew up in a small town and lived in a plant nursery which was less than a kilometer away from my school. Traffic, I could say now, was zero; and I and my siblings had to walk […]
I do not oppose the law allowing same-sex marriage or deny people’s rights to enter into it. I oppose ideas and thoughts that change the fundamental design, meaning and purpose of marriage. We all must answer for our beliefs and deeds. The original design is of a man and a woman joined in marriage. The […]
How easily we forget the lessons of recent history. Back in 2008, the Philippine Senate conducted a hearing on the issue of South Korean shipbuilding mega-corporation Hanjin’s rather clandestine arrangement with Subic Bay Management Authority (SBMA) to build two high-rise condominium buildings in the middle of the tropical forest inside the SBMA. (Please check: http://www.philstar.com/headlines/58413/senate-conducts-hearing-hanjin-condo-project-subic) […]
The author formally launched his fifth book entitled Preparing a Body for Eternity (From Adam to Christ to All Believers) during the 50th anniversary reunion of the Philippine Science High School Batch 2 (1965-1970) at the Manila Hotel last Friday, February 13, 2015. Present during the occasion were former Secretary of Economic Planning Cielito Habito […]
2015 February 3 Hello, Dear Visitor! This blog was out for a while. Thanks to my good friend, Matt Raymer, and his crew, we are back and eager to start all over again. Yes, we practically begin a new phase in the work of carrying the light of the Gospel to all people and […]