Reflections and Refractions

Psalm 23 has been a very familiar Psalm since my growing-up days. We memorized it in Sunday School at church, as well as during our Bible classes in school. It has been a “go-to” Scripture when we feel scared, uncertain, and weak. While reading and meditating on this Psalm again, the picture of the Lord (Jesus) as our Shepherd and me, specifically, as the sheep, brought a deeper realization that I am lost without Him and that I need Him 24/7, not just when I am in a difficult

Last November 2025, our Sunday School children presented a shadow play about the Christmas story—the account of the birth of Jesus. As I watched their performance, one character caught my attention—the angel with a trumpet tilted high. I felt that it was just so grand! The birth of our Lord Jesus Christ was in a humble manger with no extravagant celebration, but the announcement was made by an angel and joined by a multitude of holy beings—this was grand ! I can imagine them

Last October 30, 2025, I went with a team to a temporary shelter for families displaced by the recent typhoon in northern Cebu. Our goal was to reach out to the children through fun activities. We left the city at 5:20 a.m. and arrived at around 8:00 a.m. We started by helping the children write their name tags, then they were free to choose which activity stations they wanted to join. There were four stations, namely: balloon twisting, face painting, bubbles blowing, and gos

This little LED light in my small rechargeable fan has been doing its job as a power indicator ever since I started using the fan. I...

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As the world celebrates the love month this February, I have been contemplating about what love really is in the Bible. I asked the Lord...

When my children were in their preschool age, I used to read stories for them every night. One of their favorite books was entitled “The...

Thanks to those strict quarantine days that rekindled my love for planting and growing plants. It’s amazing to learn how different kinds...

8 months – yes, it’s already 8 months since we were literally forced to stay home due to the CoVid-19 pandemic. Since the schools were...

Does the alarm with the warning sign “Your battery is running low” bring you on your feet at the split of a second? Does the appearance...

That day after his plight from crossing the borders to be able to come home before all sea travels were shut down, my son brought out a...

A Reflection and Refraction on John 21:1-17 It has been a month since my first blog post about leadership in crisis. Nothing much has...

“Feed my sheep.” Here is another command in this series which entails more than just doing something at the moment, but it comes with a...

“Bring some of the fish you have just caught.” It was like telling the disciples: “Hey! Show me what you’ve got!” While Jesus stood on...

He (Jesus) said: “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” After a sleepless night of trying but unable to...

“Friends, haven’t you any fish?” “Come and have breakfast.” These 2 sentences speak more than enough about the speaker and the listeners....

One of the most loved board games in our time was the “Snakes and Ladders.” I like its simplicity with the real-life experience of sorrow...

Everyone in Cebu City waited with excitement in the anticipation of the community quarantine to be loosened. I myself was ready to work...

May 2020 ushered in with a spike of confirmed CoViD-19 cases in Cebu City and the next few weeks have became “blurry” for us. I’m sure it...

March 2020 ended with much anticipation that the pandemic will be controlled and the community quarantine will be lifted but it turned...