MercyMe’s lead vocalist, Bart Millard, wrote the song I Can Only Imagine after his father’s death, imagining what it would be like to see God in heaven (where there is no more death, mourning, crying or pain). It won for ‘Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year,’ ‘Song of the Year’ and Millard earned the Dove Award…
Category: Forgiveness, Forgetting Past, Moving Forward
#metoo: Josh McDowell
“I can laugh outside but cry on the inside.” Josh McDowell somberly revealed. “My father was the town drunk .When my dad wasn’t hurting my mother, I was busy trying to kill my dad. Every week for seven years I was homosexually raped by Wayne Bailey.” The man was hired as cook and housekeeper when the…
An Ounce of Faith: Monique Lopez Ong
“God gave us a second chance. From all the very painful trials we went through and overcame, my husband and I agreed that we need to be a channel of blessing to give hope to others who go through trials,” Monique said on the birth of their blog, An Ounce of Faith on an interview by ABS-CBN Bandila’s…
When You’re Plucked From Your Comfort Zone
Lux and Kryptonite, my son’s adopted cats, love hanging out with us whatever we’re doing. When we’re gone, they also follow our Manang’s around the house like little apprentices except they never take over the job. When we did recent repairs, repainting, and refreshing, the works came with a lot of cat hazards—sharp tools and…
Not-to-be-missed Joy Tanchi Mendoza Live Testimony
I’ve heard the story from her mom and dad. I’ve watched the 700 club feature. I’ve read the book, When A Good God Allows Rape. But it was different watching her speak live at the Ikaw Na Ang Maganda event at CCF Marikina yesterday. Joy walked in wearing a short, elegant, floral duchess satin dress that…
What Gives the Devil a Foothold
Today’s YouVersion Verse of the Day: Ephesians 4:26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold. According to the verse, it is possible to be angry without sinning. But anger can be the devil’s foothold if…
Yes, Virginia, You Can Leave It In God’s Hands
No, God is not asleep. No, Nothing is hidden from Him. Yes, God is just. Yes, He knows everything. Yes, He will repay. Yes, He will work things out for Your good. Yes, You can leave everything in God’s hands. Your job? Be faithful to God.
When You Have A Hard Time Forgetting the Past
Dear Offended Self, The next time you wake up at three a.m. struggling with anger and unforgivenes because of the past offenses against you, recall the things you said and did that were done in the flesh, not from God’s Spirit. You might toss and turn for a while as it may not come to…
Total Forgiveness
A person who was on this path before I got here told me, “You need to give total forgiveness.” Cast it all away: the offenses of the main offender and all accomplices, even of casualties in the path who were traumatized, polarized, put in a tight spot. People are caught off guard in the crossfire….
Forget the Former Things, See I Am Doing A New Thing
Yesterday morning, I read on YouVersion Bible iPad application this MSG translation of Isaiah 43:18-19: “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the…
BUTTERFLY IN THE SPRING 