by Central Philippine University | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear friends, One of the new things that came to Iloilo City in recent years is the traffic lights. The installation of traffic lights in key intersections helped motorists developed discipline and patience. Our two children would always observe the behavior of...
by Central Philippine University | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear friends, Happy New Year! Typhoon Agaton entered the Philippines in the first day of the year 2018 (I+m writing this while stranded in the pier). In the last weeks of 2017, there were two Typhoons (Urduja and Vinta) that caused destruction, floods, landslides and...
by Central Philippine University | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear friends, Have you ever wondered why Filipinos translate “Christmas” as “Pasko” or in Hiligaynon/Ilonggo as “Paskwa”? The word “Paskwa” comes from the Spanish word “Pascua” and from the Latin word...
by Central Philippine University | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear friends, Earlier today we traveled to Roxas City, Capiz to be part of the Convention of Philippine Baptist Churches H.E.R. (Hopevale. Education. Reformation) program hosted by the Filamer Christian University and Capiz Emmanuel Hospital. Due to reports of heavy...
by Central Philippine University | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear friends, Have you ever wondered why the shepherds were the first to visit baby Jesus? The usual interpretations are: the shepherds were marginalized and poor, and God wants to uplift them; or that in God+s economy the last will be the first; or God wants to teach...
by Central Philippine University | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Dear friends, Greetings! There were a lot of fulfilled prophecies surrounding the birth of the Messiah, our Lord Jesus Christ. Let me share two lessons that we can learn in relation on how prophecies in the Old Testament came true in the New Testament. First, God uses...
