Dear Liza,
You were asking some tips on how to raise an obedient child. I am not an expert on child rearing, but through years of raising my own children, I observed some important realities that every mother should consider in training their children
Realize that man is inherently sinful. Children left to themselves are inclined to be disobedient. If you will not take effort to discipline your son John, don’t get surprised if he grew-up to be ill-mannered and disobedient. That is his natural tendency.
God has mandated parents to bring-up their children in “the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” Children have natural resistance towards the good, making the teaching of…
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Dear Janet,
How time flies! Next week, your son DJ will celebrate his 1st birthday. As he gets older, note that training him to be a “good boy” also gets more difficult. Realize that DJ’s character development is foremost in your training. These are some few tips I can give you:
Make the best of DJ’s formative years (1-4 years old). During these years, DJ’s mind is still malleable. If you miss teaching him at this stage, it would be harder and requires much effort. Seize these years to teach about God, the Bible, and godly virtues. Train him to respect older people by saying po and opo. Courtesy is…
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Taon-taong tradisyon ang Linggo ng Palaspas. Ito ay pag-alala sa ginawa noon nang si Hesus ay pumasok sa bayan ng Jerusalem, sakay ng isang hamak na asyo. Ayon sa salaysay sa Biblia, ang mga tao ay tuwang-tuwa at inilalatag ang kanilang mga balabal sa daraanan ni Hesus, habang iwinawagayway ang mga palaspas ng palma at sumisigaw: “Mapalad ang Hari na pumaparito sa pangalan ng Panginoon…” (Lukas 19:38). Ang sigaw na ito ay pagkilala na si Hesus ang matagal na nilang hinihintay na Messias na magpapalaya sa kanila.
Ngunit problema ito para sa mga Fareseo. Hindi nila maatim na marinig na si Hesus ang Messias. Kaya’t kanilang sinabi “Guro, sawayin…
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My dearest Mom,
If I can only say what I feel, these are the things I would like to tell you. First of all, I am so grateful for bringing me to the world and preparing me to face it by myself. For now, you are so preoccupied with me, attending to my slightest need. Your sleep has never been the same, but you don’t care a bit about it.
I can feel your joy as you put me to sleep. You heart throbs with love as I suck that life-giving milk from you. How blessed am I that have the best nourishment ever. When I look at you…
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Nasisiyahan ang hindi mananampalataya na mag-isip ng masama laban sa ibang tao, lalo na sa kanyang kaaway. Naaaliw siya na makinig sa tsismis, mag-isip ng malisya at mga bagay na magpapasaya sa laman.
Sa ating mga Kristiano, ito ay hindi nararapat. Mahirap itong gawin, subalit dahil kay Kristo, malalabanan natin ang anumang kasalanan. Sa Filipos 4:8, malinaw ang pamantayan ng Kristianong kaisipan: anumang bagay na totoo, kagalang-galang, matuwid, malinis, kaibig-ibig, mabuting-ulat, may kagalingan at kapuri-puri, ito ang dapat nating isipin.
Ang ating kaisipan ay parang “greenhouse.” Dito ipinupunla ng kaaway ang masamang pag-iisip. Kung bibigyan ng pansin, ito ay lalaki at magtutulak na gawin ang masamang iniisip. Kung makikinig ng…
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Dear Emilie,
Teaching little children to do household chores is difficult and challenging. That is the reason why many mothers failed on this area.
Children like to help and imitate what their mother is doing. When Mom is washing clothes, they also like to dip their hands on the soapy water. When Mom is cooking, they are like little supervisors watching their mother’s every move. For them work is not work but something they can take part and enjoy. Sadly, mothers’ usual reaction is to dismiss and direct the children to just play or worst, watch TV. And why not? Children’s clumsy little hands slow down everything that mothers…
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Malinaw ang paglalarawan ng Panginoon sa isang Kristiano. “Ipinahayag ko ang Iyong pangalan sa mga taong ibinigay Mo sa akin mula sa sanlibutan. Sila ay sa Iyo at sila’y ibinigay Mo sa Akin, at tinupad nila ang Iyong salita”;“Ibinigay ko sa kanila ang Iyong salita at napoot sa kanila ang sanlibutan, sapagkat hindi sila taga- sanlibutan, gaya Ko naman na hindi taga-sanlibutan. Hindi ko hinihiling na alisin Mo sila sa sanlibutan, kundi ingatan Mo sila mula sa masama. Hindi sila taga sanlibutan na gaya Ko na hindi taga-sanlibutan.”
Madiing sinabi ng Panginoon na ang mga Kristiano ay inalis Niya sa sanlibutan. Paulit-ulit na binanggit ito ni Hesus. At dahil…
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Dear Ann,
I pity you the last time I saw you in South Supermarket. You seemed to struggle pushing the grocery cart with your right hand while holding Baby Ruth with your left. Little John was pulling your skirt asking you to buy him his favorite choco drink. I offered to bring your oversize shoulder bag, but you said you can manage and is getting used to it. I inquired about how things are going with you and you said you just came from the doctor because baby Ruth is sick again while John is getting more active, requiring more attention. You informed me that Ronnie is on a…
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Isang malalang problema ang kawalan ng ispiritwal na pag-unlad. Marami itong dahilan, subalit ang pangunahin ay ang hindi paglalaan ng oras upang kilalanin ang Dios. Maling isipin na ang kaligtasan ay minsanang desisyon ng pagtanggap kay Kristo bilang Panginoon at Tagapagligtas. Ito ay araw-araw na pagsunod at pagsamba sa Kanya.
Ang kalakasan at kahinaan ng isang Kristiano ay nakabatay sa kanyang kaalaman tungkol sa Dios. Ang kaalamang ito ay hindi sa kaisipan (dahil maaari itong maging kapalaluan), kundi kaalaman na naghuhubog ng pagmamahal sa Dios at sa kapwa. Ibinigay ni Pablo ang kanyang buong buhay sa pagkilala kay Kristo:“Ang lahat ng mga bagay ay inari kong kalugihan dahil sa…
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Dear Marie,
You were in our prayer group last Sunday and you mentioned that every night you feel so tired yet you didn’t seem to have accomplished something worthwhile. I would like to comment on that but time did not permit me to. Indeed, that’s a common sentiment of most stay-home moms. Day in and day out, things seem to be the same. You wake up and cook breakfast, prepare the children to school, wash dishes, clean the house, wash the never-ending pile of laundry, take care of the baby, etc, etc. Tomorrow you repeat the same cycle of household works. Those are important tasks but…
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