This month of September, over 9 million Jehovah’s Witnesses are launching a special campaign worldwide to share with the people the Bible-based solutions to end wars and other violent conflicts we see happening in various parts of the world today. Millions of copies of the Special edition of this Bible-based Watchtower magazine, entitled ” An End to War– How?” are… Read More »
One day, it was so cold here in Toronto; the temperature was at 10 °C, but with the strong wind, the weather was quite chilly. To pass the time, I decided to listen to our very own Original Pilipino Music (OPM); these songs were enough to warm me up. While I was enjoying listening to these Filipino songs,… Read More »
Though we are thousands of miles away from the Philippines, we Filipinos, who live in Toronto and elsewhere in Canada, feel as if we have not left our home after all, and the country of our birth. Why? Well, let me tell you how most of us spend our days making a living in this newly adopted country.… Read More »
Fortune telling is so popular these days because most people want to know if they would have some success in life — having stable jobs, doing right career moves, making good in their businesses, finding the right married mates and the wishes go on ad infinitum. And to peer into their future, they would usually consult… Read More »
Many people in Christendom believe that Jesus Christ is our Almighty God who deserves to be worshipped. By quoting the Holy Scriptures, let us hear Jesus himself explaining to us who he is, whether he deserves to be worshipped, where he came from and his relationship with his Father, Jehovah God. When Jesus was baptized, immediately, Satan tempted… Read More »
One afternoon, while I was overlooking the lake from our balcony in Guildwood, Ithought of writing about Love—well, in the middle of good weather, the sky is bright,There are no clouds around, a bit of calm wind, and my mind is full of positive thoughts.Writing about Love amid all the bad news we read in the newspapers or… Read More »
Canadians love dogs and treat them as part of their family. Imagine all the time and effort going well into caring for these dogs. Never mind the expense of providing them with pet food, drugs and medical treatment when sick. Of course, they, too, need vaccinations to be healthy. All time of the day, in all kinds of… Read More »
One night a few months ago, we got a call from our daughter Mao telling us she would drop by our house in Scarborough for dinner. Seeing us from time to time is her routine; she’s been doing this regularly as her way of bonding with us. Oncoming, she clutched her little book. Then, a few minutes later,… Read More »
A Mother’s love is something that no one can explain, It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain, It is endless and unselfish and enduring, come what may For nothing can destroy it or take that love away —Helen Steiner Rice – Our mother’s love is beyond compare. Unlike the unforgettable first love, the passion… Read More »
Sometimes, we need some idleness in life to come up with beautiful thoughts; there’s also joy in doing nothing, freeing our minds from life’s stressors. On sending this little thought recently to a lady friend, Dinia, a retired nurse based in Texas, she responded, “Oh, yes, I agree with you. We all need to take time out for… Read More »