I like the definition of grace given by Dallas Willard, “Grace is God acting in our lives to accomplish what we cannot do on our own.” Of course, on top of the list is salvation; we cannot save ourselves from sin and get to heaven by our own merit. But in life there is a […]...

What is Heaven’s like?  The Bible tells us much about Heaven.  For one, it is where God is.  Isaiah 66:1 declares, “Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool.”  And Jesus Our Lord teaches His disciples to address God as, “Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be Your name�...

Motherhood is a calling and a responsibility.  It is a calling in the sense it is not earned; it is given unto us.  The fact that we have a womb and a husband does not guarantee motherhood.  Equally true is that it is a responsibility; we who are called to be mothers must fulfill our ...

On Wednesday, April 1, I celebrated my birthday.  On Sunday, April 12, God called Heman Elia, my colleague in the Bible school, home.  On Thursday, April 16, God called Andreas, Santy’s younger brother, home. On Wednesday, April 22, God called Tante Barbara home and on Friday, May 1, God...

On Wednesday morning, God called Tante Barbara home.  She was getting ready to attend our Wednesday’s Bible Study when she fell and slipped into the presence of Our Beloved Savior.  That day, she did not attend the Bible Study at Church; instead, she attended the Bible Study in Heavens, ...

Last Sunday afternoon a dear colleague of mine in the Bible school went home to the with the Lord.  By the grace of God, he lived with Stage 4 metastatic lung cancer for six years and up till days before he passed, he was still teaching!  God kept him alive and productive as long as [&hell...

On the night before His arrest, Jesus gathered His disciples for a Passover meal. It’s there that He taught them about service and spiritual authority. Instead of a lengthy discourse, He only spoke briefly about it. What’s rather lengthy was the time that He spent washing the disciples’ feet�...

I’d like to thank you for making me feel so special on my birthday.  There were plenty of noodles, my favorite dish!  I turned 67, which means it’s now time for me to begin transitioning out and to pass on the baton to a younger servant of God.  The board of deacons has formed a [...

Out of the four Gospels, the Gospel of John is the most theological.  Instead of providing us with the narrative of the life and ministry of Jesus, it gives us the theological implications of the words and the actions of Jesus.  Instead of tracing the life of Jesus chronologically, it zero...

In less than two weeks we will celebrate Good Friday, which with Easter become the central axis of Christianity.  There would be no Christianity without the death and the resurrection of Jesus. As we focus our hearts and minds to the crucifixion of Jesus, we remember the pivotal role of prayer ...