The Birth of Jesus

The Birth of Jesus

December 25

Christ the King

Christ the King

November 24

Tikoy

A Dream to Wish Come True ~ Poem

Photo courtesy: Chromesphere

Our Lady of the Rosary

Our Lady of the Rosary
October 7

The Birth of Our Lady

The Birth of Our Lady
September 8

National Heroes Day

Our Philippine brave men and woman. We are celebrating the National Heroes Day Today!

Luneta ... My Message

Luneta is a historic place you can find here in the Philippines. These is where the Philippine National Hero died. You can find Luneta in Manila. This is one of the nice place in the Philippines. If you ever try to think the place Manila, your mind will remember Luneta. Many people are coming there to relax because it has a good surroundings and there are playground for the kids.

But all are aware now of the unexpected incident happened in the place. The "hostage situation" that happened last Monday, 23rd of august 2010. I feel so sorry for the incident that cause the death of many innocent people.

I am a Filipino. I can say that, no one wants this kind of incident to happen. Many have seen and heard the incident.

With the help of my "blog," this is my chance to express my feelings towards the "hostage situation."

I want to say, deep in my heart that I pass my big condolence to all the victims. I can't blame you with your blaze feelings towards the Philippines as well as the Filipinos. But I am aware that the Philippine government is doing the best to facify the feelings of the Hongkong people specially the relatives of the victims.

Again, I am saying my condolence to all the victims and the relatives of the victims.

Luneta ... Ang Mensahe (Pilipino Version)

Ang Luneta ay isang makasaysayang lugar dito sa Pilipinas. Dito binaril at nalagutan ng hininga ang bayani ng Pilipinas na si Dr. Jose Rizal. Ito ay matatagpuan sa Maynila. Isa ito sa lugar na pinagmamalaki ng Pilipinas. Kung magugunita ang salitang Maynila, maaalala mo ang lugar na Luneta. Marami ang namamasyal sa lugar na ito dahil sa kanyang magandang kapaligiran.

Ngunit batid ng lahat sa ngayon ang di inasahang pangyayari na naganap sa lugar na ito. Ang "hostage situation" na naganap noong Lunes, 23 ng Agosto 2010. Ikinalulungkot ko ang pangyayari sa dahilang marami ang mga inosenteng tao ang nasawi.

Ako po ay isang mamamayang Pilipino. Walang sinuman po sa atin ang may nagnananis na maganap ang isang bagay na hindi inaasahan ng karamihan. marami ang nakabatid ng pangyayaring iyon. Halos buong bansa ang nakamasid and nakarinig ng pangyayari. Ikinalulungkot ko po ang bagay na iyon.

Sa pamamagitan ng aking "blog" ay mabibigyan ko ng pagkakataon na masabi ang aking damdamin tungkol sa mga biktima ng "hostage situation."

Buong puso po akong nakikiramay sa mga naging biktima ng pangyayari. Hindi ko po kayo masisisi sa maalab na damdaming inyong nadarama. Ngunit batid ko po na ang gobyernong Pilipinas ay gumagawa ng lahat ng bagay nga makapagpapayapa ng inyong damdamin kahit isipin pa na ito ay huli na, dahil sa marami na ang nasawi.

Muli, ako po ay buong pusong nakikiramay sa mga nasawi at sa mga kamag-anak ng mga nasawi.

Mary, Mother of God

The Assumption of Our Lady to Heaven
August 15

My Mom's Birthday

Happy Birthday Mommy!

I love you and I miss you,

I wish you are still alive.

It does not Drink Water

How many times have we heard the saying “Water is life.” We have also heard that life cannot exist without water. Well there is an animal that does not drink water. It is called the Jerboa.

Jerboa is the name for the small, jumping rodents of the family Dipodidae, found in and parts of Asia. North Aftrica, and South Eastern Europe. Jerboa have extremely long hind feet and short forelegs; they always walk upright or hop like kangaroos. A jerboa can hop faster than a person can run, and a single leap may carry it to almost 2 meters. Jerboa have long silky fur, buff colored fur above and pale below; members of most species have a black face mask and tail tuft.

They have large eyes and long ears. The combined head and body length is between 5 and 20 centimeters, depending on the species. The tail is usually somewhat longer than the body. When the animal sits the tail is used as a prop.

Solitary, noctumal animals, with a low tolerance for heat, jerboas spend the day in individual burrows with plugged entrances. In the northern parts of their range they hibernate; some jerboas of the true deserts aestivate. They feed on plant matter, especially seeds, and insects.

They do not drink, but survive on water obtained from food or produced by their own metabolism. – Bato Balani

Puff the Magic Dragon ~ Kid's Music

Join and sing this nice song. Kid's lets watch it now! .. :)

Kindness ~ Proverb

A person who is kind, can easily get many friends: Kindness is the key towards good friendship.

BEING TOGETHER ~ Quote

"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is succcess." ~ Henry Ford

Get rid of Stinking Thinking (Part 2 of 2)

Good morning everyone. Second part of my article will now here …..

Rick Warren, in his book A Purpose Driven Church, tells us to not ask the question “Why is the church not growing,” but to ask, “What is causing the church to not grow.” Whenever we get our thinking on the right path, the church will begin to grow and mature. Paul wrote to the church at Corinth, “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.” (1 Cor. 3:6)

If you think you can have harmony amongst your leadership, you can.

Always strive for unity among the leadership team of your church. There will be times of disagreement regarding certain issues, but you can have these disagreements and still maintain unity among your leaders. The Devil will target leadership teams in an effort to bring the whole church down. Knowing this, make it a priority to pray and fast over your leadership team and always think positively concerning them.

● “Great things will happen with our team.”
● “Great results will occur in our meetings.”
● “We will maintain harmony and unity among our brothers and sisters.”

If you think positively, positive things will happen.

It’s as easy as that. Positive thinking produces positive results. However, negative thinking produces negative results as well. It’s time to get rid of the negative mindset that most have. It’s easy to be negative. It’s easy to find the worst in any situation. Anyone can do that. But, we need spiritual leaders and pastors who recognize where we live and what’s going on around us, but still believe in the awesome power of our God! Don’t be afraid to start that new project or that new program in your church because of past failures. You will never hit the target if you stop shooting!

It’s time to have a checkup from the neck up and get rid of stinking thinking!

Finally, bretheren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things (Philippians 4:8)

Get rid of Stinking Thinking (Part 1 of 2)

Good morning friends. Many said let us get rid of stink thinking. I believe in that. Sometimes when we think of horrible things even if it’s not happening yet, we feel different. And it affects ourselves. Life is hard but I believe we have to think all positive thoughts so our doings will all be resulted to positive too. Let me tell you something that I had been read in the weekly Beacon of our church. It’s a good one. Here it says …

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: (Philippians 2:5).

“You can think your way to failure and unhappiness, but you can also think your way to success and happiness. The world in which you live is not primarily determined by outward conditions and circumstances but by the thoughts that habitually occupy your mind.” Norman Vincent Peale.

Marcus Aurelius said, “A man’s life is what his thoughts make of it.”

It has been said that the wisest man who ever lived in America was Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Sage of Concord. Emerson declared, “A man is what he thinks about all day long.”

If you think you can have revival, you can.

You get what you pray for. If you are praying for revival and believe with all of your heart that revival will come, it will come. It will come with god’s timing, and He is bound by His word. And His word says that He hears us when we pray. If we are seeking for His will and are sincerely seeking revival for our church and community, it will come. We have to believe!

“But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putted in the sickle, because the harvest is come.” (mark 4:29)

If you think your church will grow, it will.

If you are praying for your church to grow, it will. If you plant the seed of faith, and water it with prayers and fasting, the church is destined to grow. It is the will of God for the church to grow. This is His church and He wants it to succeed. We have to get our thinking right, get our attitudes straightened up and get on board with what God has in store for us.

See you on the second part of my article ….

Going Kung Fu Christian! (Part 3 of 3)

Good morning everyone. This is the last part of my article. I hope you are still enjoying what’s the story. Let me finish it now ….

I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified (1 Corinthians 9:25-27).

How did he train? We’ll the basic moves that we need to practice with relentless discipline are:
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart (Colossians 4:2).

How can a young person live a clean life? By carefully reading the map of your Word. I’m single-minded in pursuit of you; don’t let me miss the road sings you’ve posted. I’ve banked your promises in the vault of my heart so I won’t sin myself bankrupt. Be blessed, God; train me in your ways of wise living (Psalm 119:10-12).

I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ (Philemon 1:6).

Just like martial arts, these techniques are not complicated, but they required extreme discipline and constant repetition for us to excel.

Do you want to be a kung fu Christian? Then keep a constant conversation with Jesus Christ going all day, every day. pour yourself into God’s word more than Facebook, texting, movies, music, and games. Then as a result of being prayerful and knowledgeable about God’s word, stay active in haring the gospel, and the scenes from your life movie on earth will look like this in heaven:

We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. we use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ (2 Corinthians 10:3-5).

Be the best… around!

Going Kung Fu Christian! (Part 2 of 3)

Good morning everyone. This is the second part of my article. I wish you are still following. Let me continue now …

But the main area to which the ‘Chinese applied this term was spiritual discipline. They knew (and so do we) that the way to excellence in all life started with the training and conditioning of your soul.

Which leads me to a question…? Are you a kung fu Christian?

No, I don’t mean like a black belt in Bible and you’re able to use your fish symbol like a Chinese throwing star… HAI YA!

I’m talking about the training and conditioning of your spiritual life with Jesus Christ. You see, the Christian life is not simp0ly fire insurance from hell, it is so so SO much more than that. To simply trust in Jesus as your only hope of salvation and then leave it at that is like accepting a free ticket to a martial arts movie instead of playing a key role IN the movie! God has a major part for each and every believer, but trust me, it is no walk in the park.

Why? Because if you don’t train, you won’t be ready for the fight. You are up against a bully more powerful than any other in the universe. His goal is to “steal, kill, and destroy” you (John 10:10), and he has been studying spiritual martial arts far longer than you. Fortunately, you have a Trainer and a training manual that will bring you victory every time you engage… but you have to be disciplined and follow your Mater, Jesus Christ.

One of the greatest ‘ kung fu Christians’ of all time is the Apostle Paul. Here is his training advice:

All athletes are disciplines in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step.

Third and last part will come soon :) …..

Going Kung Fu Christian! (Part 1 of 3)

Good morning friends. I know many of you love to watch movies. Love story, comedy, horror, action and many more. I have read one story and maybe you might get shock in it. Here it goes …

Well here’s a shocker… a classic movie from the 80’s being remade! And among all the classics from that era, Karate Kid is in the upper echelon with the best.

In case you missed it, Ralph Macchio plays a kid named Daniel who moves to California because his mom got a job “in computers” (which sounded amazingly cool back then). He messes with pretty much the last people you should even look crooked at: Johnny uber-bully and his gang of Cobra Kai thugs, and generally gets karate owned for the first part of the movie. Enter the martial arts master maintenance man, heavy duty training, and one of the greatest ending scenes put on film – because “he’s the best… around!!!”

Now take that recipe, move it to China – and HAI YA!!! Kung Fu Karati Kid!

Maybe it’s just guys, but I think most people would love to download a martial arts app into their brain and instantly be able to fly around with kicks and punches like a spider monkey overdosing on Red Bull – right?

But that’s not the way it works. Any level of martial arts ability is only achieved through incredible amounts of discipline, hard work, pain, and patience.

In fact, that’s what the phrase ‘kung fu’ means!! It basically translates as “accomplishment arrived at by great effort.” Originally ‘kung fu’ was any area you excelled in because of your hard work and training. So you could be a kung fu cook, kung fu artist, or kung fu panda, I suppose. - Beacon

See you on my second part ….

Praise in the Dugout

Orel Herschiser pitched an unbelievable 1988 season for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Following a complete game shutout in August, he pitched multiple shutout innings and hurled five more complete games through the end of the regular season. He did not allow his opponents to score and earned run in 59 consecutive innings. When the Dodgers faced the New York Mets in the National League play-offs, Orel continued to dominant hitters, leading the Dodgers to victory by pitching more than 24 innings, crowned by a complete game shutout in the final game! In the World Series his complete gave victory over the Oakland A’s in game five clinched the series for the Dodgers. No wonder Orel was awarded the Cy Young award and two MVP awards, one for the National League play-offs and the other for the World Series.

During the play-offs the TV cameras zoomed in on this legend in the making. They caught Orel in the dugout between innings singing softly to himself. Unable to make out the tune, the announcers merely commented that Orel’s record certainly gave him something to sing about. Johnny Carson replayed that tape on the “Tonight Show” a few days later when Orel appeared. Johnny asked him what song he had been singing during the game and if Orel would sing it again right then and there. the audience roared its approval over Orel’s embarrassed reluctance. So on national TV, Orel softly sang the tune TV crews had barely caught on tape:

“Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above ye heavenly host,
Praised Father, son and Holy Ghost. Amen.”

Orel Herschiser was simply doing what Christians do – praising God for everything that he’s achieved. Paul urges the Colossians, “Whatever you do… do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” (3:17). Not only at church, but in the in-between moments, thank God for your gifts, talents and every blessing you have – he gave them to you. - Beacon

57 Cents (Part 2 of 2)

Good morning friends. I'm going to continue the second part of my article and I hope you are still following me here. Let me say it now ...

But the story does not end there! A newspaper learned of the story and published it. It was read by a Realtor who offered them a parcel of land worth many thousands. When told that the church could not pay so much, he offered it for 57 cents.

Church members made large subscriptions. Checks came from far and wide. Within five years the little girl’s gift had increased to $250,000.00 - a huge sum for that time (near the turn of the century). Her unselfish love had paid large dividends.

When you are in the city of Philadelphia, look up Temple Baptist Church, with a seating capacity of 3,300, and Temple University, where hundreds of students are trained. Have a look, too, at the Good Samaritan Hospital and at a Sunday School building which houses hundreds of Sunday Scholars, so that no child in the area will ever need to be left outside during Sunday school time. In one of the rooms of this building may be seen the picture of the sweet face of the little girl whose 57 cents, so sacrificially saved, made such remarkable history. Alongside of it is a portrait of her kin d pastor, Dr. Russel H. Conwell, author of the book, “Acres of Diamonds.” – a true story.

Goes to show WHAT GOD CAN DO WITH 57 cents.

57 Cents (Part 1 of 2)

Good morning everyone. A nice story that I've read in our Church weekly Beacon and I want to share it with you. This is how it goes ...

A sobbing little girl stood near a small church form which she had been turned always because it ‘was too crowded’. “I can’t go to Sunday School,” she sobbed to the pastor as he walked by. Seeing her shabby, unkempt appearance, the pastor guessed the reason and, taking her by the hand, took her inside and found a place for her in the Sunday school class. The child was so touched that she went to bed that night thinking of the children who have no place to worship Jesus.

Some two years later, this child lay dead in one of the poor tenement building and the parents called for the kind-hearted pastor, who had befriended their daughter, to handle the final arrangements. As her poor little body was being moved, a worn and crumpled purse was found which seemed to have been rummage from some trash dump. Inside was found 57 cents and a note scribbled in childish handwriting which read, “This is to help build the little church bigger so more children can go to Sunday school.” For two years she had saved for this offering of love. When the pastor tearfully read that note, he knew instantly what he would do. Carrying story of her unselfish love and devotion. He challenged his deacons to get busy and raise enough money for the larger building.

See you on my second part :) ...

Education - QUOTE

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or your self confidence.

Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
July 16

A Time for Prayer

This spiritual linkage also nurtures forgiveness to the point that the leader learns not to blame others for his shortcomings. Instead one discovers the wisdom to shed excess baggage and, feeding off a reservoir of positive energy, to resume his life’s journey from a fresh perspective. At the same time, one learns the virtue of sacrifice, the ability to endure pain and suffering for a higher purpose. He also becomes more resilient, better able to bounce back from adversity.

Each time the leader rediscovers or reaffirms his place in the universe, he draws power from that inner spirit – what Oriented philosophers refers to as chi and what Star Wars mythology has made popular as the “Force”. In simple terms, it is the ennobling and enabling power of love, a boundless spiritual energy that keeps him mindful and appreciative of every living moment.

Armed with this, the leader is able to live – not just articulate – the values and principles he stands for. From there, he has only to commit his best and trust that he will find the right way for others to follow.

Pollution

Pollution has bee as any significant change in the physical, chemical or biological characteristics of the air, water and land that many negatively affect mankind, whether directly by being harmful to people or indirectly by causing natural resources to deteriorate.

Pollution can come from some natural processes such as volcanic eruption and erosion that accompanies heavy rains. But nature can handle and cleanse itself from their type of pollution. What it finds difficult to remedy in excessive pollution resulting from man’s activities.

Air pollution comes mostly from industrial and motorized vehicles. Water and land pollution come mostly from domestic agricultural and industrial wastes. A major pollutant from agriculture is pesticide residues. A major industry to pollution is the introduction of materials that do not decay (or non biodegradable materials) in the environment.

Serious pollution problems are found in urban areas where may people live. They also found in localities where there are highly pollution activities like tanning animals like for the manufacturing leather, hog raising, to name a few.

Seek, Work,Win - Quote

God did not make us to be eaten up by anxiety, but to walk straight, free, unafraid in a world where there is work to do, truth to seek, love to give and win.

Pocketed

Good morning everyone. When I want to read a book or magazine, I always look for an article about the good things God made. Even I don’t experience those good things in real, I felt it that it happened to me. I always get touched with the articles I’ve read. I read one article that divine touched my heart. Sad story but it seems in the end you will feel good as the story will touch the heart of many. Let me share it with you …

A girl has a daddy who was not a churchgoing man. Fishing was the habit of the father every Sunday. The girl used to worry a lot about his soul, so when she was 13 yrs old, she bought him a little pocket Bible, and she slipped it into his suitcase before he went out on a business trip. The girl wrote a nice message on the bible and this it say, “Daddy, God loves you and so do I.” The girl never saw the bible again and her father never mentioned a word to her about it.

The girl grew up and moved away from home, but she always kept praying for her daddy.

Then one day she got a terrible phone call, telling her that her daddy had died suddenly at the young age of 47.

The funeral was at their little country church with standing room only. And the procession of cars stretched out for a mile behind them as they drove to the family plot. The girl was amazed at the number of friends that her quiet little daddy had.

Even in the girl’s grief at the cemetery she had to smile at the memory of her Daddy telling herself that it was called plunk-a-was cemetery, because it was “plunked way back in the middle of the woods.”

Back at their house the neighbors had cleaned up the place, but it was the girl’s sad duty to go through all of her Daddy’s things.

The girl walked into his daddy’s bedroom and burst into tears at the sight of his worn khaki work pants draped over the foot of his bed, just like he’d always done.

Rummaging through the pockets of those work pants, she felt a strange billfold-sized object in his right back pocket. That’s odd, the girl thought. Her daddy had always carried his wallet in his left back pocket.

The girl pulled the object out, and it almost fell apart in her hands. It was the little pocket Bible that she had given to her daddy all those years ago, worn smooth and soft from years of handling.

The girl turned to the inscription in her youthful handwriting. Yes, God loved her daddy. And now she knew, her daddy had sure loved God right back.

Folding Lantern

The first pictue is a "folding lantern", which was used in Mazandaran villages and other places in iran many many years ago,when there was no elctricity. Its fuel was kerosone. It is still used when farmers want to inspect their cattles which rest far from their houses in nights.

Human Quality - Quote

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the qualitiy which guarantees all the others - Sir Winston Churchill, British Statesman (1874-196)

The Holy Face

I was surfing in net about the facial expression of the people. As I wanted to know what the people look like when they do facial expression. Look what I have found..... This is the face of our Lord. I just remember then the story of our Lord. They said that while He was walking on the street while carrying His cross towards the place where He will be crucified, one old lady wiped His face as it was full of blood because of the torn that was put on His head. So the blood was pouring all out on His face. After the wiping of face, many saw the image of the face of our Lord on a white cloth. And this is how it looks like. It's nice to reminish all this kind of story when it comes to our Lord.

Photo courtesy: crc-internet

Donkey on the Well

One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. finally he decided since the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway, it just wasn’t worth it to retrieve the donkey. So, the farmer invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed shovels, and began to shovel dirt into the well.

All the other farm animals were very upset about this, because the donkey was their friend. But they discovered there was nothing they could do to help him. At first, when the donkey realized what was happening, he cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s amazement, he quieted down. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well, and was astonished at what he saw.

With every shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off, and take a step up on the dirt as it piled up. As the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a stp up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well, and trotted off!

The moral of the story is that … Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. But each trouble can be a stepping stone. What happens to you isn’t nearly as important as how you react to it. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not giving up! Shake it off, and take a step up! – Beacon

Happy Father's Day To Every Dad

"A good father is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets in our society."

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Give Thanks - Quote

When you arise in the morning,
Give thanks for the morning light,
for your life and strength.
Give thanks for your food and
for the joy of living.
If you see no reason
for giving thanks,
The fault lies in yourself.

In Toga

Tikoy, my favorite dog is wearing a toga. She is really a kind dog.

The Packaging

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car.

Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his Father called him into his private study and told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man’s name embossed in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” and stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years passed and the young man was a very successful businessman.

He had a beautiful home and wonderful family, but realized his father was very old and thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that graduation before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away and had willed all of his possessions to his son. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.

When he arrived at his father’s house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his father’s important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. In tears, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse: Matthew 7:11 “And if ye, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father, who is in heaven, give to those who ask Him?”

As he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer’s name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words… PAID IN FULL.

How many times do we miss God’s blessings because they are not packaged as we expected? - Beacon

Knowledge - Quote

The amount of knowledge on has of himself corresponds to the degree of humility that he manifests.

Sacred Heart of Jesus

Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

June 7

Inner Peace

Good morning everyone. I read on article from "Our Daily Bread" (June*July*August 2007 issue). There are a lot of good things you will learn in reading articles that we can surely apply to our day to day life. Let me share it with you. This is how it should be ...

How do we react to hostile criticism? If it causes us to strike back angrily at our critics, we need to learn from colonial preacher Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758).

Regarded by scholars as an insightful philosopher, Edwards was vindictively attacked by the ruling body of his church in Northampton, Massachusetts. They felt he was wrong to teach that a person needed to be born again before taking part in the Lord’s Supper.

Although he was dismissed from his church, Edwards still maintained a loving and forgiving attitude. One supportive member wrote of him, “I never saw the least symptoms of displeasure in his countenance …. Bu he appeared like a man of God, whose happiness was out of the reach of his enemies.”

Edwards was simply copying the example of the Lord Jesus. When the Savior was insulted, He did not repay with an insult. When He was falsely denounced, He remained silent,” as a sheep before its shearers is silent” (Isa. 53:7).

Do you have an inner peace even when criticized? As you ask the Holy Spirit for His help, you can, as Edwards did, respond in a Chrislike way to false accusations or gossip. – Vernon Grounds

For Further Study

How do we know when to keep silent and when to defend our beliefs? Read Developing The Art Of Gracious Disagreement at www.discoveryseries.org/q0906.

Beauty - Quote

If there is right in the soul

There will be beauty

in the person;

If there is beauty

in the person,

There will be harmony

in the home;

If there is harmony

in the home,

There will be order

in the nation;

If there is order

in the nation,

There will be peace in the world.

Nice Music for Children

Hi kids, hear this nice music. Done for you only! :)

Mary, Help of Christians

Mary Help of Christians
May 24

CAPRICORN - Zodiac Sign

CAPRICORN (The Passionate Lover)

(December 22 – January 19)

Love to bust.

Nice.

Sassy.

Intelligent.

Sexy.

Predict future.

Irresistible.

Loves being in long relationships.

Great talker.

Always gets what he or she wants.

Cool.

Loves to own Gemini's in sports.

Extremely fun.

Loves to joke.

Smart.

SAGITARIUS - Zodiac Sign

SAGITTARIUS (The Promiscuous One)

(November 23 – December 21)

Spontaneous.

High appeal.

Rare to find.

Great when found.

Loves being in long relationships.

So much love to give.

Not one to mess with.

Very pretty.

Very romantic.

Nice to everyone they meet.

Their Love is one of a kind.

Silly, fun and sweet.

Have own unique appeal.

Most caring person you will ever meet!

Amazing in the you know where..!!!

Not the kind of person you wanna mess with,

you might end up crying.

SCORPIO - Zodiac Sign

SCORPIO (The Addict)

(October 24 – November 22)

EXTREMELY adorable.

Intelligent Very Sexy Loves to joke.

Good sense of humour.

Energetic.

Predict future.

GREAT kisser.

Always get what they want.

Attractive.

Easy going.

Loves being in long relationships.

Talkative.

Romantic.

Caring.

LIBRA - Zodiac Sign

LIBRA (The Lame One)

(September 24 – October 23)

Nice to everyone they meet.

Their Love is one of a kind.

Silly, fun and sweet.

Have own unique appeal.

Most caring person you will ever meet!

Not the kind of person you wanna mess with.

You might end up crying...

Happy Mother's Day to All

My loving mother ...

VIRGO - Zodiac Sign

VIRGO (The One that Waits)

(August 23 – September 23)

Dominant in relationships.

Someone loves them right now.

Always wants the last word.

Caring.

Smart.

Loud.

Loyal.

Easy to talk to.

Everything you ever wanted.

Easy to please.

The one and only.

LEO - Zodiac Sign

LEO (The Lion)

(July 23 – Aug 22)

Great talker.

Attractive and passionate.

Laid back.

Knows how to have fun.

Is really good at almost anything.

Great kisser.

Unpredictable.

Outgoing.

Down to earth.

Addictive.

Attractive.

Loud.

Loves being in long relationships.

Talkative.

Not one to mess with.

Rare to find.

Good when found.

CANCER - Zodiac Sign

CANCER (The Cutie)

(June 22 – July 22)

MOST AMAZING KISSER.

Very high appeal.

Love is one of a kind.

Very romantic.

Most caring person you will ever meet!

Entirely creative.

Extremely random and proud of it.

Freak.

Spontaneous.

Great telling stories.

Not a Fighter,

But will Knock your lights out if it comes down to it.

Someone you should hold on to.

GEMINI - Zodiac Sign

GEMINI (Irresistible)

(May 21 – June 21)

Nice.

Love is one of a kind.

Great listeners.

Very Good in the you know where ...

Lover not a fighter, but will still knock you out.

Trustworthy.

Always happy.

Loud.

Talkative.

Outgoing

VERY FORGIVING.

Loves to make out.

Has a beautiful smile.

Generous.

Strong.

THE MOST IRRESISTIBLE.

TAURUS - Zodiac Sign

TAURUS (The Tramp)

(April 20 – May 20)

Aggressive.

Loves being in long relationships.

Likes to give a good fight for what they want.

Extremely outgoing.

Loves to help people in times of need.

Good kisser.

Good personality.

Stubborn.

A caring person.

One of a kind.

Not one to mess with.

Are the most attractive people on earth!

ARIES - Zodiac Sign

ARIES (The Liar)

(March 21 – April 19)

Outgoing.

Lovable.

Spontaneous.

Not one to mess with.

Funny.

Excellent kisser.

EXTREMELY adorable.

Loves relationships,

Addictive.

Loud.

PIECES - Zodiac Sign

PISCES (The Partner for Life)
(February 19 – March 20)

Caring and kind.
Smart.
Centre of attention.
High appeal.
Has the last word.
Good to find, hard to keep.
Fun to be around.
Extremely weird but In a good way.
Good Sense of Humour!!!
Thoughtful.
Always gets what he or she wants.
Loves to joke.
Very popular.
Silly, fun and sweet.

AQUARIUS - Zodiac Sign

AQUARIUS (Does It In The Water)
(January 20 – February 18 )

Trustworthy.

Attractive.

Great kisser.

One of a kind.

Loves being in long-term relationships.

Extremely energetic.

Unpredictable.

Will exceed your expectations.

Not a Fighter,

But will Knock your lights out.

HAUILI (Ficus septic Burm.F.var.septica Moraceae)

Good morning everyone. Another tree with medicinal value found in the Philippines. I’m sure if many have this plant you can use it to cure some ailments. There are a total of 96 Philippine medicinal trees under 83 genera and 38 families. I want to share the most seen trees here.

This is an erect small tree, 3-8 m high, smooth, with the young shoot more or less hairy. The leaves are smooth and shiny, oblong-ovate to elliptic ovate, 10-20 cm long, with the tip tapering to a rather sharp point, and the base pointed.

Medicinal Value:

■ A decoction of the roots helps the body disposes of excess water through urination.

■ The roots are used as a poultice for boils.

■ The fresh leaves are used as a sudorific (induces sweating) and for headaches.

■ The leaves, when applied externally, are said to be antirheumatic.

■ The latex is used to cure certain varieties of herpes.

MOLAVE (Vitex parviflora Juss.)

Good morning everyone. Another tree with medicinal value found in the Philippines. I’m sure if many have this plant you can use it to cure some ailments. There are a total of 96 Philippine medicinal trees under 83 genera and 38 families. I want to share the most seen trees here.

Molave is a medium- to large-sized tree attaining a diameter of 100-150 cm and a height of 25-30 m. Bole is irregular, short and fluted. Buttress is thick, low to medium of moderately large. Its crown is spreading. Leaves opposite, whorled and deciduous. The flowers are blue, numerous, 6-8 mm long, hairy outside the cordial, and borne in terminal, particulate, and ample inflorescences up to 20 cm in length.

Medicinal Value:

■ Infusion or decoction of the wood is considered a good remedy for poison, as a dose of it will produce vomiting.

■ The bark is now use in decoction for diarrhea.

PILI (Canarium ovatum Engl. Burseraceae)

Good morning everyone. Another tree with medicinal value found in the Philippines. I’m sure if many have this plant you can use it to cure some ailments. There are a total of 96 Philippine medicinal trees under 83 genera and 38 families. I want to share the most seen trees here.

This large tree reaches a height of about 35 m and is a meter or more in diameter. The leaves are alternate, pinnate and about 30 cm long with usually three pairs of opposite leaflets and a terminal leaflet. The leaflets are ovate-oblong, 12-20 cm long and 3-7 cm wide, smooth and shiny on both sides, pointed at the apex and rounded or obtusely pointed at the base.

Medicinal Value:

■ The “saheng” (oleoresin) is used as a stimulant; a rubefacient (an external skin application causing redness of the skin); and an antirheumatic when applied externally..

■ Poultices of brea (soft resin obtained from genes Canarium tree) are used externally for swellings of the legs.

■ Oleoresin, prepared in the form of ointment, is applied on indolent ulcers.

NARRA (Pterocarpus spp.)

Good morning everyone. Another tree with medicinal value found in the Philippines. I’m sure if many have this plant you can use it to cure some ailments. There are a total of 96 Philippine medicinal trees under 83 genera and 38 families. I want to share the most seen trees here.

Narra is a medium to large tree with an irregular fluted trunk, attaining a height up to 40 m and a diameter up to 200 cm. It thrives best in flats and gullies, on most sandy loam or day loam soil. It is found in association with dipterocarp species and needs sufficient moisture for its growth.

Medicinal Value:

■ Shredded bark and the fluid taken orally for the treatment of dysentery and diarrhea.

■ Herbal teas and pills made from narra extracts have been popularized in the Philippines for treating a range of diseases and ailments including leprosy, menstrual pain, flu, rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes.

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Annunciatiation of the Lord

April 8

MALUNGGAY (Moringa olifera)

Good morning everyone. Another tree with medicinal value found in the Philippines. I’m sure if many have this plant you can use it to cure some ailments. There are a total of 96 Philippine medicinal trees under 83 genera and 38 families. I want to share the most seen trees here.

Malunggay is an exotic species but grows well throughout the Philippines. The tree can grow well throughout the Philippines. This tree can grow as high as 3 to 5 meters in a span of 1 year and can reach a height of about 15 to 30 meters without cutting.

Medicinal Value:

■ Decoction of leaves used for hiccups, asthma, gout, back pain, rheumatism, wounds, and sores.

■ Pods are cure for intestinal parasitism.

■ Leaves and pods are helpful in increasing breast milk in the breastfeeding mothers. 6 tables of leaf powder will provide nearly all the woman’s daily iron and calcium needs during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

■ Pounded roots are used as poultice for inflammatory swelling.

■ The fruit could increase the sperm count.

■ The root bark has sex-hormone related properties.

MAHOGANY (Swietenia macrophylia King Meliaceae)

Good morning everyone. Another tree with medicinal value found in the Philippines. I’m sure if many have this plant you can use it to cure some ailments. There are a total of 96 Philippine medicinal trees under 83 genera and 38 families. I want to share the most seen trees here.

This is a more or less deciduous, erect tree growing up to 10 m or more in height, with a heavy, dark-green, dense crown. It sheds its leaves during summer. The trunk is more or less buttressed. The bark is dark gray and ridged. The leaves are alternate, smooth (with the upper portion shiny, brownish, or purplish), compound and about 15 cm long, comprising 3-6 pairs of leaflets.

Medicinal Value:

■ A decoction of the bark may serve as an antipyretic (reduces fever).

■ it may serve also as an astringent.

■ It is also used as a tonic (increases body tone).

KAPOK (Ceiba pentandra)

Good morning everyone. Another tree with medicinal value found in the Philippines. I’m sure if many have this plant you can use it to cure some ailments. There are a total of 96 Philippine medicinal trees under 83 genera and 38 families. I want to share the most seen trees here.

This is an erect, deciduous tree, 15 m high. The trunk is cylindrical, usually bearing scattered, large spines. The branches are in distant whorls, and spread horizontally. The leaves are compound with 5-8 lanceolate leaflets, 6-15 cm long, pointed on both ends.

Medicinal Value:

■ The bark is used as a vomitive and diuretic. It is used to treat ever and diarrhea. It is also applied on wounds and swollen fingers.

■ A decoction of the flowers is used for constipation.

■ An infusion of the leaves is used for cough, hoarseness, intestinal catarrh and urethritis. The tender leaves are administered for gonorrhea.

■ The unripe fruit is regarded as a demulcent (soothing medicine, provides a protective coating on mucus membranes) and astringent.

■ A tender fruit used as emollient.

■ A decoction of the roots is given for chronic dysentery, diarrhea, ascites (abnormal accumulation of serious fluid in the abdominal cavity) and anasarca (edema characterized by accumulation of serum in the connective tissue of the body).

■ The gum is an astringent and useful as a styptic (having a harsh acrid, flavor). It is given with milk as a cooling laxative to children. It is also used for incontinence of urine of children.

KALINGAG (Cinnamomum mercadoi Vidal Lauraceae)

Good morning everyone. Another tree with medicinal value found in the Philippines. I’m sure if many have this plant you can use it to cure some ailments. There are a total of 96 Philippine medicinal trees under 83 genera and 38 families. I want to share the most seen trees here.

Kalingag is a small-to medium-sized tree with relatively thick, aromatic bark. It reaches a diameter of 60 cm or more. The bark is gray, without fissures or cracks and covered irregularly with corky pustules, which give it a slightly rough appearance. The leaves are smooth, opposite, elliptical, 7-14 cm long and 3-6.5 cm wide; apex is acute, tip is rounded, texture is leathery; both faces are glabrous, the upper face is shiny while the lower has a glaucous ochre bloom.

Medicinal Value:

■ The bark, when masticated and taken internally, helps digestion.

■ It is also used for flatulence (gas accumulation in the alimentary canal) and as an expectorant.

■ It is used for tuberculosis and as a remedy for headaches and rheumatism.

CABALLERO (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

Good morning everyone. Another tree with medicinal value found in the Philippines. I’m sure if many have this plant you can use it to cure some ailments. There are a total of 96 Philippine medicinal trees under 83 genera and 38 families. I want to share the most seen trees here.

It is an erect, small and smooth tree reaching 1.5 to 5 m high. It is armed with scattered spines along the branches. The red and yellow, few flowered clusters are borne on terminal portions.

Medicinal Value:

■ Fresh leaves are applied externally to relieve rheumatism; heated and applied externally, remedy stomach pains.

■ A decoction from the crushed seeds is used as an emetic and believed to be a remedy for dysentery.

■ roots are diuretic and useful in cases of stone formation in the bladder.

■ The juice of the stem and roasted fruit are used for eye disease.

■ The finely powdered leaves are given as uterine tonic to women immediately after giving birth.

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Solemnity of St. Joseph
March 19

BIGNAI (Antidesma bunius (L) Spreng.)

Good morning everyone. Another tree with medicinal value found in the Philippines. I’m sure if many have this plant you can use it to cure some ailments. There are a total of 96 Philippine medicinal trees under 83 genera and 38 families. I want to share the most seen trees here. Bignai is a dioecious small tree reaching a height of about 10 m and a diameter of about 40 cm. the bark is dark brown.

Medicinal Value:

■ Leaves are acidic and diaphoretic (having the power to increase perspiration). Young leaves are boiled with pot-herbs and used by the natives in syphilitic infection.

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BANABA (Legerstroemia speciosa)

Good morning everyone. These is another tree with medicinal value found in the Philippines. I’m sure if many have this plant you can use it to cure some ailments. There are a total of 96 Philippine medicinal trees under 83 genera and 38 families. I want to share the most seen trees here.

Banaba is a deciduous tree growing from 5 to 20 m in height. The bark is smooth gray to cream-colored, and peels off in irregular flakes.

The leaves are smooth, oblong to elliptic-ovate and 12 to 25 cm long. The flowers are of six parts, purplish lilac or mauve-pink, rarely pink, 5 to 7.5 cm across and borne in large, terminal pinnules up to 40 cm in length.

Medicinal Value:

■ The old leaves and ripe fruit of banaba contain the greatest amount of an “insulin-like principle” (20 grams of old leaves or ripe fruits, dried from 1 to 2 weeks, in the form of 10 cm3 of 20% decoction), were found to have the equivalent to 6 to 7.7 units of insulin in lowering blood sugar.

■ The mature and young leaves, and flowers have an activity that ranged from 4.4 to 5.4 units of insulin per 100 cm3 of 205 decoctions or equivalent to around 70% of the activity of the leaves or fruits.

■ A decoction of the leaves of all ages is used for diabetes mellitus. It is prepared and taken like tea. Some Filipino doctors believe that a decoction of the dried full is even better.

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