Eddie

THE GOD WHO KNOWS OUR GRIEF

November 20, 2025 by Eddie Leave a Comment

During these past few months, my family and I have lost precious loved ones. There was My first cousin, who died less than six months after her own husband died. About a month ago, the wife of my own sister’s son died. Just like that. A close friend of mine lost his wife, and he suffered agony for months after. Then my most beloved boss the Chairman of the PHINMA Group who gave me the big breaks in my career died just last October. But most painful of all was when my beloved mother passed away just last September. It is very painful to see someone lose their loved one. It’s the worst, when it is your own loss.

The incident in Luke 19:41-44 when Jesus sees the city of Jerusalem from a distance and cries over it, gives us a glimpse of how Jesus Himself experienced personal grief.

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CALLING ALL CHRISTIANS

October 29, 2025 by Eddie Leave a Comment

Someone once asked Jesus, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” If you read the story in Luke 13:22-30, you will see that the person asking Jesus about this is most likely a Jew who feels certain that he is saved. And Jesus is once again upset about the arrogance and aloofness of the person asking, practically brushing him aside and saying “Away from me, I don’t know you.”

Here we have another confrontation where Jesus surprises the audience and reminds them to take their faith in God to a much deeper level than they have been superficially doing.

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COME, FOLLOW ME — Wait lang!

September 28, 2025 by Eddie Leave a Comment

In today’s gospel from Luke 16:19–31, Jesus tells a story about a very rich man and a poor name named Lazarus. The rich man ends up in hell, and discovers too late that there is no relief for him … not even for his brothers whom he left behind and were living similar lifestyles as him.

This story is one of Jesus’ sharpest wake-up stories. It is strikingly vivid, sobering, and directly challenges not just man’s cruelty, but also his complacency.

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THE ONE THING THAT MATTERS THE MOST: Fullness of Life … Forever

August 3, 2025 by Eddie Leave a Comment

After working hard on a project or an investment proposal, and you’re competing with others for funding, and after having worked so hard, and put in so much time and energy and all your resources into this final bid, confident that you have THE winning solution … imagine hearing these words: ‘You’ve done well … but you forgot the one thing that matters most. So sorry for you.’”

How would you react? All that effort wasted. Sayang. If you only knew THAT ONE THING that mattered, you would have considered and prioritized that in your proposal, right? Or, worse. What if you knew about it, but you didn’t think it was a big deal.

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JESUS DIDN’T COME TO JUDGE — But Are You Judging Him?

July 4, 2025 by Eddie Leave a Comment

You’ve probably heard it said that Jesus didn’t come to judge us. But have you ever considered that we might be the ones judging Him?”

In Matthew 9:9-13, Jesus calls a tax collector named Matthew. Now, tax collectors worked for the Romans, back then. They weren’t just disliked — they were hated by everyone, and considered traitors and thieves. But Jesus doesn’t hesitate. He says, “Follow me.” And Matthew does.

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