"For fear that I might be disqualified." 1cor9:26
I find that this traffic and navigation app called Waze is an amazingly helpful tool in getting around MetroManila. Not because I don’t know my way around this complex metropolis. But because it shows me the best way to get around in the shortest time, avoiding heavy traffic. Or shall I say, avoiding the heavier traffic – since there’s no way to avoid traffic altogether.
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Who would have thought I would ever face a moment of truth like this?
I had an appointment to meet with the Commissioner on Internal Revenue. She’s one of the most powerful persons in the present government. She’s doing an excellent job, in my personal opinion. But for many reasons, this time I needed to represent the company I work for, in order to appeal clemency from her. The back taxes that her bureau is insisting that we pay is going to drive us to the ground. And as I was about to enter her office, a song and a prayer came to my mind.
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From the moment that Mary conceived Jesus in her womb, she already knew that her baby would someday grow to be the Messiah, the awaited savior of Israel. This is what the angel, Gabriel, said to her:
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Jesus says in Matthew 5 that even nonbelievers love those who love them. So, I wonder: why are we even commanded to love God? Isn’t He the One who loves us most?
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Many of us are familiar with how Paul in his writings would often exhort his readers to good works and deeds, and to strive to fight the good fight, etc. And we see how he would encourage us to do so and to not give up on the effort.
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