Showing posts with label Philippines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Philippines. Show all posts
Thursday, April 6, 2023

Holy Week in the Philippines

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 c. AD 30, Jerusalem On Sunday, Jesus rode into Jerusalem triumphantly, sitting astride a donkey in fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9: " Rej...
Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Days of Yore: It's About Time, Part 3: Time Travel!

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"Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. But I rather believe that time is a companion who goes wi...
Friday, March 17, 2023

Days of Yore: St. Patrick's Day

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In which my "Days of Yore" series meets my previous series on simple acts of kindness shown to me in the past. Most entries in my ...
Friday, March 10, 2023

The Scent of Pine

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Growing up in the Philippines, there was magic all around us. The tropical beaches, palm trees and coral reefs were breathtaking. The rice p...
Sunday, March 5, 2023

Days of Yore: Shopping

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 "SA-PA-TOOOOOOS! SIYAY!" "BALUUUUUUT!" These and more were a regular sound living in the Philippines. Street vendors pu...
Saturday, March 4, 2023

They Answered the Call

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Martin and Gracia Burnham, missionaries to the Philippines, were celebrating their anniversary on Palawan Island in the western Philippines ...
Monday, February 13, 2023

Kindness in the Flood

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Cainta, Philippines (near Manila). That evening, we were gathered around the piano singing from a songbook while my mom played piano. We san...
Friday, January 27, 2023

The Two Seasons

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Some of the most stunning natural beauty and the most violent weather I've ever encountered have been in the Philippines, where they onl...
Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Paul Heaven

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It was 1991. We had just gotten back to the US from the Philippines, with plans to return in a year. In previous furloughs, we had lived on ...