"A MONUMENT OF FAITH'

I HAVE THE LEISURE TO TRAVEL TO NAIC CAVITE LAST WEEK TO MEET NEW FRIENDS AND TO DISCOVER SOMETHING ABOUT THIS LOVELY MUNICIPALITY. ACTUALLY I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AND WHAT TO EXPECT, BUT I ALWAYS BEEN A KEEN OBSERVER.

I ARRIVE AS EARLY AS 8:00 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN. BUT THE MEETING TIME IS 12:OO NOON. SO INSTEAD OF WASTING MY TIME WAITING TILL THE HANDS OF CLOCK BOTH REACH 12, I DECIDED TO WALK AROUND TO FAMILIARIZE WITH THE PLACE.

I FOUND THIS GIGANTIC CHURCH SITUATED AT THE HEART OF THIS TINY MUNICIPALITY.

THIS IS A TESTAMENT AND A MONUMENT OF FAITH OF THE PEOPLE'S OF NAIC CAVITE, PHILIPPINES.

I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS RELIGIOUS EDIFICE, ARE THE SACRIFICES OF THE FAITHFUL. FOR ME IT DOES'NT MATTER WHETHER YOU BELONG TO ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, IGLESIA NI CRISTO, BAPTIST, PRESBYTERIAN OR OTHER RELIGIOUS DENOMINATION.

WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME IS HOW YOU LIVE YOUR FAITH AND YOUR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST AND WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

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"SALUBONG" - SEMANA SANTA 2019

I WAS RAISED AS ROMAN CATHOLIC BY MY PARENTS. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS CONVERTED TO BAPTIST. THEN MY JOURNEY AS A BIBLE BELIEVER AND MY CURIOSITY TO KNOW RELIGION BECOMES STRONGER. I FOUND MYSELF STUDYING THE BIBLE IN BETHANY BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE IN DIAN ST. MAKATI CITY. THERE, I FINISHED MY BASIC BIBLE COURSE. THEN I PURSUE MY BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY DEGREE IN CENTRAL BIBLE COLLEGE. I ALSO TOOK SPECIAL COURSES IN PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY WHERE I FINISH MY SPECIAL COURSE IN THEOLOGY. I HEARD ABOUT "SALUBONG" DURING SEMANA SANTA, AND MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, SEEN THIS DURING MY CHILDHOOD BUT MY MEMORIES HAS BEEN ERASED BY SO MANY NEW INPUTS ENTERED TO MY BRAIN. FROM A REFORMED CATHOLIC VIEW AND FROM WHAT I WITNESSED THIS MORNING, LET ME TELL YOU THE STORY OF THE "SALUBONG". THE WHOLE CHRISTIANITY WAS SADDENED BY THE NEWS OVER THE DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST THROUGH CRUCIFIXION MUCH MORE MARY THE MOTHER OF JESUS BEAR THE PAIN.

FIRE DANCERS OF PUERTO GALERA

IF YOU HAPPEN TO SPEND YOUR REST AND RECREATION IN WHITE SAND BEACH RESORT OF PUERTO GALERA, ORIENTAL MINDORO, PHILIPPINES, YOUR DAY WILL NEVER BE COMPLETED WITHOUT SEEING THE FIERY PERFORMANCE OF FIRE DANCERS OF PUERTO GALERA WHO DANCES TO ENTERTAIN THEIR GUESTS ON DONATION BASIS ONLY. THIS VIDEO IS COURTESY OF MY FRIEND MS. FRANCES KATHLEEN REYES FERRER. I PERSONALLY ENJOY THIS AND HOPE THAT MY READERS WILL ALSO LIKE IT. SO ENJOY WATCHING THIS VIDEO.

WHAT HAS BEEN BROKEN IS BROKEN

"Nothing is ever truly broken". That is the philosophy behind the ancient Japanese Arts of Kintsugi, which repairs smashed pottery by using beautiful seams of gold. This practice started way, way back in the 15th Century when Japanese Military Commander Ashikaga Yoshimasa accidentally broke one of his favorite Chinese tea pot. (picture taken from BBC Arts Get Creative) Because he loves so much the tea pot, Commander Yoshimasa went to repair shop to get it fixed.But he was dismay over the result. From then on, Japanese Craftsmen come up with more pleasing method of repair. As you can see it from the illustration above and because of the treatment and application being applied no trace of evidence that it was formerly broken into pieces. I wish that this method of fixing broken teapots either made of glass or ceramic can also be applied in our relationship once it was broken into pieces. Carrie Jones, Entice said;"You know, life fractures us all into little p

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