Faith
Essays on my faith life.
The Transcendent Being
Philosophy objectifies its themes. Imagination creates an image, reason coins a concept. All conceptualization is limitation, restriction, reduction. In the question, What is the cause of being? the ultimate has been restricted to one aspect, to one category. "Cause"...
The Education of Jesus Christ
When mankind sinned, we are all enrolled in the school of suffering. And marvelously, in the Divine Mind, the education of Jesus Christ was also to be done in the same school.
The One That Tops The List
This Is My Story, part 9, the Finale. This day, thirteen years ago, marked the beginning of my publicly declared and lifelong commitment to follow that lovely Man whose likeness cannot compare to any other. Did I know inside out what that commitment would entail, or...
Teach Me To Dream
This Is My Story, part 7 If you asked me during my early college years what I wanted to do when I grew up, I’d tell you: to be an ordinary, good person. You know, do good things in life, graduate, work, get married, have a family, et cetera. I once asked my...
The Highest Education
The highest education is not contained within the perimeters of privileged schools; it’s in the communion with the Greatest Teacher in the universe.
The Person Inside
This Is My Story, part 3: How a Quiet Girl Found Her Voice. When God came into my life, He liberated me from me. If you had known me when I was a teenager, spanning the time I was in middle school, high school, and early college, you would’ve known me as a quiet and...
The Richest Girl In The World
This Is My Story, part I. In a few weeks, I’ll be turning into an age that I’ve been looking forward to for a while. And as it usually goes around this time, I automatically go into reflection mode. This year’s reflection mode, however, is in extra high gear since I’m...
Waiting’s Over
When one knows of an impending crisis, the prudent thing to do is to prepare. The more serious the crisis, the greater and more elaborate the preparation. But if the crisis is real, this preparation time will not go on forever. There will be a time when it’s done, and...
I Asked for Wonder
“Never once in my life did I ask God for success or wisdom or power or fame. I asked for wonder, and he gave it to me.” ― Abraham Joshua Heschel How would you describe this moment: standing on a precipice, you view the extensive terrains made up of lush green meadows,...
Rise Up and Build
Once upon a time ago, I was taught not to leave any spiritual event/conference/retreat without reflection. Here are my reflections from the ANEW Fall Conference 2012: “Rise Up and Build.” 1. The Personal Call For Peter, the miracle by the sea was a personal call to a...
More Amazing Grace
The longer I am a Christian The more I find out How much of a sinner I am How incapable I am To be like Jesus My understanding increases My nature struggles to catch up Still wretched, still poor Thus I fall shorter, shorter of the mark The longer I am a Christian The...
Bird’s-eye View, Personal Secrets
The Story of Complex People: Part III. Read Part I and Part II. (cont'd) A human being is in a very questionable position to judge another's motives. After all is said and done, at the end of our lives, we only have our own complexity to understand, and perhaps not...