Tag: bible

The Close of a Season

The Close of a Season

I had so many spiritual downloads during my recent trip to Taiwan. My spirit is full. My heart is full. I am bursting to share, but the peace to pour all out is not yet. Fourteen years ago, I took a 3-month long solo trip 

The Perplexing Hope of Jesus

The Perplexing Hope of Jesus

I couldn’t pinpoint my feelings during this Good Friday weekend until I saw the title of Dr David Jeremiah’s sermon on YouTube, “The Emptiness of Easter.” That gnawing feeling of emptiness. Or perhaps that restlessness. I didn’t feel extra spiritual this weekend, and that made 

Personal Lessons of Yesteryear (Of 2022)

Personal Lessons of Yesteryear (Of 2022)

In the numbing cold, my tired body pressed on against the torrential rain to march forward. Unforgiving howls of the night sent shivers down my mind and heart. I walked through the deep dark forest like a headless chicken, and the journey seemed neverending. “Why 

Blink goodbye to 2022

Blink goodbye to 2022

Along with the church’s vision of rest and acceleration, my personal vision for 2022 is a year of multiplication and acceleration (as per previous years, I received this vision before I heard about the church’s vision). I look back at 2022 and felt it was 

Be in a community / Shedding of Old Wineskins

Be in a community / Shedding of Old Wineskins

Shared a private diary entry with a friend, because she played a part in what or how God was speaking to me about. A portion of it resonated with her and so I thought, perhaps more people need or want to read this and feel 

Faith, Flow, and Elijah

Faith, Flow, and Elijah

Faith. This juncture of faith and doubt felt similar to what I’ve experienced a decade ago. Quit without a job? What are you going to do? Years came by and left without a solid answer, or at least an answer satisfactory in the eyes of 

Trials and Tribulations (Part 1): Altar of Rememberance

Trials and Tribulations (Part 1): Altar of Rememberance

I hope this series doesn’t come across as a rant or a self-pity party. I hope it will help you see the light in your dark situation. If you are going through a similar situation as me, may my experience be an encouragement and comfort 

Looking Back 2021

Looking Back 2021

I drafted a post on my personal vision of 2021. Then, I decided not to publish it because of the word, “prosperity“. A word that is somehow contentious in the religious circle. I have this greed in me that would interpret the word as having 

Death, the inevitable.

Death, the inevitable.

We were saying our usual grace, and the girls ended off with an amen. Then EX, my 4.5 year old turned to her grandpa, my dad, and said, “Those who don’t believe in God, will go to health.” She repeated once more, and then turned