Author Archive: Lydia Thyatira
THIS THING CALLED “GREED”
There it goes again… another one bites the dust…. Reports on corruption by politicians or stories of unscrupulous capitalists no longer surprise us Filipinos. We do not need to hear from the media to know these actually happen in our midst, and in societies around the world. In fact, the whole world is witness to …
OF WALLS AND BRIDGES
My husband and I chose to build our dream house in a place distant from the hassles of the city. Number one on our list of requirements was privacy. The village where we live offers just that, the greenery and fresh air are extras that we are equally grateful to enjoy. Once you go past …
IT’S A WOMAN’S WOR(L)D TOO
“Woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner. But women will …
EL ROI (The Living One Sees Me)
EL ROI is one of the Hebrew names attributed to God. If one will take the time to read the Scripture, one will see how God uses different circumstances to reveal himself and his character to us. The story behind EL ROI is no exception. How He revealed this side of Him and to whom …
RELIGION OR RELATION: Which was it?
“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him and by his wounds we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5/NIV After he was stripped, beaten, struck in the head and mocked, the Roman soldiers led Jesus towards Golgotha (the place of the Skull) to …
FROM LIFE… TO DEATH… TO LIFE
Last October 24, 2011 a very dear friend, Mimi, passed away. Her death was quite sudden. None of us – her friends and family – was prepared for her sudden demise. Mimi was a jolly person even in the midst of trying situations. I could not recall a dull moment in her company. We could …
WHEN WE REJECT GOD
More than seventy years ago, a woman found herself pregnant by a man who promised to marry her. But the promise was never fulfilled. The man disappeared, leaving the woman to face the humiliation and persecutions alone. As the days passed her belly grew and also her hatred for the man. Hate consumed her so …
LESSONS FROM THE WALL
When God allowed the reconstruction of the wall of Jerusalem, He prepared everything necessary for its rebuilding. He raised up a king in Persia, Artaxerxes, who would be receptive to the idea and placed an Israelite cupbearer, Nehemiah, right inside the palace where the seat of power was. Nehemiah’s role in the wall’s reconstruction …
And if I perish, I perish.
Those were the brave words of Queen Esther in the Book of Esther 4:16 when she mustered up all her courage to foil a plan to annihilate the Jewish people living in Susa during the reign of King Xerxes of Persia. She went into the inner court of the palace where the king was sitting …
Pinay for Jesus 