When God repeats Himself

YOU MAY HAVE heard about the pastor who got complaints for preaching the same sermon on five consecutive Sundays. His response to the grumblers: he would…

Stretching the truth

THERE HAVE BEEN times in the years I have tried to combine being a journalist and a Jesus follower that I have felt a little like…

Swimming lessons

AS THE ORIGINAL wimpy kid (though without a diary), I was scared of the water when I was young. I didn’t learn to swim until I…

Adding injury to insult

WAKING UP THE other morning with a sharp pain in my mid-section, I turned to Google for a diagnosis. Big mistake. That innocent search prompted me…

Understanding hard times is not a piece of cake…

I RECENTLY AUDITED a class at a seminary, but most of my theological training has been in more informal settings. One of those lessons took me…

Check your passport before commenting

FOGGY FROM A long-haul flight, I wondered why so many people were on their way home from the dentist, as I was driven through Metro Manila…

The fake news sniff test

“FAKE NEWS” HAS become such a thing that they’ve created a tool to help you sniff it out, like a K9 agent going through piles of…

A healthy media diet

IF YOU’RE LIKE the 68 percent of Americans who are sick of the news, according to a recent Pew Research Center study, then it’s probably time…

Seeing clearly in the dark

HAVING THROWN A few pity parties in my time, I have learned this about them: not many people want to come, and those that do show…

But yes!

ONE OF MY favorite moments in a soccer game comes with the corner kick. Look closely, and you’ll see all the defenders backing into the position…