I have noticed that I have been getting a lot downloads of electronic versions of my books. Two books that I have available are older versions of the book. I guess I did that because I figured if one wants the newest version, one can "buy the book"--- paperback, that is. But I had a …
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Some years ago, I read book on ethics by Norman Geisler, "Christian Ethics: Options and Issues," that spoke of 6 broad categories of ethics. The six (Antinomianism, Situationism, Generalism, Unqualified Absolutism, Conflicting Absolutism, and Graded Absolutism) could be divided into two broad categories--- Absolute and non-Absolute. Absolute means that ethics is based on a clear …
The planting of the first cross on Philippine soil is depicted in a painting by Vicente Manansala. Here the artist clearly shows the link between "mission" and "imperialism." A priest blesses a large cross which has just been planted by indigenous laborers while Spanish soldiers carrying spears bark orders at them. We are forced to …
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It is good to keep learning. I am taking a course, "Teaching in Oral Cultures," the first full course of study I have taken since 2013. It is also good to keep teaching. That is true for at least two reasons--- one is that teaching forces one to keep learning. The other is that it …
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My daughters attended a Catholic University here in the Philippines, and Religious education was part of the curriculum. My daughters found some of the classes interesting and valuable... others drab and dull. It seems like the interest and investment of the instructors in their topic tended to rub off on the students. Anyway, they gave …
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One of my favorite books in the Bible is Habakkuk. In it, the prophet (Habakkuk) is trying to figure out when is God going to take care of all the evil that is happening in the Kingdom of Judah. God responds to the effect that, 'Don't worry. I am sending in the Babylonians and they …