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Annoyingly Persistent Prayer is What God Requires

Jun P. Espina May 14, 2017February 12, 2020

Of an annoyingly persistent prayer: Who can do it? David's prayer to God for the recovery of his sick son with Bathsheba is one biblical example of a persistent prayer. The Bible stated that the child "was very sick. David, therefore, inquired of God for the child; and David fasted and went and lay all night on the ground. The elders of his household stood beside him in order to raise him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat food with them." (2 Sam. 12:1b-17) Only the real believers can do such agonizingly persistent prayer!

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Time Consciousness Bars Eternal Life

Jun P. Espina May 7, 2017February 12, 2020

Be enslaved, therefore, by time consciousness and consider timelessness as a prominent symbol of ignorance or academic mediocrity. Or, think about the soul as just the brain; and God, the natural product of malnutrition or sleeplessness or the analgesic of the poor.

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Preaching a Great Sermon or Cow Preaching — Yelling Minus a Working Outline?

Jun P. Espina April 15, 2017February 12, 2020

I have the opportunity of listening to a few (paid) public speakers and noticed their control of the audience. Jesus Christ, our Lord, Peter, John, the Apostle Paul, among other Bible characters, did not do cow preaching, did they? Good speakers don't shout; neither do they bang their lectern habitually! For they can easily control their audience by their natural gift for public speaking; by their logic, their humor, their flawless eloquence, and oratory.

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Gay Marriage Strengthens the Institution of Marriage—Doubtful!

Jun P. Espina February 6, 2013February 17, 2020

Gay marriage has sparked tumultuous debates in many parliaments in Europe. Already weaved into the legal fabric in many countries, we believe it is not the right direction God wanted us to follow. But the majority of our political leaders and legislators are keen at pleasing the people. They don't have much interest in what is biblical, anyway. The "gay things" will then become a part of our social norms, not to mention the reinvention of our vocabularies, bio-data forms, the restrooms, etc.

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Divorce Answers Bad Marriage

Jun P. Espina January 9, 2013February 18, 2020

Divorce is needed when the marital union only brings harm to the life of the spouses and the children as well. Otherwise, divorce should not be taken as an option for mere incompatibility or misunderstanding.

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Life’s Cruelty is Seen Based on Human Wisdom, Not God’s

Jun P. Espina January 7, 2013January 18, 2020

Life’s Cruelty is Not God’s Asked a certain man one day after learning that his loved one died in an accident: “Why is life so cruel sometimes?” I’ve been reflecting on this thought—the negative surprises of life. Is life’s cruelty a part of God’s plan? “Life is unfair!” is most people’s perception when under extreme […]

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