Category archives: Pastor's blogs
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2 years ago
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Ecclesiastes 12:7
7The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
It narrated in Job 1:17ff, 17While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with t... [read more]
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2 years ago
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Ecclesiastes 12:6
6Remember him—before the silver cord is severed, and the golden bowl is broken; before the pitcher is shattered at the spring, and the wheel broken at the well.
On social media, individuals posted pictures of broken kitchen wares and appliances that were shattered after very s... [read more]
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2 years ago
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Ecclesiastes 12:5
5When people are afraid of heights and of dangers in the streets; when the almond tree blossoms and the grasshopper drags itself along and desire no longer is stirred. Then people go to their eternal home and mourners go about the streets.
In a garden, a curious toddler ... [read more]
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2 years ago
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Ecclesiastes 12:4
4 When the doors to the street are closed and the sound of grinding fades; when people rise up at the sound of birds, but all their songs grow faint.
Summer is very wonderful time for bird watchers who love the sound of birds. Unfortunately, traffic Jam can steal summer ex... [read more]
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2 years ago
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Ecclesiastes 12:3
3 When the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men stoop, when the grinders cease because they are few, and those looking through the windows grow dim.
Once upon a time, a gardener kept exerting physical efforts in his advanced years. He exercised every now and then ... [read more]
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2 years ago
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Ecclesiastes 12:2
2 Before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds return after the rain.
Some forgotten years ago, I decided to shut down my social media account after a concerned friend informed me that something weird and undignified pictures were posted on... [read more]
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2 years ago
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Ecclesiastes 12:1
1Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years approach when you will say, “I find no pleasure in them”
The Filipino phrase “Walang utang na Loob” literally means “No debt inside.” It pertains to ungrateful recipients. Beneficia... [read more]
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2 years ago
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Ecclesiastes 11:10
10Banish anxiety from your heart and cast off the troubles of your body, for youth and vigor are meaningless.
What does it imply when anxiety and trouble are mentioned in the same Scriptural reference with youth and vigor? Does it mean that anxiousness and concerns of physica... [read more]
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2 years ago
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Ecclesiastes 11:9
9You who are young, be happy while you are young, and let your heart give you joy in the days of your youth. Follow the ways of your heart and whatever your eyes see, but know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
Millions of young and older men are basket... [read more]
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