SA TANANG MGA KAPARENTIHAN,
HEP….HEP……..HOOOORRRRRAAAAYYYYYY!!!!!
My niece Banchee a.k.a Anna Angelica Sotto won as Ms. Teen Mindanao 2009 which was held at the Gaisano Mall of Davao last May 17, 2009. She is also the winner of the special award for Best Funwear..Congratz Banchee. The whole clan is proud of you!
Ms. Teen Mindanao 2009
I just made my flickr gallery. Since i love taking pictures in every place i visit. Although i’m still a beginner in this field i am still willing to learn new techniques especially if my dream of having a DSLR camera will come true. here let me share some of the pictures i took using my canon ixus 80.
http://flickr.com/aizaloraine
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned. (Acts 27:20, ESV) We live in a society looking for quick fixes. As a result everybody claims to have the cure or solution for something. Got aches and pains? Take a prescribed combination of medicine and/or natural supplements and you’re better. Bored? Take a spin in an off-road SUV. Out of shape? Try "Ten Steps to a New You." Wanna get married? Read one of the thousands of books on "How to Find Mr/Miss Right in Six Months or Less." With so many answers out there, we’d like to think everything has a solution. We don’t like not knowing how to deal with a problem. As soon as trouble strikes, we search out the latest and greatest remedies. If we can’t find it, we get frustrated and discouraged. Yet this was the situation that faced Paul and his shipmates. The ship appeared to be at the mercy of the wind and waves. There was no rescue in sight. Fear and hopelessness crept in because they had no obvious answers to their problem. But this situation was exactly what it took to realize that God doesn’t need earthly means to rescue us. His solutions are way above our temporary fixes. God knows the best way to expose our helplessness is to keep hidden the visible and tangible answers. Life can be overwhelming at times, especially when you see no way out. But God’s specialty is rescue missions. And He passionately wants us to come to Him first instead of going to the Internet, self-help books or any other "answer bank." God is the answer, and we will find incredible peace when we allow His timing and His wisdom to work through our problems. it is not about religion. it is about relationship to HIM
Key Passage: Acts 17:13-26
Topic: God’s Care; Pain/Suffering
How to pray without ceasing — a heart attitude
What does it mean to pray without ceasing?
How can I pray without ceasing? Praying without ceasing is a biblical term found in the Apostle Paul’s first letter to Thessalonica: "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you" (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, KJV). The Greek word "without ceasing" means continuous action. Therefore, “praying without ceasing” means to pray continuously.
Here are some ways to guide us to pray without ceasing..
Praying without ceasing is sometimes really difficult when it seems like God is not answering…
source: http://www.allaboutprayer.org
Now the son of Paul’s sister heard of their ambush, so he went and entered the barracks and told Paul. (Acts 23:16, ESV) A raging flood trapped a man in his house. On his knees, he desperately prayed for God to save him. At that moment, his neighbor in a canoe came up to the second story window and cried, "Get in!" "No, go without me," the man replied, "God will save me." The waters rose and forced the man to his roof. A rescue helicopter buzzed in and lowered a rope ladder. "Climb up!" the pilot shouted. "Save someone else," the man yelled back, "God will save me." Eventually the floodwaters swept him away and he drowned. While this man was confident of God’s rescue, he had real trouble recognizing God’s methods. Paul was also waiting confidently for a rescue. After all, God promised him that he would testify for God in Rome. So Paul wasn’t worried about the Jew’s plot to kill him, he just didn’t know what method God would use to rescue him from prison. Maybe it would be with an earthquake, like the one which freed him and Silas in Philippi (See Acts 16). Maybe he’d get an angel escort like Peter experienced (See Acts 12). In this case, God chose to use Paul’s nephew and the tribune to save Paul from the murderous plot. God could have sent an angel. He could have rained down fire on the 40 men waiting in ambush. He could even have snatched Paul away and dropped him directly in Rome. But Paul was wise enough to recognize God’s plan and act on it. And don’t miss the example of Paul’s nephew. When he heard about the plot to kill his uncle, he didn’t worry about whether or not he was the right person to expose it, he just did it. Maybe God’s calling you to rescue a neighbor or a friend today. Sure, God could appear to them like He did to Paul (Acts 9). But if God’s given you the words to say, don’t let anything stop you from sharing them.
Key Passage: Acts 23:12-22
Topic: Christian Living; God’s Care
"Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe. And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith" (Acts 15:7-9, ESV).
Here’s the story: A group of Christ-followers gathered to discuss whether or not people of other races can be saved–that is, forgiven of all their sins and enter into a personal relationship with God.
The main issue was a racial one. You see, the Jews were God’s "chosen people." Everybody else, called Gentiles, were not "chosen." So according to the Jews, Gentiles couldn’t be saved (unless they converted to Judaism).
But God had a different idea. Through the death and resurrection of Jesus, salvation is available to all who believe in Him and follow Him. God knows the hearts of people, as Peter said.
And it is the heart of a person, not their skin color or their ethnicity, that makes the difference when it comes to salvation.
So, what about you and me? We can’t save people. But we can learn that since God doesn’t make a distinction based on race, then neither should we.
Acts 15:1-21
Bridge:
Not because of who I am,
But because of what you’ve done.
Not because of what I’ve done,
But because of who you are.
Chorus:
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I’m calling,
Lord, you catch me when I’m falling,
And you’ve told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.
Who am I?
That the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
And watch me rise again.
Who am I?
That the voice that calmed the sea,
Would call out through the rain,
And calm the storm in me.
Not because of who I am,
But because of what you’ve done.
Not because of what I’ve done,
But because of who you are.
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I’m calling,
Lord, you catch me when I’m falling,
And you’ve told me who I am.
I am yours.
Not because of who I am,
But because of what you’ve done.
Not because of what I’ve done,
But because of who you are.
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I’m calling,
Lord, you catch me when I’m falling,
And you’ve told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.
I am yours.
Whom shall I fear?
Whom shall I fear?
‘Cause I am yours.
I am yours.
hi i just want to share this nice song of Celine Dion.. it entitled Dance with my Father..
Back when I was child
Before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high
And dance with my mother and me and then
Spin me around ‘til I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was loved
If I could get another chance,
Another walk, another dance with him
I’d play a song that would never ever end
How I’d love, love, love
To dance with my father again
When I and my mother will disagree,
To get my way i would run from her to him
He make me laugh just to comfort me,
Yeah, yeah,
Then finally make me do just what my mama said
Later that night when i was asleep
He left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me,
If I could steal one final glance,
One final step, one final dance with him
I’d play a song that will never, ever end
Cause I’d love, love, love
To dance with my father again
Sometimes I’d listen outside her door
And I’d hear how mama cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I pray for her even more than me
I know I’m praying for much too much
But could you send back the only man she loved
I know you don’t do it usually
But dear Lord she’s dying
To dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep
And this is all I ever dream
I know you don’t do it usually
But dear Lord she’s dying
To dance with my father again
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