FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS
Why we need to do our part. Read More …
Author: Emmanuel N. Ilagan
Covid 19 and the Sparrow
“29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.” (Matthew 10:29-31 Read More …
What Luther Said On Whether One May Flee from A Deadly Plague
Luther’s letter-response entitled Whether One May Flee from a Deadly Plague may be helpful today as we live through our own pandemic. Read More …
The Value of Human Life in God’s Eyes
But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Read More …
Pentecost and the New Normal
How does God want us to live our lives under this new normal? Read More …
COVID-19 Statistics Are Needed and Useful, But….
14 Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?” Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you Read More …
When Life Is Placed on Hold
When Life Is Placed on Hold 20 And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, 21 for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, Read More …
Blessed Are the Peacemakers
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. (Mt 5:9) How can we have peace, much less be peacemakers when there is so much unpeace in our lives? Each day we face situations that make personal peace so elusive: the stress Read More …
The Beatitudes
– A Devotional From Pastor Ilagan (Matt. 5:1-12; Luke 6:20-23) I have a pastor-friend who tells me that whenever someone greets him with the usual “How are you?” his response is: “I am blessed! Thank you!” The response sounds “too religious” to me. I would not Read More …
For Thine is the Kingdom
“For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. Amen!” Matthew 6:13 I am often moved by these words of praise that conclude the Lord’s Prayer. This is not to say that the petitions in the Prayer are less moving or less Read More …