“OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN” (The Lord’s Prayer is one of the great treasures of the Church that the Lord Jesus has given us. Translated into various languages, it transcends denominational boundaries and reminds Christians that though we are many, we are one in Read More …
By Pr. Emmanuel N. ILAGAN It was the third day after the crucifixion of Jesus and two of His disciples were walking the seven miles from Jerusalem to the obscure village of Emmaus. They were sad and depressed as they discussed what had happened in Read More …
By Pr. Emmanuel N. ILAGAN (Inspired by a sermon of the same title attributed to African-American Baptist preacher S.M. Lockridge; also cited by pastor and author Tony Campolo.) It’s Friday… Jesus has been betrayed by one of his closest friends. The Jewish Council has Read More …
By Pr. Emmanuel N. ILAGAN — A couple of weeks ago a group of us shared a farewell meal with a common friend. She had lived, worked and made friends in the Dallas, Texas area for many years. She loved her job and had hoped Read More …
By Rev. Emmanuel N. ILAGAN – As a child the Bible stories I learned in Sunday school seemed to me as a random mix of Jesus’ miracles, some Israelite history and their brave heroes, comforting poems, urgent warnings and so on. Later I realized Read More …
Luther’s Gethsemane By Rev. Emmanuel N. Ilagan – Apart from Luther’s nailing of the 95 theses in Wittenberg (1517) the other crucial event of the reformation of the western Christian church was the Diet of Worms (pronounced “Deet of Vorms) in 1521. The Diet of Read More …
The PAX DOMINI By Rev. Emmanuel N. ILAGAN My personal circumstances have limited the meaning I ascribe to the greeting “Peace be with you” — until a few days ago. I have always thought of the greeting that we say to each other during Sunday Read More …
On Buddha’s Relics and the First Easter By Pastor Emmanuel Ilagan While I was working with the Christian Conference of Asia (the umbrella organization of churches and church councils in Asia) I had the opportunity to visit several Asian countries. These countries take pride in Read More …
He must have been around five (5) years old, but he had never experienced the joys of childhood. He is the boy who was pulled out from the rubble caused by an air strike in Aleppo in strife-torn Syria. There are girls and boys like Read More …
When Paul wrote the following admonition to Timothy the Jewish people were under Roman rule. Rome allowed the Jews to pray for the Emperor’s health without praying and sacrificing to him.