Road To Emmaus

Synchronicity

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FAYE ESQUILLO Synchronicity is an inexplicable and profoundly meaningful coincidence that stirs the soul and offers a glimpse of one's destiny." - Phil Cousineau It's been three years since I experienced life-changing moments, including my near-death...

Fix my Thoughts…Renew my Mind

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CHRIS TIEGREEN fix my thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable.  think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. PHILIPPIans 4:8 What fills your mind in your...

God is Our Refuge and Strength, a Very Present Help in Trouble

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CHRIS TIEGREEN* In C.S. Lewis's The Horse and His Boy, Bree (the horse) and Shasta (the boy) were chased through the night by a terrifying lion.  They found out much later in the story that...

Like Abraham, We Believe – We Hope – We Trust

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*CHRIS TIEGREEN AGAINST ALL HOPE, ABRAHAM IN HOPE BELIEVED AND SO BECAME THE FATHER OF MANY NATIONS. ROMANS 4: 18 God gave Abraham a promise and then let him sort it out over the next twenty-five years. ...

My Father: A Man of Faith and Action

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CRISTINE TANJANGCO-BORROMEO In the chaotic whirlwind of everyday life, there exists a steadfast beacon of faith and strength in our lives—my father. He is more than a pillar of our family; he is a testament...

The Woman at the Well – a Social Outcast to an Evangelist

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VICTOR LORENZO John 4:1-42 The transformation of a Samaritan woman from a social outcast to an evangelist. Let her story inspire us. The Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John the...

Mary’s Perfume or Judas’ Money Bag

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SR. CRISTINA GUEVARA* JOHN 12: 1-11 Six days before Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. They gave a dinner for him there, and Martha served, while Lazarus...

Seeing Clearly – A Memorial Meditation for Nancy

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    REV. AARON FULP-EICKSTAEDT Immanuel Presbyterian Church, McLean, Virginia, February 24th, 2024. Relatively late in his own life, the great Russian thinker and dissident Alexander Solzhenitsyn, wrote the following reflection.   “On the surface of a swift...

“Seeing Through”

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NANCY CHICHIOCO RAZON He has a purpose and a plan for me, so unique, big and bold better than I can imagine   It flows in clear water waiting for me to listen, to feel and savor to touch, appreciate, and...

The Truth of the Matter

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MARYLOU B. GARCIA Coming up with a subject to write about sometimes takes longer than the actual writing, but does it matter? The more important matters are the memories, emotions, and energy that well up...