From Rape Victim to Redeemed Victor (PART 1)

From Rape Victim to Redeemed Victor (PART 1)

The hours leading to my scheduled interview with Ronnie Ventayen were dismaying. He was coming from Bulacan, and I was traveling from Cavite. I was late and stuck in traffic, while he was prompt. He was waiting for me outside the mall where the temperature is hot...
God’s Great Faithfulness to a Drug Addict (Part 2)

God’s Great Faithfulness to a Drug Addict (Part 2)

My life turned into a nightmare. I became paranoid! The vices were messing with my mind, and I reached the point where I was talking to myself and hearing voices in my head! Spiraling Lower I struggled with guilt and frustration. Because of my drug addiction, my...
God’s Great Faithfulness to a Drug Addict (PART 1)

God’s Great Faithfulness to a Drug Addict (PART 1)

My Childhood I am Tony de la Paz. I am the youngest among 5 siblings, and I grew up in a normal family set-up. My mother was a devoted homemaker, while my father was a colonel in the army. He was a good provider, had no vices, and was very religious. I admired my...
HE IS SINGING OVER ME

HE IS SINGING OVER ME

Worship and Performance Worship is a familiar word to me. I literally grew up in church because my parents met as choir members. Later on, I found myself leading the congregation in singing songs to God. Singing songs about Him, yes, but not really knowing Him. That...
What Makes a Good Filipino

What Makes a Good Filipino

The Beginning of “Islands Abridged” There was a kind of inevitability to “Islands Abridged,” I think, as far as I had anything to do with it. Role-playing games, graphics design, pixel art, cultural studies, colorful miniatures, discovery-based learning, ostensibly...
Saying “YES” to Marriage

Saying “YES” to Marriage

I have many preferences when it comes to love: (1) ayoko ng mas bata sa akin, (2) dapat may fear of the Lord, (3) dapat siya ay tao na who wants to serve the Lord with me, at (4) mahal na mahal niya ako.  Ptra. Owie said this to herself as she presented to God her...