There is only one news that redeems our poverty. It comes from the largesse of God's magnanimous grace.
All who receive its grant are swept in awe of its wonderful mercies.
Ang Kariton ni Inay sa Kalye ng Cubao
Backlit
Our witness shines solely due to Christ's resplendence.
The Mansion of Don Mariano Lacson at The Ruins / Talisay City
Reflection
Our human condition relies solely upon the axis of God's intervening presence. We are at best when we reflect this eclipsing grace.
Peek
Our future in Christ reflects true splendor.
Seek and peek in and through eschatological hope!
Saint-Tropez
Reunion
True delight stems from the recognition that friendship is never wholesale but is endowed one person at a time.
Christ knows us by name. We are beckoned to imbibe such commitment.
With Almira Muhlach
Strike
The subversive presence of the enemy in our walk of faith requires a stance that stands firm upon Christ's death-defying strike.
Stirrings
We interact with words but God communes with His heart.
Balesin Island Stable
Chaos
The incessant pummeling of chaos must be confronted by a deep resolve to abide in the strength of Christ.
Flat
Life without Jesus leverages an existence that falls flat despite its branded espresso.
Breakfast Table / Ortigas Center
Vocation
Our true calling ushers our diminishing as we cause Christ's uplifting.
Nika Diwa-Ihedigbo live at Karen's Kitchen
Trim
We manicure our lawns as designated stewards of lands.
We cut our hair to exercise grooming.
Our souls long for such attention.
Christ tends to our pruning beyond compare.
Media
The incredible blast of advertising looms over our heads. There seems to be no satiation for packaged produce.
Thus, we buy primarily due to the pull of some contrived orientation.
Interestingly, God never uses artificial machinations.
He purifies every word that comes from His mouth seven times before He declares it.
He does not sell.
He gives without trepidation.
Spin
The gravity of our fall pulls down our hopeful resolutions.
Only one hope remains to keep us afloat with bright confidence ...
The zealous engine of Christ's loyal love defies all our woes and carries us beyond our personal turbulence.
Blow
Birthday cakes are subliminal reminders of our shared terminal.
We are born.
We suffer.
We die.
But there's an exemption.
It is the lit grace of Christ's mercy.
Mystery
Marriage is depicted as mystery. It is a hidden reflection of something resplendent about the Person and Work of Jesus Christ.
I see this wonderfully articulated in the past 365 days of my daughter and son-in-grace's journey.
The Messiah has been redeeming their intertwined vow.
One Year. One Chapter. One Lifetime. One Lord.
Avalanche
My view from the deck spills a torrent of evidence that simply stuns my senses on Who my God is.
Busuanga Palawan Philippines / Front Veranda
Cling
Fellowship is a kindred affair.
We are roused to gravitate towards one another.
At the very center is the bequest of wonder.
Adobo
Filipino culinary evolved from a melting pot of cultural dips of foreign influence.
Through the years, the Lord of Nations marinaded our taste for succulent eats.
Broken yet redeemable, culture is transformed when yielded to the True Chef.
Adobo, anyone?
Wine
The endowment of fruit elicits gladness.
With good hands, we are beckoned to a stewardship of sobriety.
Water is turned to wine to signal the potency of Christ's deep joy.
Shine
Our shared vocation calls for a simple reflection.
We were given life to shine.
When darkness invades our privacy, we fall prey to the age-old lie that we have been abandoned.
Christ has come to give us blooming persons.
