WHAT WOULD JESUS DO In my early years as a Christian,  difficult people comes my way as downers and stumbling block to my spiritual growth.  Toxic people defy logic.  They derive satisfaction from creating war,  chaos and enjoy pushing other people’s buttons.   For sure, I cannot handle stress and I just want them to get […]

If I tell you the names and the story the 3 Wise Men — Balthasar of Arabia, Melchior of Persia, and Gaspar, do you know where they are from? From Armenian tradition. They were not from the Bible. The Bible did not specify the number of Wise Men either. However, there were 3 gifts, gold, […]

— written by Cristina Ancheta FROM MANILA Malou was my model college best friend years ago in Manila Philippines.  She rose from the rank as our class President.  Not only was she smart but she was also one of the top ten most beautiful women in the campus.  I was dirt poor when I was […]

Hallelujah Night evolved as a Christian alternative against the traditional Halloween celebration.  Halloween began as an ancient Celtic festival where they believed on the night of Oct 31 ghosts of the dead return to earth.   The Celts carved faces into vegetables such as pumpkins, squash or turnips to light up the way to their […]