by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. As we enter 2022, let us commend our Chaplain and ministry team, the Church Council, and all of us for surviving and thriving in another year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. We persevered in faith and did things in many new and creative ways while continuing to serve God in the…
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Hanukkah and The Star of Bethlehem
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. For this year, November 28 marked the start of the 8-day Jewish Feast of Dedication (חֲנוּכָּה Hanukkah/Chanukkah) which lasts up to December 6. It is also known as the Festival of Lights. This Feast of Dedication/Festival of Lights celebrated during the December period sometimes overlaps Christmas Day. This happened in…
Hope in the Lord
וְקוֹיֵ יְהוָה יַחֲלִיפוּ כֹחַ, יַעֲלוּ אֵבֶר כַּנְּשָׁרִים; יָרוּצוּ וְלֹא יִיגָעוּ, יֵלְכוּ וְלֹא יִיעָפוּ But those who hope in YHWH shall renew their strength; they shall ascend on wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 Last Sunday, we lighted the Hope Candle. This is also…
The “I AM” Declaration in John8:12 – Part 2
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. All English Bibles would have the Lord also saying in John 9:5 “I am the light of the world.” However this verse is different in that it does not use the Ἐγώεἰμι, “I AM” phrase. Here is John 9:5 in Greek: …φῶςεἰμιτοῦκόσμου. (…I am[the]light of the world.). The εἰμι (I…
JOSHUA’S MILITARY PRINCIPLES AND LEADERSHIP2
Reflecting on How the Sun Stood Still to Facilitate the Victory of Joshua’s Third Battle Against the Amorites – a lecture presentation in the online bible study zoom meeting of the CRL Men & Friends, Session. By Ptr Nene Rubrico – OBSM – CRLM&F Facilitator 23 November 2021 Text: BOOK OF JOSHUA, chapter 10—————————————– A…
The “I AM” Declaration in John8:12 – Part 1
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. After the high intensity episode with the Lord’s declaration that he is the bread of life; the controversies and the consequent falling away of some of his disciples, the Gospel of John in chapter 7 now moves into the discussions our Lord had with the people during the Feast of…
Tabernacle of David
So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. 1 Chronicles 16:1 Let us read Amos 9:11-15. The book of Amos is the third among the Twelve Minor Prophets, after Hosea and…
The “I AM” Declaration in John6:35, 48, 51 – Part 2
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. When our Lord replied in John 6:35: Ἐγώεἰμιὁἄρτοςτῆςζωῆς· (“I AM the bread of life;”) his words were emphatic. It is like: “okay, so you wanted to always have this bread that comes from Heaven, then let me tell you: ‘I really AM that true bread of life!’” Moreover, in the…
The “I AM” Declaration in John6:35, 48, 51 – Part 1
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. In the same chapter, after the episodes of our Lord feeding the 5,000 and then walking on the Sea (Lake) of Galilee, the Gospel of John 6:22-25 narrates that the crowd looked for the Lord and found him at Capernaum. The contextual discussion in John 6:26-59still flowed from the previous…
What Reformation Is and What It Is Not
My Tuesday Reflection By Ptr Nene Rubrico 02 November 2021 Text: ———————– Introduction: The last Sunday of last month, October 31st, being celebrated in the church calendar as Reformation Sunday, the event is celebrated mainly within the Protestant or Evangelical faith. According to Wikipedia’s brief historical description, “The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or…