tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-237979402024-02-28T12:51:24.753+08:00Godly Ladies in TrainingLadies-in-Training continuously seeking God's perfection in an imperfect world in readiness for our service to the King in His Heavenly Courts.Ladies-in-Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08690012128634024767noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-85053657773451031702013-04-17T18:15:00.002+08:002013-04-24T17:12:17.350+08:00Hello Everyone...<br />
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Welcome to our fairly neglected blog.<br />
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Alyssa
and I barely post anything here now but that doesn’t mean we’ll be
shutting our blog down like many joint bloggers usually do. We are
pretty sentimental about material (and immaterial) things and the
thought of throwing them away utterly breaks our hearts. So we will
remain, and maybe like mushrooms (poor comparison, but we just love
mushrooms) we’ll pop once in a blue moon to post something.<br />
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We
graduated from college centuries ago and since then it’s been a more wonderful journey that God has been taking us in the long
trail He wants us to take. Alyssa graduated with a degree in
Intercultural Studies as summa cum laude of her batch (clap, clap,
clap!). She’s pretty mum about it but I like mentioning it whenever
there’s a chance to do so. She taught <i>Introduction to Intercultural
Studies</i> for a semester in her alma mater and presently works as a staff
member of Homeschool Association of the Philippines (<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1220355329"></span>HAPI</a><span id="goog_1220355330"></span>),
a not for profit organization that helps build people through
homeschooling. On the other hand, I graduated with a degree in
Journalism, took a half-year gap and volunteered (with Alyssa) for <a href="http://www.wagmuna.com/" target="_blank">True Love Waits Philippines</a> where I ended up working in.<br />
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We
didn’t really choose to work for non-profit organizations but we
strongly believe that where we are right now is where God wants us to
be. Many people ask us, that with our nice-sounding degrees, we would be
in a job more closer (and higher paying) to the courses we took. I
would be in a news organization writing stories and Alyssa would be in
foreign service. Yes, we’d love to be in those fields but careers only
last for so long and money doesn’t really make us happy in comparison to
helping and seeing lives change in what we do.<br />
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By the end of the
day, in our line of work, we still get to do what we always love doing
since time immemorial: reading and writing and truly living.</div>
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*****</div>
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<i>P.S.</i>
We’re extremely late bloomers and after being forced in certain
situations, we finally broke our lifelong vow to hate makeup and have
gradually softened to it. Alyssa began it a year ago then I followed
suit three months ago and some say I now talk like a pro makeup artist.
Thank YouTube for that.</div>
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<i>P.P.S.</i>
We believe that this world is a school and learning must never stop
until we die. Alyssa is learning French while I’m learning Korean.<br />
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<i>P.P.P.S.</i> We may not post here often but we post regularly in our personal Twitters. For more useful tweets, check Alyssa’s <a href="http://twitter.com/peraldaiel">twitter.com/peraldaiel</a>. For less useful but you might find useful anyway, check mine <a href="http://twitter.com/ponderosacanopy">twitter.com/ponderosacanopy</a>.<br />
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<i>P.P.P.P.S.</i>
This is the last postscript, I promise. Don’t forget to visit <a href="http://www.therebelution.com/" target="_blank">The Rebelution.com</a>! It has tremendously played a great part in our lives—and
still is. If you think that going through the posts is too much
clicking and reading, you might want to settle for a more concise
version: <a href="http://www.therebelution.com/books/" target="_blank">Do Hard Things</a>.</div>
Christin A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13657666697522201036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-56899116484242012382012-08-21T18:09:00.001+08:002012-08-21T18:20:09.560+08:00The Love Chromosome<div style="font: 14.0px Cochin; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-indent: 18.0px;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I know they have slanted eyes. That’s how I identify people with Down Syndrome. Majority call them “abnormal” but the more I know about them they aren’t at all abnormal. They are unique in many ways that I can’t explain. They seem to have joy that naturally comes with their eyes and smiles—maybe that’s the Love Chromosome they have that we all should also have: slow to anger and quick to love. As Julie points out, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">"I'd rather be slow to learn than slow to love."</span></div>
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Rick Thomas writes about how we often confuse performance and obedience with "pleasing God." An excerpt from his article which struck me most was his description embodied in a Christian named Sandra.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Sandra is a Christian. However, she is not seeking to please God by trusting (faith) in Him. She is still performing, but this time she is performing for the Father, hoping to get a good grade.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Rather than accepting what is pleasing to God–the works of the Son, she tries to please Him by her obedience. For example, she says she feels more spiritual by <i>going to church.</i> She believes her activity for God gives her more of God. She feels more spiritual when she is doing.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">She also says that if she misses her prayer time, Bible reading, or a church meeting she feels less spiritual. She will read her 4.25 chapters each day, even while brushing her teeth so she can check it off.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">Sandra is convinced that if she has her morning prayer time and things go well for her during the day, then she will partially contribute God’s favor on her based on her <i>prayer-time-obedience.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">As you might imagine, if she does not have her prayer time and things do not go well for her during the day, she feels as though her lack of prayer (disobedience) caused her day to go bad. Sometimes her friends affirm her <i>theology of legalism</i> when they observe her bad day and say, “You must not be prayed-up today.”</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">As you can see, when her biblical counselor gave her a list of things to do in order to please God, Sandra initially was excited about the list. Any people pleasing, self-reliant, performance-driven person would be.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">However, as time went by, she could not juggle her list of spiritual disciplines with the rest of her life. Eventually discouragement and depression set in–she could not keep up. From her perspective, God was not pleased with her–basing this on her poor performance.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">According to Sandra’s <i>functional theology</i> she could control God’s pleasure by what she did rather than what the Son did. Her understanding of Christ’s work was limited. She believed the Gospel was for her salvation, while her obedience was the primary thing needed for her sanctification.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">How many of us are like Sandra, whose life in Christ is often measured by the work done? That we base our growth by the number of times we've read the Bible or the span of time we spend in prayer?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">All of us feel a sense of accomplishment when we achieve something by our works. I'm not saying it's wrong to try to achieve something but let us be cautious on how our works can oft times spiritually rob the joy of Christ's accomplishment when he said, "It is finished."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I encourage you to read the whole article <a href="http://www.rickthomas.net/2012/01/16/pleasing-god/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<br />Christin A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13657666697522201036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-55859826427289506192012-01-03T17:48:00.001+08:002012-01-03T17:50:32.310+08:00New Year: Knowing God<div style="text-align: justify;">
One great way to start 2012 would be to head off to <a href="http://ChristianAudio.com/free">ChristianAudio.com</a> and grab their FREE audiobook download of the month, the classic Knowing God by J.I. Packer.</div>
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<li>Log in to <a href="http://ChristianAudio.com/free" target="_blank">ChristianAudio.com</a>. If you don't have an account, you will have to create one.</li>
<li>Click "Add to Cart"</li>
<li>This download does not need a gift certificate or coupon code so you can skip that part and click "Check Out"</li>
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Happy New Year everyone! May the grace and knowledge of our Jesus Christ continue to abound in you.</div>Christin A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13657666697522201036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-763818566943594212011-08-16T19:33:00.000+08:002011-08-16T19:33:44.260+08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SSkpSo0aDaCC7j03c67CxAvVU2V16cHFSL3k0NfPXq-ilrjspLb6ULKNOAlcKHs5OWAndMOOgR8TGat-kDneHPEqNxTwiQZnI2IG_YAceCGmWSwHg3A79D0skT3cnRf6Ekce/s1600/Imputed+in+His+Righteousness.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_SSkpSo0aDaCC7j03c67CxAvVU2V16cHFSL3k0NfPXq-ilrjspLb6ULKNOAlcKHs5OWAndMOOgR8TGat-kDneHPEqNxTwiQZnI2IG_YAceCGmWSwHg3A79D0skT3cnRf6Ekce/s400/Imputed+in+His+Righteousness.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">God made him who had no sin </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">to be sin</span></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"> </span></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">for us, </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">so that in him </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">we might become </span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">the righteousness of God.</span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">-2 Corinthians 5:21 (NIV)</span></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><br />
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</div>Christin A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13657666697522201036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-29387466524954559912011-08-11T17:46:00.010+08:002011-08-11T18:01:12.050+08:00Help Our Sister Come to Freedom<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Asia Bibi is a Pakistani Christian woman, who was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death by hanging after speaking these words to defend her faith:</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Our Christ sacrificed His life on the cross for our sins.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">... Our Christ is alive</span></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">."</span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.persecution.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Voice of the Martyrs</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> and our Pakistani brethren are hoping to gather 1 million signatures in behalf of Asia. As of this moment, 5:46 PM GMT +8, there are only 216, 329 signatures signed in the petition.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">While we all sit in front of our computer reading emails, doing Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc., our sister Asia is being persecuted and is sitting in prison waiting for the court's ruling on her appeal. Please spend time helping our sister by </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">clicking the photo below and signing the petition</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I believe that we can gather more than the needed million signatures for the petition. Please share the petition page linked in the photo above to your friends and let us not forget to pray for Asia and her family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Let us also kneel down for the innumerable brethren around the world who are persecuted daily--most we may never hear of.<span id="goog_353504094"></span><span id="goog_353504095"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a></div></div><div></div>Christin A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13657666697522201036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-91456215908039552332011-04-13T19:37:00.000+08:002011-04-13T19:37:12.021+08:00That Which Was Once...Well, wow! It's been a long time since Alyssa and I have blogged! News is that Alyssa graduates from college in two weeks time. Congratulations Lys!<br />
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As for blogging, thought I'd post a photo scribbling I made:<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I was in a mall waiting for a friend and while waiting I often busy myself in observing passers-by. I thought there was only a minority who wear this kind of shorts. But looking closely, almost all girls I saw were wearing this including girls who were probably around ten or younger. My jeans looked out-dated in the sea of Daisy Dukes. And sadly, even in churches I see Christian girls wear this. It's heartbreaking to see "dressing that draws attention to the face and away from the body" is being replaced by "if you've got it flaunt it."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's disheartening but I am hopeful that God, despite the prevailing fashion, will call out parents to raise girls as women who clothe themselves in <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2031:25&version=NIV1984">strength and dignity</a>. Like a <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%2031:10-31&version=NIV1984">Proverbs 31 woman</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Christin A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13657666697522201036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-86222936819846206582010-09-17T18:32:00.002+08:002010-09-17T18:35:47.137+08:00What Is Love?<div style="text-align: justify;">I have always liked Justin Taylor's classified lists yet I find this one the best because of its simplicity in presentation of such a complex word: Love. For those who often wonder what love really is, I hope this gives you a better and deeper understanding.</div><blockquote><b>God and Love</b></blockquote><div><blockquote>God is love.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love is a gift of God.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote><b>What Love Is</b></blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love is patient.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love is kind.</blockquote></div><div></div><div><blockquote><b>What Love Is Not</b></blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love is not arrogant.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love is not rude.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love is not irritable.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love is not resentful.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote><b>What Love Does Not Do</b></blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love does not envy.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love does not boast.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love does not insist in its own way.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love does not rejoice at wrongdoing.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote><b>What Love Does</b></blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love rejoices with the truth.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love bears all things.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love believes all things.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love hopes all things.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love endures all things.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love lasts forever.</blockquote></div><div><blockquote>Love fulfills the law.</blockquote></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Trebuchet MS', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">{<a class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://biblia.com/bible/esv/1%20John%204.7-8" style="color: #961402; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">1 John 4:7-8</a>; <a class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://biblia.com/bible/esv/1%20Cor.%2013.4-8" style="color: #961402; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">1 Cor. 13:4-8</a>; <a class="lbsBibleRef" href="http://biblia.com/bible/esv/Rom.%2013.10" style="color: #961402; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Rom. 13:10</a>}</div>HT: <a href="http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2010/09/06/what-is-love/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+between2worlds+%28Between+Two+Worlds%29">Justin Taylor</a></div>Christin A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13657666697522201036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-8568123018239922622010-08-27T18:08:00.008+08:002010-08-27T18:21:27.465+08:00Diagnosing Your Spiritual Health<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"></span><br />
<div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Don Whitney's <b>10 Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health</b>, from the book of the same name:</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">1. Do you thirst for God?</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">2. Are you governed increasingly by God's Word?</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">3. Are you more loving?</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">4. Are you more sensitive to God's presence?</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">5. Do you have a growing concern for the spiritual and </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> temporal needs of others?</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">6. Do you delight in the bride of Christ?</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">7. Are the spiritual disciplines increasingly important to you?</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">8. Do you still grieve over sin?</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">9. Are you a quicker forgiver?</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">10. Do you yearn for heaven and to be with Jesus?</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Just to add: These questions help diagnose. But "trying harder" is not the prescription. Behold and believe.</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">(HT: <a href="http://gospeldrivenchurch.blogspot.com/2010/08/diagnosing-your-spiritual-health.html">Jared Wilson</a>)</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="post-outer" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Where do we stand in our walk with God? Are we walking faithfully with Him or are we gradually drifting away? It's our hope that all Christians would really desire to grow in Christ. We hope this list will help you diagnose your spiritual health and trust God to continually transform you.</span></span></span></div></div>Ladies-in-Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08690012128634024767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-73323302568014828062010-08-07T21:28:00.001+08:002010-08-07T21:28:01.155+08:00Watch and Support Andrew Cunningham!<center><object height="295" style="background-image: url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/eAfych1zWsc/hqdefault.jpg);" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eAfych1zWsc&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eAfych1zWsc&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="480" height="295" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></center><br />
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Andrew Cunningham is a Rebelutionary from Georgia. Recently, he entered a contest on You Tube, called 104.7 The Fish Opening Act. If he wins, $10,000 will go to a student-led missions organization. So what are you waiting for? Watch and share!Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13934262319419269966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-42821008798344180282010-07-27T22:06:00.005+08:002010-07-31T00:22:09.401+08:00The Good Christian Girl: A Fable | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>An Article by Gina R. Dalfonzo from <a href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/">Christianity Today</a>:<br />
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<blockquote><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KfY-acvwGnw/TE7p5DUi-zI/AAAAAAAAJwo/aTv11hzOcZg/s1600/208426937_018a00b9f7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="152" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KfY-acvwGnw/TE7p5DUi-zI/AAAAAAAAJwo/aTv11hzOcZg/s200/208426937_018a00b9f7.jpg" width="200" /></a>Once there was a good Christian girl who dreamed of growing up, getting married, and having children. She read all the right books and did all the right things. She read about how she was a princess in God's sight and how he wanted the very best for her. She committed herself to sexual purity, to high standards, and to waiting for the good Christian man that God was going to bring her. </blockquote><blockquote>Just as she was getting old enough to start dating, however, she noticed something. Some of the popular Christian books were talking about not dating at all, and just being friends, until God had made it clear that the guy she liked was exactly the right one for her. Her Sunday school teachers taught from a very popular book about how dating was unbiblical, and how a truly righteous young Christian man would initiate a courtship with marriage as the goal, working in tandem with the girl's father and the pastor and others in the church body. </blockquote><blockquote>The heroine of our story observed that as these things were being taught, the level of romantic involvement among her peers at church, not very high to begin with, shrank to practically nonexistent. </blockquote><blockquote><b><a href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/julyweb-only/59-11.0.html">Click here to read more</a></b></blockquote><br />
What do <i>you</i> think?<br />
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Just to clear any misconceptions and misunderstandings, I thought I'd put my stand here. First, I don't believe in dating (therefore I believe in waiting :D). Second, I believe in keeping myself pure, and I believe in setting high standards that are God-glorifying.<br />
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I posted the article, not because I agree with the whole of it, but because I think there's an important lesson we can learn from it. Yes, the article focuses on dating and relationships, but if we look at the big picture, I think there's something else we can learn as well. It's not so much as finding your future mate as it is seeking godly advice.<br />
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Sometimes, we tend to listen and do what other people want us to do, forgetting that it is God we should follow and obey first and foremost of all. Yes, God sometimes speaks to us through the people around us, but we should check things first if the advice they are give is from Him and not a personal opinion. Sometimes, we follow what other people tell us to do to please them, forgetting that we must first please God.<br />
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We must remember—God's ways are not our way. The wisdom of man is nothing compared to the wisdom of God. Before we seek advice from other people, let us first go to God and ask Him to lead us to do His will.Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13934262319419269966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-45411625188836182112010-06-22T00:59:00.000+08:002010-06-22T00:59:21.544+08:00A Message to the Philippine Rebelutionaries<center><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m57QO-BzK0U&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m57QO-BzK0U&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></center>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13934262319419269966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-33549440321120594352010-06-07T18:15:00.002+08:002010-06-07T18:16:15.411+08:00Do Hard Things Prayer Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG28D2Ss-JzkTW36oCD4A1ntv_jLauFBFGr5gj-Dssnwv43PRwhgMu7h_KqU-Y6ZpKE3BSBLvln-S3Xl0OkIdyAvryLxgky2n7846B9tPw9CxLxYEZSbGXYL8XOzxlfUCZWiO/s1600/DHT+Prayer+Day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG28D2Ss-JzkTW36oCD4A1ntv_jLauFBFGr5gj-Dssnwv43PRwhgMu7h_KqU-Y6ZpKE3BSBLvln-S3Xl0OkIdyAvryLxgky2n7846B9tPw9CxLxYEZSbGXYL8XOzxlfUCZWiO/s400/DHT+Prayer+Day.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Do Hard Things Prayer Day</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">June 14, 2010, Monday</div><div style="text-align: center;">1:00 - 4:00 PM</div><div style="text-align: center;">Audi A, Greenhills Christian Fellowship</div><div style="text-align: center;">(<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Greenhills+Christian+Fellowship+Pasig&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.768112,79.013672&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Greenhills+Christian+Fellowship,+Ruby+Rd,+Pasig+City,+Metro+Manila,+Philippines&ll=14.590727,121.061096&spn=0.042694,0.077162&z=14&iwloc=A">view map</a>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It will be an exciting time of prayer and worship! See you there!</div>Ladies-in-Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08690012128634024767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-29479899652114525392010-06-03T15:02:00.002+08:002010-06-03T15:36:58.402+08:00Refund Your DHT Tickets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEDDXZrylyPsTWKIwHW2cH7uv9EijB3DGL7aYTE2E-HnT3HvEXyediaU2EqGdKIiKOq3pTfjxC5ovP0NDYDtfiY8WAual8ytOXS2ypbbmJA7ayAAUdQakuDRug4-uTovmDVko/s1600/Canceled+DHT+II.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEDDXZrylyPsTWKIwHW2cH7uv9EijB3DGL7aYTE2E-HnT3HvEXyediaU2EqGdKIiKOq3pTfjxC5ovP0NDYDtfiY8WAual8ytOXS2ypbbmJA7ayAAUdQakuDRug4-uTovmDVko/s640/Canceled+DHT+II.png" width="427" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Please be informed that the Do Hard Things conference for Manila slated on June 19, 2010 at the PhilSports Arena (formerly Ultra) <a href="http://ladies-in-training.blogspot.com/2010/05/why-philippine-dht-conferences-are.html">has been canceled</a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tickets can be refunded in the outlets where you bought your tickets. Please be advised that payments <b>will no longer be refunded after June 30, 2010</b>. Please refund your tickets as soon as possible. Thank you.</div>Christin A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13657666697522201036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-68393230537339911642010-05-08T15:49:00.001+08:002010-05-08T15:51:44.994+08:00Why Philippine DHT Conferences Are Cancelled<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbvC6enKQfmYUss1_6gL5e9AwUUyNKvvZeaX2unpIe48TpX0GC1RVVhKwazXS_T7t39AGSdCZf8l01HKhWyEM2cNizLciXW6R3zPQGvYMx_O2b8FqySRWINGipOcIW29FgUq2/s1600/Canceled+II.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbvC6enKQfmYUss1_6gL5e9AwUUyNKvvZeaX2unpIe48TpX0GC1RVVhKwazXS_T7t39AGSdCZf8l01HKhWyEM2cNizLciXW6R3zPQGvYMx_O2b8FqySRWINGipOcIW29FgUq2/s400/Canceled+II.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dear Filipino Rebelutionary,<br />
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We are sad to announce that the Do Hard Things Conferences for the Philippines (Manila and Cebu) are cancelled.<br />
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God is sovereign and His purpose will stand. There happened to be a circumstance that neither we nor the Harrises expected to arrive which affected their plans on coming here. Mrs. Sono Harris, Alex and Brett’s mother, was diagnosed with cancer in the fourth stage.<br />
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The Harrises need our prayers more than anything now. The Lord has used their family to tremendously change people’s lives and though they cannot come here to minister to us, let us be the one to minister to them through prayers.<br />
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A lot has been prepared already for the conferences both in Manila and Cebu. Tickets have been bought and people have registered for it. Both teams from Manila and Cebu will be updating everyone on how you can refund your payments. Please check our Facebook page more often for more updates in the coming days. <br />
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I know you were all excited for the conference and are now sad or even disappointed at the turn of events. Some things just do not happen the way we want it but all God requires of us is obedience. <br />
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More than anyone, the volunteers for the conferences are the ones heavily affected by this news. They’ve spent the past three months preparing for the conferences and everyone was shocked to learn that we have to stop everything we are doing. Though we will be stopping the preparation, we will not stop doing hard things. And we’d also like to challenge you to continue doing hard things, conference or no conference.<br />
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Our human nature teaches us to think that everything is a waste; all the efforts are now trash. But when we think like this, we're actually just thinking of ourselves and not of God. We think of what we've done and our accomplishments but not of the favor He's bestowed upon us. Nowhere in the world would you find anyone who would fully entrust organizing a big conference to inexperienced and money-less teenagers but the Creator of the universe did.<br />
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God knows what He is doing and He does all this for His own sake--that He can make Himself known more in our lives. Often, we think that we already know much of Him but really we don't and in a situation like this does He often make Himself even more known.<br />
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We would not be humans if we say we're happy and excited that the event got cancelled. We are sad and disappointed, yes. It's something that we have to go through for a moment but tomorrow will find us glad on what God will bring into our lives. In the end we will realize and be glad we tried and did something than have done nothing at all. Do Hard Things is more than a book and a conference. It's a mindset that has got a lot of people taking up their arms to fight and will take on more people in the future--all for His glory.<br />
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Yes, this is hard. But we’re rebelutionaries. We do hard things.<br />
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In behalf of all volunteers for the conferences,<br />
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With Much Gladness In Christ,<br />
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Christin A. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>OIC</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">DHT Conference<br />
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</div>Christin A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13657666697522201036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-35577215265726249352010-04-22T00:36:00.007+08:002010-04-27T17:00:04.372+08:00Do Hard Things in the PhilippinesWe are very pleased to announce that the <b><a href="http://www.therebelution.com/conference/manila_10.htm">DO HARD THINGS Conferences</a> </b>are coming to the Philippines.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpLRTBhkVSTG1bPkBKTYVR41-zx7gezhbO026dhgNJPR_YvC8pYr76ste5R5dCifyOv_Ts2YETTqN74K2by5BrmgwdTa9xz6tZ0c-6HCZ0J79dZoC0IANSauLeCdGTFsQ_V3t/s1600/Poster+Design+%28Cebu%29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464274623367969762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpLRTBhkVSTG1bPkBKTYVR41-zx7gezhbO026dhgNJPR_YvC8pYr76ste5R5dCifyOv_Ts2YETTqN74K2by5BrmgwdTa9xz6tZ0c-6HCZ0J79dZoC0IANSauLeCdGTFsQ_V3t/s400/Poster+Design+%28Cebu%29.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 329px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Rebelution's first stop will be in Cebu! Be there on <span style="font-weight: bold;">June 12</span>, 9am-5pm<br />
at the Plenary Hall, Cebu International Convention Center Mandaue, Cebu<br />
Conference fee is at <span style="font-weight: bold;">P200.</span> Register NOW before you run out of slots!<br />
For more details visit <a href="http://www.rebelutioncebu.tk/" style="font-weight: bold;">www.rebelutioncebu.tk</a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Second and last stop will be in Manila on <span style="font-weight: bold;">June 19</span><br />
at the PhilSports Arena (ULTRA) Pasig<br />
Conference ticket price is at <span style="font-weight: bold;">P250*</span> and will be P350* starting May 20</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 78%;">*</span><span style="font-size: 78%;">all Manila conference tickets are inclusive of a free <i>Do Hard Things</i> Philippine conference edition</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">There's always something <span style="font-style: italic;">hard </span>and exciting to do. And it starts with you. Be involved in making these conferences happen. Be part of the Cebu or Manila team! Interested? Sign up <a href="http://ladies-in-training.blogspot.com/p/volunteer-page.html" style="font-weight: bold;">HERE</a>.</div></div></div>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13934262319419269966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-1448510966411251532010-04-20T11:34:00.000+08:002010-04-28T11:34:55.524+08:00Papuri Grand Reunion Concert 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dMDYc4qjqWehMBUZ6wzci9FXP56SJZ0vqqZ3VKJ-tBK5f7TicVTJbaWPipSJQUFWUcgtLu86YqQdBEgkxSPxOtQive3c6TwBSgSUZ2IBGCZia4dNhcUoug1YdeJ9uVzPKlp8/s1600/ABANGAN_PAPURI_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dMDYc4qjqWehMBUZ6wzci9FXP56SJZ0vqqZ3VKJ-tBK5f7TicVTJbaWPipSJQUFWUcgtLu86YqQdBEgkxSPxOtQive3c6TwBSgSUZ2IBGCZia4dNhcUoug1YdeJ9uVzPKlp8/s400/ABANGAN_PAPURI_poster.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Ladies-in-Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08690012128634024767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-30471377440520831482010-03-25T20:10:00.004+08:002010-03-25T20:14:38.323+08:00Earthquake Scare<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4P05plJQbxmIWLRK2O9q8R3dJeDys2ByngQxNJlmvaCa0ktRdhg-fSALKE21eS7ma1MlkJ3Pl1FSWJ6k5wrHTXiTTQTSswK6JdB7u-e9_WTm2CV5FC8qXYCv49San4gesazh/s1600/E60.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE4P05plJQbxmIWLRK2O9q8R3dJeDys2ByngQxNJlmvaCa0ktRdhg-fSALKE21eS7ma1MlkJ3Pl1FSWJ6k5wrHTXiTTQTSswK6JdB7u-e9_WTm2CV5FC8qXYCv49San4gesazh/s400/E60.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36029977/ns/technology_and_science-science/">A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Manila</a> this afternoon which caused people to fear and run out of their buildings. While some people who hardly pray prayed, many take it as a countdown to 2012, a.k.a end of the world. The earthquake scare began when it hit Haiti (7.0) last January killing a great number of people. Then it was followed by the one in Chile (8.8), then Taiwan, (6.4), Sumatra (6.8), Turkey (5.5), Peru (6.0), Japan (6.5), Cuba (5.6), and now here in the city where I live.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I had my earphones on listening to Owl City while working on emails. I thought I was just getting dizzy when the earthquake struck. It shook the table I was on. You'll probably think I'm crazy and totally insane but I tell you, I am in the right mind and I <i>honestly </i>think that the earthquake was pretty exciting! Now you probably think I don't care about people's lives. Well, I do. Much more than the life that you probably know.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I never wished to experience an earthquake but neither did I wish <i>not </i>to experience it. The tragedies caused by the recent earthquakes are heart-wrenching and it's easy to get scared that it might happen to me or to anyone I know but I rest in the comfort and assurance of my Father in heaven. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was He who laid the foundations of the earth and if He chooses to shake it and destroy the structures humans built, what have I got to question? And if the end that He has set is to come and the earthquakes are the introduction of the end, what have I to fear?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">All I know is that I'm excited to see Jesus in my lifetime. Whether it be He comes today or I get smashed by falling debris I don't really care. Either way I will see Him in my lifetime.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm sure you understand what I'm talking about or probably not.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you do understand what I'm talking about, aren't you excited with what's happening, knowing that Jesus might be coming so soon? And that we'll get to finally see Him face to face? If you're not excited, might it be that even if you know Jesus, He's probably not your priority. Or you're busy with other "important" things more than the Gospel work He left?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now, if you're lost with what I'm talking about, don't be. You can probably sum up now that I might have lost some screws in my brain. Well, I actually have lost a lot of it ever since I truly knew Jesus. I am not scared of earthquakes because I am friends with the One who made the heaven and the earth. And if He wants to take me to meet Him through it, I'd be glad to.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jesus must be a crazy man to have made people (e.g. me) like this. Well, yes and no. He's crazy because even if you don't know Him, He chose to die for you and He's not crazy because He knew He must do it because He wants to share eternity with you--even if He doesn't really need you.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jesus Christ is my Lord, Savior, Father, Brother and Best Friend. He is my everything. My life. I can never imagine what life would be like without Him.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Your life is so precious, don't waste it! I care about your life not because I really care but because He cares for you. I'm writing this not because I want to but because He wants me to tell you that He loves you more than you know. Would you care to love Him back?</div>Christin A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13657666697522201036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-35079597852393988382010-03-20T20:32:00.001+08:002010-03-20T20:34:38.119+08:00Papuri Grand Reunion Concert<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgp4XoB0JiiK376cfQMfwWCIjX9pkTxvNOTL6zve4wGdlfEoLsKpl3xYXkYW0we6uYEMPTwUNv73GhMxG-oBIlayhkFMtrgMrhGYqfQJIQYahPYROsxgEgA538bIr2QGtNBtpb/s1600-h/Papuri_24x18_Studyfb1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgp4XoB0JiiK376cfQMfwWCIjX9pkTxvNOTL6zve4wGdlfEoLsKpl3xYXkYW0we6uYEMPTwUNv73GhMxG-oBIlayhkFMtrgMrhGYqfQJIQYahPYROsxgEgA538bIr2QGtNBtpb/s400/Papuri_24x18_Studyfb1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450693421360519410" border="0" /></a>Ladies-in-Traininghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08690012128634024767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-21451857188251328122010-03-15T12:46:00.003+08:002010-03-15T12:50:08.522+08:00Encounter With An Orange Robed Man<div style="text-align: justify;">It was a regular day this morning when I got to the train station on my way to work. I was walking towards the platform when I saw something that turned my day unusually regular. In the platform was a tall and lean man wrapped in a light orange robe. As I got nearer, my eyes were drawn to his feet. He was barefoot and on his right foot was a huge cut of a not-so-fresh wound but with some blood still showing. I felt my defenses weaken and my heart fainting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was very curious about him that I immediately forgot his feet and watched him in my peripheral vision. Now that he's closer I was even more surprised by him. "A western monk? I thought Buddhist monks are supposed to be Asians." </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The train came and we sat across each other. I got occupied in thinking of Buddhism and why this man is walking barefoot around the city. I decided that he must be a pilgrim trying to fulfill some Buddhist vows to save his soul. Then it struck me. This man needs the Gospel.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">How I suddenly wished that I've gotten over my flesh earlier and thought not of his wounded feet. How I wished I sat beside him and chatted with him even for a few minutes of our train ride together. It was too late for that but I know I can give him the Gospel in some other way. I quickly rummaged through my bag for something; a tract, a sticker or a card that has the Gospel or a Bible verse in it. There wasn't. I felt so helpless that I cannot give him anything.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
I frantically thought of what I must give. I asked God to show me what I must give this man and to my excitement He answered right away. I remembered that I have a copy of Do Hard Things with me and it has the Gospel on its last pages.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It felt weird giving him Do Hard Things as I got off the train. How on earth is Do Hard Things relative to a western Buddhist monk in a pilgrimage excluding himself from the world? I may not know the exact answer now but I do know that it has the Gospel in it and God will be the one to work in his heart.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'd like to invite you to pray for this man. That he'll read through the book and hear the Gospel in the end. Don't just stop praying with this man but for all Buddhists in the world.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.omf.org/omf/us/peoples_and_places/religions/buddhism">LEARN MORE ABOUT the BUDDHIST PEOPLE </a></b></span></div></blockquote><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.omf.org/omf/us/peoples_and_places/religions/buddhism">and HOW YOU CAN PRAY FOR THEM</a></b></span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Christin A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13657666697522201036noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-85771972875230317302010-03-08T14:35:00.004+08:002010-03-08T15:03:20.149+08:00Passion Is Coming Back!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Remember <a href="http://ladies-in-training.blogspot.com/2008/08/passion-manila-conference.html">Passion Manila 2008</a>? The long line outside Phil. Sports Arena (Ultra), the amazing worship experience, and the hearts that were changed and renewed for JESUS!</span></div><br />
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<blockquote><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>PASSION IS COMING BACK!</b></span> </div></blockquote></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;">Passion Conference 2010 Live at the Araneta Coliseum on May 25, 2010 7:30PM </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div></div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;">Calling this generation of young people committed to glorify God! </div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;">This is a rare chance for tens of thousands of young people ages 16-25 to gather at Araneta Coliseum on May 25, 2010 to celebrate their common faith and purpose. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;">Featuring: Louie Giglio, Kristian Stanfill and Chris Tomlin - PASSION Conference 2010 </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;">Join us! Get your tickets now for only <b>P200 </b>in all sections. Patron section will be opened first so if you want the best seats in the house. Buy now! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;">Patron, Lower box and Upper Box A tickets are available ONLY at Becca Music office. Call now! 910.5524 or 910.5352. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;">Upper Box B and General Admission tickets are available at all Ticketnet outlets. Call 911.5555. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;">Log on to <a href="http://www.passionworldtour.com/" target="_blank">www.passionworldtour.com</a> or <a href="http://www.beccamusic.com/" target="_blank">www.beccamusic.com</a> for more details.</div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="color: black; text-align: justify;">To get a glimpse of Passion, join their Live Link now!</div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.livelink.268generation.com/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-PhFq9xScnPc51L0XGs8hQU40_lunonrTCBf9BWKmbTpM95CyC4vNBQhlb3fRFT46coWFqPGP_JcKDlYo8bodLm0NUFzrOsWy9-W8hMQ43dbk7oXKDWFH1I1ao_74AhFECXsq/s320/livelink1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Live Link Monday 8:30p EST (Tues 9:30am in Manila) We will be gathering with students from around the globe for a time of prayer and worship. More details at: </span><a href="http://www.livelink.268generation.com/">http://www.livelink.268generation.com/</a></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: black;"> </span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOgx4aJnjzBvfYOpt7e3pM9e_fX-KGlaNi0g3yKYf4RIgcpSWwRjjBFJIebuZabxqy3gYHvSg8ZA3i_tPRpfXQR2PKeZHQr0E7-4XoX_YWD0VXnHj0vjw7yqElS0bV_aT_11E/s1600-h/Blogger+Passion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPOgx4aJnjzBvfYOpt7e3pM9e_fX-KGlaNi0g3yKYf4RIgcpSWwRjjBFJIebuZabxqy3gYHvSg8ZA3i_tPRpfXQR2PKeZHQr0E7-4XoX_YWD0VXnHj0vjw7yqElS0bV_aT_11E/s400/Blogger+Passion.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Please feel free to pass this info to your friends and youth groups! God bless!</span></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div>Christin A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13657666697522201036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-35658779187175637732010-02-28T08:03:00.002+08:002010-02-28T22:45:57.213+08:00You're a Christian and You're Proud?<div style="text-align: justify;">Recently on Facebook, a small icon on my sidebar caught my attention saying, "I am A Christian & I'm Proud."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">That statement confused me for a moment, "Are Christians supposed to be proud?" I explored the linked page and found out that it isn't really about being proud. It's just the statement that misled me to think that Christians are proud people.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I feel sad at the growing vagueness in word usages today. We use words without really knowing what they mean and even use them flippantly. What does the word proud really mean?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>PROUD (<a href="http://dictionary.com/"><i>Dictionary.com</i></a><span id="goog_1267312573772"></span><span id="goog_1267312573773"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a>)</b></div><div class="header" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="pronset"><script language="javascript">
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Isn't it very embarrassing (for me it is) to claim ourselves creditable to something that we do not really deserve? Becoming God's children was never to our credit and something we should not be proud of. Nowhere in the Scriptures are we admonished to be proud. Wherever you see the word proud in the Scriptures, it will always be followed with some sort of condemnation.</div><div class="luna-Ent" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="luna-Ent" style="text-align: justify;">I think the right word that we should use in making ourselves known as followers of Christ is, <b>Unashamed</b>. The word means this,</div><div class="luna-Ent" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="pg"><br />
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</div><div class="luna-Ent" style="text-align: justify;"></div><blockquote><div class="luna-Ent"><i>And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. 1 John 2:28 (NIV)</i></div></blockquote><div class="luna-Ent" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
I don't judge the motives of those who call themselves Christians and are proud to say it. It may be that they mean something else and just used the wrong word to express themselves. But let us no longer tolerate the use of words without meaning it. God knows well the meaning of what He is saying and so should we.<br />
</div><blockquote><div class="luna-Ent"><i>Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed. 1 Samuel 2:3 (NIV)</i></div></blockquote><div class="luna-Ent" style="text-align: justify;"></div>Christin A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13657666697522201036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-37809220567889844072010-02-20T14:48:00.003+08:002010-02-20T23:04:18.793+08:00Do Hard Things Conference in the Philippines!<center><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XJ48OeToqqk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XJ48OeToqqk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object></center>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13934262319419269966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-71689280369720640752009-10-24T15:30:00.002+08:002009-10-24T15:36:59.113+08:00A Tip on How to Effectively Memorize Verses<div style="text-align: justify;">When I was in 4th grade, I won Best Speller of the year. If a human resource manager would interview me for a job and ask me what the greatest accomplishment in my life is, I’d probably say, “Becoming the Best Speller when I was in 4th grade.”<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I wasn’t one of the top students in class but my English teacher picked me for the spelling competition anyway. I was nervous. I’d never entered an academic competition before. The competition droned on and scores were tight. I ended it when I spelled ‘kayak’ correctly and won one point ahead of the rest. I walked out of the school library a bit shaking. Did I just win? I could not believe it. I returned to my room and my classmates asked what happened in the competition. Someone asked if I won. I nodded and everyone cheered.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">They asked if I’ve memorized the dictionary. No, I didn’t. I just happened to read ‘kayak’ a few days back and looked it up in the dictionary.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ten years later, people still ask if I memorize the dictionary. No, I don’t. I still commit spelling errors at times with the most common words. While I don’t memorize the dictionary, I do read it occasionally. It wasn’t because I wanted to win that I won. I just wanted to be a good speller.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well, what does this post got to do with memorizing verses? Oh well, I just thought that it runs the same way when we memorize verses. Most Christians brought up in church, if not all, were brought up memorizing verses so we can have special rewards. While that may be an effective motivation to memorize, it isn’t giving the reward that our spirit craves.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I’ve noticed recently too, that many Christians who’ve read Do Hard Things have included “Memorizing Verses” in their list of Hard Things. It is good that memorizing verses have captured them because of Do Hard Things but it isn’t good to memorize just for the sake of doing something hard.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I’ve memorized a lot of verses but it isn’t because I want to accomplish a hard thing. I just want to know Jesus more.<br />
</div>Christin A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13657666697522201036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23797940.post-4596615150767429322009-10-15T20:35:00.005+08:002009-10-15T20:58:43.299+08:00"End of the Spear" (Missons Week)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KfY-acvwGnw/StcXgL7pc2I/AAAAAAAAJf0/92UBqvBtjIs/s1600-h/Day+Two.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 98px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_KfY-acvwGnw/StcXgL7pc2I/AAAAAAAAJf0/92UBqvBtjIs/s400/Day+Two.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392804920525681506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmau6XB1UmMkMVaOMRoBYBjjrjhevErrpkenBUAlLzxUWIXxRu6CWh1GghFGPYnPK-lUQd-INobTOnLVjog6bmQo4RSXEtIrbUlcK-yVy9sYOgHwPPOMzdhcfVc1upnGx_xiZ12g/s1600-h/IMG_5517.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmau6XB1UmMkMVaOMRoBYBjjrjhevErrpkenBUAlLzxUWIXxRu6CWh1GghFGPYnPK-lUQd-INobTOnLVjog6bmQo4RSXEtIrbUlcK-yVy9sYOgHwPPOMzdhcfVc1upnGx_xiZ12g/s400/IMG_5517.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392806110765013362" border="0" /></a><br /><blockquote>Worship Team leads in praising the Lord</blockquote><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KfY-acvwGnw/StcXvfe-mKI/AAAAAAAAJf8/UP7ajqX0bGY/s1600-h/endofthespear_l200601241507.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 385px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_KfY-acvwGnw/StcXvfe-mKI/AAAAAAAAJf8/UP7ajqX0bGY/s400/endofthespear_l200601241507.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392805183472179362" border="0" /></a><br /><blockquote><br />Watched <span style="font-style: italic;">End of the Spear</span> and shed many a tear.</blockquote><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7piKpCM9FgRL5PY8VPZUn6ocXD21nC1CM80GdyfdRGZx5FInpz_Dm5sZSWT2ZuqCzkX4tIanx_e_vX3jsoLovK_xKpsFnzzPt4vGf2w51FXPOyIN77_JyP9oD7su94c3IJZ88_w/s1600-h/IMG_5525.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7piKpCM9FgRL5PY8VPZUn6ocXD21nC1CM80GdyfdRGZx5FInpz_Dm5sZSWT2ZuqCzkX4tIanx_e_vX3jsoLovK_xKpsFnzzPt4vGf2w51FXPOyIN77_JyP9oD7su94c3IJZ88_w/s400/IMG_5525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392806126193941554" border="0" /></a><br /><blockquote><br />Played a game. We had to close our eyes and shout out a phrase or sing a song to find our teammates.</blockquote><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYxc_0X7snekPy6etqWMfXqpCyl-EK9NtUuN3WDKxGUnkVszJ-KqNVgscfx5RG9hww4dGQMQ8IfUGZaFOQoUp1Fh-bT22PErRx909kfDhlXtEs5BcyuHQvXJ4TiRPMUU0XVqejA/s1600-h/IMG_5530.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYxc_0X7snekPy6etqWMfXqpCyl-EK9NtUuN3WDKxGUnkVszJ-KqNVgscfx5RG9hww4dGQMQ8IfUGZaFOQoUp1Fh-bT22PErRx909kfDhlXtEs5BcyuHQvXJ4TiRPMUU0XVqejA/s400/IMG_5530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392806117642559138" border="0" /></a><br /><blockquote><br />Debriefing time. We talked about what stood out to us from the movie. This eventually led to talking about people we were in conflict with. Although the Aucas were the tribesmen who had murdered their husbands, the wives of this men chose to minister to the people.</blockquote>Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13934262319419269966noreply@blogger.com0