Mind-Shakers

We are useless Christians if we are still conforming to the pattern of this world. Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by renewing your mind, then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is- his good, pleasing and perfect will. 5 ways of renewing your mind 1. HEARING - Hearing the word of God. Romans 10:17 ”So faith comes from hearing, hearing the by the word of Christ. 2. READ – Reading the word of God. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near – Revelation 1:3. 3. STUDY – Studying the word of God. Be diligent to present yourself approve to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth – Timothy 2:15 4. MEMORIZE – Memorizing the word of God. Psalm 119:9-11 “How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to your word. I have tre...

“Have faith in God! If you have faith in God and don’t doubt, you can tell this mountain to get up and jump into the sea, and it will. Everything you ask for in prayer will be yours, if you only have faith” (Mark 11:22-24 CEV). Faith opens the door to miracles. If you study the Bible and history, you find that every time God moves on Earth and does a miracle, it’s because somebody believed. Jesus said in Mark 11:22-24, “Have faith in God! If you have faith in God and don’t doubt, you can tell this mountain to get up and jump into the sea, and it will. Everything you ask for in prayer will be yours, if you only have faith” (CEV). Faith can move mountains! God has set up the universe in a hierarchy of laws, and the law of faith is actually a higher law than the laws of nature. That’s where miracles come in. Because when faith is used, the law of faith goes into practice, and the law of faith can actually do more than the laws of physics. Does God still perform miracles today?...

The world has it’s own system and that is to distract you from the love of Christ. It has been the most dangerous strategies that the enemies are using. We are blinded with these things; pleasure, possessions and position. It’s time to stop allowing ourselves to be influenced by the world system and be shaped by the word of God. When we allow our God as our personal savior, it will change the way we think and act. Our inward thinking and outward behavior will change completely by cooperating wholeheartedly with the renewal process of the holy spirit. When we start to in store the word of God in our hearts, the renewal process starts moment by moment. Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4. We need to be separated from the world’s values and stop allowing ourselves to be molded by the pressures of this present world’s system. Scripture says “Do not love the world or anything in the w...

LOOK: The Philippine President Rodrigo “Rody” Roa Duterte has been vocal in the state of the internet in the Philippines, saying the only way to improve internet speed is to introduce competition. The users now can look forward to a better telecoms, in terms of internet speed as well as access in the country. Duterte offered China the chance for one of it’s firms to be the 3rd major telecommunications company in the country. During the bilateral talks between President Duterte and the Chinese Premiere, Roque said “The President offered to the people’s republic of china the privilege to operate the 3rd telecoms carrier in the Philippines, referring to the November 15 meeting of the two leaders. The offer was made to China because of it’s proven track record that is capable to provide services to million of users. This is a great news to the people of the Philippines, to have a faster network provider. The offer to china was made on the same day the Philippine government sig...

How often you wish you can turn back your time to start all over again and make the right decision? Where we have lost everything that is precious to us; weather it’s family, relationship, health, finances, wealth or anything that is close and dear to us. It hurts the deepest part of us, our soul and innermost being. Thankfully, God has always been faithful to us and keeps his promises when face discouragement, trials and distress. Only God can truly restore everything we have lost and offering hope when we are hopeless. Deuteronomy 30:3 “Then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes and have compassion on you, and will gather you together again from all the nations where he has scattered you”. When we are in Christ, we are a new creation. There will always be a new beginning for us, filled with new chances, promises and unexpected opportunities. He will restore and replace everything what we have lost and destroyed by enemies. God has always something great that has i...

MANILA, Philippines - President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Republic Act 10963 or the Train law – a priority measure of the Duterte administration – at Malacañang's Ceremonial Hall on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. Duterte signed into law the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) bill which is expected to generate P130 billion in revenues. The Train law reduces personal income tax but imposes higher tax on fuel, cars, tobacco, and sugary beverages to fund infrastructure and development projects of the government Lower income tax- Income taxpayers with an annual salary of P250,000, or those earning approximately P22,000 monthly and below, are now exempt from income tax payment. With the Train law now signed, almost all the 7.5 million income taxpayers in the country should see a reduction in their income tax rates starting next year, according to a media briefer from the Senate committee on ways and means on the bicameral committee-approved Train bill. Reven...

God is not trying to hide his will from us, he wants to reveal it. His desire is to lead us in his way and follow where he leads. God has given us many directions by his word. Romans 12:2 says, “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is- His good, pleasing and perfect will.” 3 keys to know God’s will: 1. Get to know him- Knowing God’s will is sometimes difficult because it requires discernment. It’s natural to want to know all of God’s will at once, but that’s not how he usually works. He wants us to have a personal relationship with him and get to know him by his word and prayers. The better that we get to know him, the more we have a knowledge about his desires and what the Father’s will for us. 2. Be patient- God wants us to trust him and wait for his perfect time. Ecclesiastes 3:1 “There is time for everything, and a season for every a...

The word “dating” is not found in the scripture but somehow God is speaking to us about this through his words we just need to recognize his voice. He is the great shepherd and his sheep should hear when he’s speaking. Jesus said that His true relations are those who know and do the Father’s will. He has a lot to say about dating and relationship, we just need to trust him and follow his will for you. First is that we must separate from the world's view on dating because God's way contradicts the world's and It is true because of the world’s system. While the world’s view may be to date around as much as we want and pick the one we think the right one for us but this is misleading most of the time. the most important thing is to consider the person’s character before making any commitment to him or her. We should look for the person who has been born again in the Spirit of Christ ( John 3:3-8 ) Jesus answered him, “ truly, truly, I say to you, unless one born agai...

First things first, we are very grateful to have our President Rodrigo “Rody” Roa Duterte leading our country to have a better life or at least to have an improvement in some areas in life if not all. We’ve been longing to have a Leader like him and now we have it. Here are 3 things you need to know about our President . 1. A loving president - with all honesty, he is a loving president and that's what makes him so adorable and very inspiring to many people because is so sincere to serve this country. You will see straight to his eyes and feel direct from his heart his passion and love for this country. He loves the country so much, he cares for us and willing to do everything to serve the Filipinos. 2. A Strong leader – This is a kind of a leader that we need, a tough, strong but has a soft heart. He has a political will to execute his duties and responsibilities. He’s been in the political arena for decades and he knows how to run this country. Its so different no...

I was in my 20s with a master's degree when I first learned what a mirepoix was and why it mattered in the kitchen. When it came to cooking, I suppose you could say I was a late bloomer. My friend Amanda, however, was a master chef at the same age. In fact, she stands in my mind as one of the best home cooks I've ever met. What made eating her food even better was that each time I entered her kitchen, she didn't simply cook for me; she also equipped me with skills to build my own culinary chops. "Soak onions in ice water," she instructed. "It removes the bitterness and improves their flavor." I went home and did it, and she was right. It was Amanda who introduced me to a classic mirepoix. This ingredient trio of onions, carrots and celery is sometimes referred to as the "trinity." It's one I've come to discover every cook should know because it's a solid base for hundreds of recipes. If you're the culinary sort, you've mos...

HOUSTON - According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the only other player in NBA history to start and win his first 13 games with a new team was Dennis Rodman, who did so with the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. The Rockets, who have the league's best record at 23-4, have won by a double-digit margin 10 times during their 12-game winning streak. Chris Paul and the Houston Rockets seem right now to be as bad as they wanna be, to borrow a phrase from the NBA great the perennial All-Star point guard joined in an exclusive club Friday. Paul still hasn't lost a game that he has played for the Rockets, who extended their winning streak to 12 games with a 124-109 rout of the San Antonio Spurs. Paul, who missed a month early in the season because of a knee injury, is 13-0 with the Rockets. It was a continuation of a sizzling scoring stretch for Paul, a nine-time All-Star who is among the premier playmakers in NBA history. He has scored more than 20 points in five of the past six games and is a...

Houston - According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the only other player in NBA history to start and win his first 13 games with a new team was Dennis Rodman, who did so with the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. The Rockets, who have the league's best record at 23-4, have won by a double-digit margin 10 times during their 12-game winning streak. Chris Paul and the Houston Rockets seem right now to be as bad as they wanna be, to borrow a phrase from the NBA great the perennial All-Star point guard joined in an exclusive club Friday. Paul still hasn't lost a game that he has played for the Rockets, who extended their winning streak to 12 games with a 124-109 rout of the San Antonio Spurs. Paul, who missed a month early in the season because of a knee injury, is 13-0 with the Rockets. Rockets center Clint Capela also joined some elite statistical company with his 18-point, 10-rebound performance, in which he was 9-of-11 from the field. It was Capela's fourth straight...

China isn't the only country building in the disputed territories in the South China Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said on Friday. Cayetano said he expected the activity of claimant-countries in the disputed areas to be taken up when they begin talks on the proposed Code of Conduct in the South China Sea. "Sa old areas, we've monitored that a lot are still building sa kanilang hawak. Sa Pag-Asa we're repairing. Malaysia, Vietnam, China are repairing but everyone is saying it's defensive," Cayetano said in Tina Panganiban-Perez's report on "24 Oras". "So that's where the COC comes in, and that's where further discussion after the COC," he added. Cayetano said the country would not hold back if the issue is brought up in multilateral discussions. "If it's brought up in multi-laterals... hindi tayo umaatras from discussing it and coming up with solutions," Cayetano...

"Wala akong pakialam kung nakisali dalawa, tatlo, you have to go out. Because I do not think it will exist without your knowledge at bakit hanggang... Wala akong patawad-tawad," kahit bulong bulungan lang, o tumanggap ka you’re fired. Maging totoo. Pag natsismis ka,” he said in a speech during his visit in Malolos, Bulacan.he added. Duterte also told his audience about an official who traveled out of the country six times since September. "Corruption is really pulling us down," President Duterte said. "On Monday, I will fire about one commission mismo. Lahat sila," Duterte said in at the 84th anniversary celebration of the Department of Labor and Employment in Malolos, Bulacan. Duterte has repeatedly said that "a whiff of corruption" would be enough for him to fire an official.   Both Sueno and Lavina were prime movers in Duterte's presidential campaign in 2016. Also in April, Duterte fired Undersecretary Maia Chia...

In a manifestation and comment to the PET, Robredo’s lawyers Romulo Macalintal and Maria Bernadette Sardillo informed the PET that Marcos submitted names of proposed witnesses who were not registered voters of the precincts as stated in his list. “Contrary to these baseless claims, if not outright falsehood, the alleged witnesses identified by protestant Marcos are not registered voters,” Macalintal stressed. They stressed that some were not even registered voters during the May 2016 National and Local Elections. “Marcos must be reminded that the Honorable Tribunal is a court of law which deals with facts supported by evidence,” Macalintal said. In his manifestation, Macalintal said: “In his vain attempt to convince the Honorable Tribunal to conduct a technical examination of election documents in the Provinces of Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao and Basilan, Marcos has practically resorted to misleading if not totally deceptive representation.” During the prelimina...

The latest “Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs” of the World Bank released Tuesday night (PH time) showed that the Philippines’ distance to frontier (DTF) slightly improved to 58.74 from 58.32 in the Doing Business 2017 report. The Philippines landed in 113th place out of 190 economies this year from 99th place last year. The Philippines now ranks 108th out of 189 economies in the latest Ease of Doing Business report released by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation. Acting presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said at his first briefing in Malacañang that President Rodrigo Duterte himself would want to see improvements in the Philippine standing in terms of ease of doing business. “I am sure the President in November of next year would want to see a substantial improvement regardless of whatever reasons the Department may have to justify ... the standing of the Philippines,” he said. According to the World Bank last year, it takes 2...

MALACAÑANG called Monday on Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno to quit her post to spare the Supreme Court from "further damage." “The best way to protect the institution is to forego with the trial altogether and save the institution from further damage,” he also added. Roque was made to react to Sereno's statement that there was a "resurgence of political forces threatening and harassing the independence of the judiciary." So I call upon Chief Justice Sereno to really consider resigning if only to spare the institution from any further damage," newly-appointed presidential spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque said in a briefing. Sereno is facing impeachment case before the House of Representatives for allegedly being involved in corruption when she used public funds "to finance her extravagant and lavish lifestyle." "I do not know what Malacañang has done or this executive has done to undermine the independence of the jud...

  “Once NAIA is taken off the list of the world’s worst airports, the permanent name change (back) to Manila International Airport can be implemented,” the airport chief said. Monreal toured NAIA yesterday and was briefed on the changes that need to happen in order to remove the airport from the list of the world’s worst. However, Monreal said that he didn’t want NAIA’s problems identified with the new administration of President Duterte, so he has recommended that the airport name be changed temporarily to that of the previous president. “After all, these problems started or became worse during the past administration,” he said. Newly-appointed Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Ed Monreal told reporters today that he will recommend to President Rod Duterte to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to NoyNoy Aquino International Airport — at least temporarily. Reading RA 6639, one can't find a valid reason why the country...

Sinabi kahapon ni incoming Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, batid ni Pangulong Duterte na palpak ang serbisyo ng telecommunications company na kasalukuyang namamayagpag sa bansa kaya kailangang may ibang magbibigay ng mas internet connection sa mga Filipino. Gayunman, hindi tinukoy ng Kalihim kung anong kompanya ang papasok sa bansa para maging pangatlong telecoms provider para sa mga Filipino. “Mabuti na lang ang ating Presidente Rodrigo Duterte ay magpapapasok na ng pangatlong telecoms provider na hindi na tayo ganito ang buhay sa telepono,” ang pahayag ni Harry Roque. Matatandaang noong nakalipas na linggo ay bisita ni Pangulong Duterte sa Malacañang ang Chinese business magnate na si Jack Ma na ang negosyo ay sa telecommunications at nagsabing mabagal ang internet sa Pilipinas. Magpapapasok na si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ng bagong telecommunications provider para gumanda-ganda ang signal at serbisyo at bumilis ang internet connection sa bansa. The Philippines has ...

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte promised to make the country even more competitive in the region,on his last day at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vietnam. The government will also focus on education, with the President suggesting that Filipino school children should learn the basics about cyberspace and digital communications. “And I will make that mandatory,” Duterte said. There must be an improvement in food security, he said, noting that while the country allocates vast tracts of land for commercial cultivation of crops for the export market, ensuring enough local supply of food must be given priority. The government will also focus on education, with the President suggesting that Filipino school children should learn the basics about cyberspace and digital communications. Duterte said the government will also increase infrastructure spending to “realize the ‘Golden Age of Infrastructure’ that will enhance mobility and connectivity.” Despite criticisms fr...

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio visited Marawi on Thursday, November 16, a month after her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, declared the city liberated from local terrorist groups that had occupied it for 5 months.as representatives of the "Tapang at Malasakit Alliance for the Philippines." She was accompanied by Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano, wife of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, President Duterte's defeated running mate in 2016. Her first stop in Marawi was at a public elementary school around lunch time, then at Marawi City Hall. They went to the main battle area where ISIS-inspired Maute group holed up during the five-month fighting. They also lighted candles and offered prayers and flowers inside the St. Mary's Cathedral. Incidentally, Duterte and Cayetano visited Marawi on the same day Vice President Leni Robredo went to the city to hand over medicines worth P500,000 each for Amai Pakpak Medical Center and the City Health Cen...

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law amending the Batasan Pambansa 702 to prohibit demand of deposits or advance payments for the confinement or treatment of patients in hospitals and medical cases. The law further stated that “the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) shall also provide medical assistance for the basic emergency care needs of poor and marginalized groups.”   Republic Act No. 10932, otherwise known as the Anti-Hospital Deposit Law provides that “in emergency or serious cases, it shall be unlawful for any hospital or medical clinic to request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit or any other form of advance payment as prerequisite for administering basic emergency care, for confinement or medical treatment, or to refuse to administer medical treatment and support to any patient.” Section 1 of RA 10932 provides that it is unlawful for any personnel of a hospital or medical clinic to "request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit or a...

The chief justice also attended a Mass yesterday offered by her supporters—mostly officials from the previous administration. Sereno has refused to attend the hearings and the House committee on justice has barred her lawyers from cross examining witnesses, saying the chief justice herself should do that. She also said she would not give in to pressures from those who want to tilt the balance of power by weakening the judiciary. She hit out her accusers, saying allegations against her were just lies being hurled by some people who refused to accept the reforms she has instituted at the Supreme Court. “If there are people who wanted me out because of anger or hatred, what about our youth? What message would it bring if I resign?” she asked. Sereno made the statements following the testimony of Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro in the House justice committee that provided the missing element of personal knowledge in the complaint of lawyer Lorenzo Gadon. The impe...