by Dr. Sol Sernal with APMM Staff No matter how one looks, we are never contented. There’s always something to complain about. Everybody has their own idea of what beauty is, and nowadays, if we don’t have it, we can have it, as long as we have money. Currently, there’s a significant growth in businesses that have anything to do with beauty. But not everything we can get is beneficial to us. Let’s ...[Read More]
Health and Beauty
“Saan Papunta ang Life Ko?”
The story of Ronnie Ventayen as told to Evelyn G. Damian After his unsuccessful suicide attempts, Ronnie Ventayen in his desperation, posted this question on his Facebook page. Let’s read his story and find out where this post led him. “Ang buhay ko dati ay base sa nararamdaman ko. Feeling ko noon babae ako kaya lahat ng ginagawa ng babae, ‘yun ang ginagawa ko. Sinusunod ko kung ano ang gusto ng l ...[Read More]
Bagong Pag-asa
An excerpt from an interview with John Zulueta A few years ago, we had the privilege to interview Mr. John Zulueta, executive director and a full-time counselor at Bagong Pag-Asa, an organization founded by a former gay man that was transformed when he found Christ. Bagong Pag-Asa helps people struggling with same sex attraction leave their lifestyle and embrace their full identity in Christ. We f ...[Read More]
Building Bridges with the Next Generation
by Erlinda S. Apoli The home is where good, personal, intimate, and harmonious relationships are supposed to begin. If there is harmony in the home, it will most likely be carried to work places, schools, and other venues. However, a loud cry is heard among teenagers complaining that parents don’t understand them and vice versa. This condition creates a gap between the parents and their kids. Acco ...[Read More]
From My Heart (Issue 62)
Dear Readers, In our society today, change is constant. Whether in fashion, jobs, means of communication, peoples’ perspectives, and even genders, most of us just take it and adapt! But when we know deep in our hearts that this change is not right, do we push God away and make up our own rules to justify what we do? In the end, we are broken, spiritually, relationally, sexually, mentally, and gene ...[Read More]
My Parents Involve My Children in Their Religious Practices
Just Asking with Peter Banzon My parents want my little kids to spend summer with them but my husband and I are hesitant because my parents have a different faith and they get our kids to participate in their religious practices. I don’t want to hurt my parents’ feelings. What should we do? The issue of differing religious convictions in a family is a sensitive one. You are raising your young chi ...[Read More]
Dance Your Way to a Healthy You!
by Maria Rikka M. Ocena I’m not a good dancer. So when some of the women in our church invited me one Saturday morning to a Zumba session at a village park, I hesitated but went anyway to give it a try. After a few stretches and short runs around the oval, loud dance music signaled that the session was about to begin. My eyes grew wide as women started to gather. There were young ladies, mothers, ...[Read More]
Goodbye, Old Life!
by Graciela Faustino as told to Evelyn Damian “I hated my Ate kasi favorite siya ng parents ko at well provided siya. Nagseselos ako sa kanya kasi by comparison, matalino siya at walang nami-miss na school activities. Lahat ng tours and field trips, lagi siyang kasama, dapat daw kasi. Ako siguro dalawa o tatlong beses lang naka-join ng ganyan. Ang isa pang napansin ko, ako ‘yung laging inuutusan. ...[Read More]
Why I Love Summer
by Reah B. Padla Summer is just around the corner. Growing up, summer meant camp time! When I was a kid, I attended VBS camp every summer. One year, camp was a wonderful experience because it was then that I came to know God. Church youth camps are special because children can learn about God’s Word in fun ways. It is where one gets to spend time with old friends and meet new ones. During the camp ...[Read More]
Starting Over in the Philippines
Tell me something about yourself. My name is Delsey Garner. I am married to a pastor and we have a teenage son. I was born and raised in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. I finished my BS in Psychology from West Negros College, now known as STI- West Negros University. I completed a few masters level classes in guidance and counseling while I was working as a college guidance counselor at my colleg ...[Read More]