Patrick Mabilog
Why a religious 'experience' won't save you
It's a blessed thing to feel an overwhelming presence of God that brings you to your knees in worship. It's great that some preachers can capture both attention and heart. But none of these things can save.
6 ways having children changes marriage (and not all are bad!)
Here are six ways having children will change your marriage and ultimately even your whole life.
3 ways to turn your weakness into an advantage
Nobody's perfect as we always say, but many of those imperfections can actually prove to be advantageous with the right perspective. Here are three ways we can turn our weaknesses into strengths.
If you think marriage is hard, wait until you have kids
Parenting is no easy feat for sure. I'll go as far as to say this: It's impossible! To be be given the responsibility with the life, growth, and development of another human being at the level we parents have is scary to say the least.
3 ways we get God's commandments the wrong way
Sometimes we can get the commands and the formalities but miss out on the essence of Jesus' Lordship. Here are three ways that that usually happens.
4 keys to staying on fire for God
Here are four keys to keeping that fire for God burning passionately through the darkness that we walk through in this lifetime.
4 things that might destroy your contentment and how to steer clear of them
Here are four things that destroy contentment and how to steer clear of them.
What to think when it feels like God isn't there
The times it feels like God isn't there, it's not because God forsakes people, but because people forsake God.
3 benefits of being an effective communicator
Whether at home, work, ministry or any other place where we interact with other people, good communication will always prove to be beneficial.
Overcoming the trap of being bitter towards ourselves
We cannot dwell on the sins of the past. If we want to be free from them, we must cast them away as far as the east is from the west because to God that's exactly where they should be going.
3 dangers of refusing to embrace change
God calls for change because it is necessary. When clothes, systems or ideologies get old we are often called into new ones.Here are three dangers we put ourselves into by refusing to change.
4 ways to prepare your heart for Easter
Here are ways to prepare for Easter. And hunting for eggs isn't one of them.
Should Christians shelter their kids from the world â or give them freedom?
As far as protecting our children goes, it has always been a balancing act among three choices â doing our part, allowing them to do theirs, and allowing God to do His.
'What's in it for me?': Breaking free of the selfish cycle
Sure we have our own needs, and it's important that we work to meet those needs. But oftentimes we turn this into an excuse to completely neglect the needs of others around us. What about the needs of your family, of the poor and oppressed or of the local church?
5 things you can do to be a storm-proof Christian
Storms will come in our lives, whether they're financial, relational, spiritual or vocational storms. But before they come, we can prepare ourselves to be storm-proof.
Boost your prayer life with this one simple truth
So much of prayer life can become no more than talking to thin air sometimes, but that misconception can be broken when we hold on to one simple yet profound truth -- that there is someone on the opposite line.