Advent Sunday is the New Year’s Day of the Christian Church, when we begin another “year of the Christian mysteries.”     We can also use ...

I have been making a lot of ATC portraits using variations of the technique I will describe in this post.  I thought it would be good to sh...

Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners.   Hebrews 13:3 A few of us go to the Quezon City jail every Thursday at...

The recent typhoons that have passed through the Philippines have left many of us with life lessons about what matters most.  As we listened...

It has been a difficult past few days in Metro Manila and the surrounding areas.  Last September 26, Typhoon Ondoy (international name: Ke...

FOR WOYWW, PLEASE GO TO THIS POST (I made a mistake in posting the link) Once in a while, while taking break from making artist trading ca...

Surfing around crafters' sites, I came across some blog candy. Get a chance to win some wonderful craft supplies!

A predominantly Muslim country, it is common for the Turkish women to wear headscarves in all sorts of different colors and fabrics.  Re...

Cappadocia is a fascinating place to visit. Wikipedia describes it as "a region of exceptional natural wonders and a unique historical...

When Saint Paul was in Ephesus, some craftsmen who made and sold statuettes of Artemis in the Temple of Artemis gave him a hard time. These...