Why does Jesus have to die in the cross?

Death in the cross was the most shameful way to die in the Roman times. A cross was the symbol of disgrace. Criminals die in the cross...nailed let there die.

I was able to watch a documentary regarding the quest of knowing if the image in the Shroud of Turin is Jesus or not. I noticed that the documentary keeps on repeating that the story is about wether that the image in the shroud is the image of Jesus or not. It has been the mission of the 3D artist to know how Jesus looks like based on the image on the Shroud of Turin. In his quest he work hand in hand with the members f STURP(Shroud of Turin Research Project). Based on he data he gathered the man that was covered with the shroud was brutally beaten. in his back and legs where marks of scratches and wounds. a wound that could have been made by nailing was found in his wrist and feet. A deep wound was also found in his side...similarly of that of our Lord Jesus.

Jesus died for us to set an example of love. Jesus loves us, He loves us to the point of giving His life. The greatest way of teaching is by way of an example. He also have to die to teach us about the resurrection. If Jesus never died then how will He resurrect. Thus He has to die in order for us to understand the love of God that one day we will rise form the dead just as He has risen. That is why he has to day like ordinary man so that He can show us how our God loves us. 

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Watching music videos in the tube: a déjà vu feeling and a concern at the same time

It has been awhile since I watched music videos in TV. Watching it from the net is very different from watching it on TV. In the net you can search the one that you want to see but in TV whatever they are currently playing is the one you going to watch or you can press the power button to shut it down if you don’t like it.

I was tuned into MTV’s AMTV and VH1’s Jumpstart. The first one I saw was at MTV titled “Live like were dying.” I already heard this in the radio but seeing it is different. The artist, , is new to me. I like the combination of the usual singing plus the speed rapping he does. It kinda pace up your rhythm. Then I have been hearing this new song also in radio it’s sung by featuring Ludacris. The title is “Baby” and the lyrics is kinda cute…the typical teen music.
Then I saw rapper featuring Justin Timberlake. For my personal opinion most videos these days are sexual oriented and some language is explicit. That is why the young viewers are absorbing and manifesting these bad behavior due to the influence of their environment. Yes we can argue that the environment is co-incidental to a person’s persona and the choice is really theirs to make. The youth of today are independent and that has two way effect. One is that they are able to take charge of what they really want and the other is that the standard they abide is the one that is what they have grown into thus having such exposure to media with sexual content and language makes them have this kind of thinking.

I am not entirely against media or music video, I truly love them. Only that there should be responsibility because we cannot stop young people to view these videos because they have that right to choose. The youth of today needs guidance but not to strict just like before. They are vulnerable. I just saw the news regarding a boy beating nearly to death a girl in school because of a text message. The boy who is about 14 years old might be judge as an adult according to the news because as per the disposition the act was premeditated. Simple actions or words might have different interpretations because of the influences the youth of today are receiving daily.
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You can educate the poor children of Philippines through Big Brother, Big Sister Project

Are you one of the kinded hearted person who wanted to help the poor children in the remote areas of the Philippines?

The Big Brother,Big Sister has a project in the Philippines called " It only takes a spark.." This project aims to sent school supplies to children in the remotest area in the Philippines. Each volunteer mountaineers will bring a Php 300.00 worth of school supplies. You can help by donating Php 300.00 or by being a volunnteer mountaineer to bring the school supplies. The said distribution of the school supplies will be this coming May 22-23, 2010.

You can donate via PayPal or Direct bank deposit. Details below:

PayPal:  helpbbbs@gmail.com

Bank deposits:

Account Name:  MARILET DE GUZMAN 
Account No. :  6220111000 
Banco de Oro, Sienna-Del Monte Branch 
409 Del Monte Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines

If deposits will be made from outside the Philippines, just specify the Bank Swift Code:  BNORPHMM

Account Name:  JOANNE MAE DEL MINDO 
Account No.:  3029-0176-61 
Bank of the Philippine Islands, BPI Card Center 
Ground Flr., BPI Credit Card Bldg.  

8753 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City, Philippine

If deposits will be made from outside the Philippines, just specify the Bank Swift Code:  BOPIPHMM

Please keep the deposit slip for reference.  Kindly inform us the date and amount of the deposit through helpbbbs@gmail.com or contact Joanne Del Mindo +639163444404 or Marilet de Guzman +639285032075.

 To register as a volunteer, please provide the following information:

Fullname

Nickname

Phone Number

E-mail Address

Home Address

Birthdate (year of birth optional)

Blood Type

Shirt Size (S-M-L-XL)

Are you a mountaineer?

In case of emergency:

    Contact Person

    Contact Number

Relationship

Preferred repacking date (May 8 or May 15)

Who do you prefer to be grouped with? (as a guide only, subject to change)

Please take note of the ffg. dates:

1. May 6, 8pm - briefing for non-mountaineers at Conference
    Room A, 4th Floor, Makati Stock Exchange Bldg., Ayala cor. 
    Makati Ave., Makati City.

2.May 13, 8pm - Team pre-climb meeting at the Penthouse Flr., 
   Makati Stock Exchange Bldg., Ayala cor, . Makati Ave., Makati 
   City.  Attendance is a must!  No preclimb, no climb! Reserved 
   slots will be given to those on waitlist.

3.May 8 or May 15, 9am - repacking of the school supplies.  All
   volunteers joining the trek are required to help in at least one 
   repacking session.  No repacking, no climb!  Reserved slots will 
   be given to those on waitlist.  Venue is at 200 Danny Floro St. 
   (formerly Canley Road), Pasig.

For other volunteer information, you may contact:

Sharon Ponio:  sharon.ponio@gmail.com or +639178010033 
Angel Constantino:  angelamc23@gmail.com or +639175375276
Medi Nazar:   meds511@yahoo.com 
Juliet Cayabyab:  cayabyabjuliet@gmail.com

For more info and updates, you may visit the BBBS website: http://www.bbbsoutreach.com or Multiply site:  http://bbbs2005.multiply.co

Or you can pledge your support to Maia Outreach Program

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Pacquiao vs. Clottey.....Pacman vs. Grandmaster

Guys here we go again. I am sure Manila's street tomorrow will be open wide and your ordinary 1 - 2 hour traffic will be reduce to 5 - 10 minutes. It has always been like this since Philippines's "Pambansang Kamao" (National Fist) has given glory to the country through boxing.

Pacman's coach, Freddie Roach, remark that this fight be go to the score cards and then retracted it saying it won't last to 9 rounds upon seeing Pacquiao's ultimate weapon for Clottey. Well little is known about Clottey or should I say "I know little about Clottey." 

Clottey is origianlly from Ghana and now lives in Bronx, NY. He is welterweight boxer and have a record of 35-3-0 of which 20 are KO. Has a solid defense and a combination of size, speed, stamina, boxing skills, power, and chin. Clottey has top defensive skills; the way he uses his gloves and arms to protect himself from his opponent's punches is very similar to Winky Wright's defensive stance.

One of my co-worker's comment is that Pacquiao might loose. The height of his career has already begun and as he said all things that go up must some point in time will go down. The size of Clottey might be Pacquiao's big hindrance and as some observers commented, Clottey is a like Pacman himself in his speed and toughness. Clottey had this big break to fight the world's considered best pound-per-pound boxer when the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight did not materialize. 

Tomorrow will be the fight and all boxing fans will be glued in to their plasma tv to see weather Clottey has it takes to be the boxer to stop Pacquiao's career or will this fight be the proof of Pacquiao's dominance in boxing. 

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Thinking of earning online and making e-books online

Lately I am hype on updating and enhancing my blogs to get more visitors and make them read and explore my sites. I have some tips from Jomar Hilario and some internet sources that guided me in making my blogs search engine reachable and reader appealing.

Knowing what to write is one of the key on earning online. Somewhere out there are groups that have a passion for what you write and might be looking for your content or blog. When your blog is widely read and have a good number of visitors called traffic, advertisers are likely to see the potential of your site thus they place ads on your site. Google Adsense has been one of the leading online advertising companies to introduce such way of advertising. In Asia Nuffnang has been gaining ground. 

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Tiger Wood's Apology

When I woke this morning all news are on Tiger Wood's apology news conference. His misdemeanor is just as ordinary as any other public personalities but as of this moment its the hottest buzz that is happening. His apology was made on TV to address some concerns but he avoided any further questions from the media. He clearly states that he doesn't know when will he be back for golf becuase right now the most important thing is his family.

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Everybody Knows

 
Lately I have been searching YouTube for latest music videos and also about John Legend. His music is kinda different; it has that thing that makes you feel the music. One of the music that I have been enjoying right now is "Everybody Knows".

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Family Fued

Philippines has been known for having great family ties that this tie not only run on immediate family but also up to distant relatives that one might not even know.
Together with this family ties are feuds between families due to inheritance, negative comments, gossip, and envy.

I believe the number one reason of families fighting is due to inheritance. Until now so many lands and properties are left undivided and are wasted instead of being utilize for greater use. One sibling accuses the other of cheating or being greedy. The problem is that parents have not executed wills that will divide all that they will leave behind when they pass away. From the siblings this issue will also be inherited by their children and thus bring the issue to the level of grandchildren and so n and so forth….time is wasted on so many arguments. My advice to parents is as early as possible draft your will. Don’t divide your riches according to your favorites rather divide it fairly. Each ought to receive the right portion according to their needs and capacities to make whatever they inherit last long so that it will benefit your great grandchildren.

When re-unions take place it is commonly practice for families to boast their wealth, their child’s achievement in school, promotion in work, and so forth. And then they will start to pin point bad things about each other. Telling this and that and suggesting that it could have been like this or that. Others start digging others past mistakes; telling that because of that the families name has been hurt or disgrace. After all this discussions the occasion which is supposed to be the unifying catalyst becomes the element that sours more the relationship between and among relatives.

As what it does, gossips also breaks down family ties. You will just one day hear from other people what a relative is spreading about you. You end up the laughing story of the town. As one story from the mouth of a relative, probably just a small comment or a funny event, turns into the talk of the town. Sometimes gossip is deliberately spread by your very own relative due to petty quarrels to issues that involves life and privacy just to get even. Sometimes even false accusations are fabricated to make others look bad in the community to gain peoples sentiment at the expense of others.

Envy is also a bond breaker. As one relative sees another get wealthier, the other starts compare themselves to the point of accusing others of doing something illegal. The problem with this is that people make this envy the fire in their hearts thus instead of themselves working hard to make their livelihood, work, or business more prosperous they put the blame on their relative becoming more richer. Sometimes they would even blame if some mishap or death to a family member that if their wealthy relative could have just help things would have been different. It is a crazy notion that people blame their poverty on someone else hard work when they themselves don’t even move an inch to do something to help themselves.

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Feeling the difference

Just finish processing my exit clearance and passport renewal at PRC. While waiting for a friend for lunch at Megamall, I had this weird feeling. Its been awhile since I am in a very crowded space. Back in Guam I am not much in contact with so many people. Its a fact that there are only few people in Guam unlike here in Philippines specially in the metropolis like Pasig, Manila, or Quezon City.



Just observing the number of person in Megamall alone, I came to Megamall on my first day here to meet a friend as well, as if the place is like a small community due to the number of people coming in and out. Been watching how fully pack the cinema area and yet the volume only change when I was going home.



It felt uneasy not that I have fear of so many people but rather because what i saw was in contrast on what we heard on news, I am able to glimpse TV Patrol in my sister's house because they have TFC. Philippines was struck by three successive typhoons that cause a massive flood that was said to be the worst in 40 years. And yet hear I am seeing a lot of people as if sky is the limit buying here and there. Packing the mall, maybe because it was Saturday and it was payroll last Friday. Probably it is Pinoy's way of forgetting the bad events that befell the country.

Christmas is just near again and Im sure malls will be fully pack again. Everyone buy things just to give other people even though it is out of there budget. I am beginning to rationalize that this is our culture of consumerism, that is instead of saving the little that we have we splurge it to just satisfy our want to have something culture.

I hope it wont be like this. I hope that perspective will change.

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WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

Typhoon Ondoy or its international name Ketsana has left things that could destroy lives further... Up to now there are so many people still missing, many people hungry and hurt, and others still shocked. below are some post from the Internet where we can help out in this tragedy wherever you are. PLEASE HELP, IN WHATEVER FORM MAY THAT BE!

Help Flood Victims

This will be short.
I’m sending out an appeal to the world.
As I write this article, thousands of people are still trapped in the floodwaters of typhoon Ondoy—or in relocation sites that have no food and drinking water. (Just in case you don’t know anything about what’s happening in Metro Manila and Rizal province, here are photos of the storm: http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/ondoy.)
My friend, Sonia Lozada, is owner of Trinity restaurants.. Since yesterday, her five restaurants have been cooking like crazy and sending packs of cooked food to devastated areas.
Sonia was right about cooked food. Because if you’re trapped in floodwaters, uncooked food is useless. You can’t cook anything. Sonia has also been delivering cases of bottled water—but they weren’t enough. One bottle of water was shared by three people.
With our financial support, Sonia’s team will continue to feed people today and tomorrow. I will personally be there, giving out food and drinking water to Flood Victims today. My team will be there as well—all of us who can help.
But cooking food today and tomorrow is only an emergency measure.
In the next few weeks and months, the real work will begin: All our organizations—Light of Jesus, KerygmaFamily, etcetera, will do the hard work of helping people rebuild their homes damaged by the floods—thus helping them rebuild their lives. It will be a long and difficult work—but we’ll be there for them.
This is what Jesus wants us to do.
Friend, you may not be here physically to help, but you can be our spiritual and financial support. First, pray for the victims. Pray for strength that they regain their hope. Many are devastated emotionally.
Second, if you can, make a donation and help them.
If you want to be part of our efforts to help Flood Victims, you can make a donation. Any amount will do. You can make your deposit online or through a bank.
Click below to help our Flood Victims now.

“Yes Bo, I want to help!”

May your dreams come true,

Bo Sanchez

PS. I know God will bless you abundantly. He will reward you for your kindness! That’s for sure. To make a donation, click below.

“Yes Bo, I want to help!”




Okay, remember that time in Indonesia, where the tidal wave/tsunami hit around Christmas Time?





Did you remember the videos of people being chased by cars with no people in them?



Apparently, this previous storm (signal #2 only!) was exactly like that --but spread out in Manila and nearby areas - with places not affected and some places affected. It was flash floods all around. And yes, I was outdoors at that time, trying to get home from a postponed workshop in Cubao. (They shut off the Power in the Mall, they didn't give us a reason why but I think it was a nearby fire, yes, even with the rain). So yes, I saw what it looked like - EDSA area but nothing compared to what happened in C5 or Katipunan or elsewhere.





Let pictures do that talking: http://fiveprime.org/hivemind/Tags/ondoy



The insidious thing was -- the rain wasn't all that hard. Nor the winds. It felt like a "regular" storm. Until the water rose too quickly and soon -even those in cars- were not safe. I actually tried wading in kneed deep flowing water (very unsafe!) just to get home but got blocked by waist deep water and decided it wasn't worth it. So yes, I checked into a hotel - the first one my mind remembered and stayed there until the next day. I looked out the window and saw a peaceful manila - this wasn't the affected area (Ortigas), it was Marikina and Manila and ....



Anyway.



Here's my point, if you're itching to help here's your chance:



1. How you can donate and stuff: Even if you're not in the Philippines:



http://sourpolitics.wordpress.com/2009/09/26/typhoon-ondoy-emergency-hotlines-and-relief-operations/





2. If you have access to a vehicle, heavy moving equipment and boats, head on over to the Google Situation Map where you can find who DIRECTLY needs help: (A Pinoy inside Google had a hand in creating this one, I think)



http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=110868206150348750692.00047479b6400ee29bd89&ll=14.645791





3. To update this map, use this: http://bit.ly/ondoymapresponse



4. Plus, if you're monitoring the news, try this REAL TIME view from Twitter users:



http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Ondoy#search?q=ondoy





5. Missing People List: (You can edit this)



http://spreadsheets.google.com/lv?key=tohu9kthNU6anlf21Low08g&f=true&gid=14





6. Yes, some of the data are redundant --that's expected -people are just assembling this as it happens. And yes, yes I know that one day they'll look at us Pinoys and say that the Internet/Twitter/FB/Google Maps/Google docs has helped tremendously - but that's not the point TODAY.



So now, is this any where related to Inter-.net Mar.keting? Nope. It isn't and it doesn't have to be.





Now, live a remarkable life and if you're able, HELP OUT!

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