The Good News Blog

By Bo Sanchez

Have you been hurt before?

Have you ever been rejected by others? Ridiculed? Maligned? Gossiped about?

Have you been cheated? Betrayed? Lied to? Stolen from?

If your answer is yes, then I’m writing to the right person.

That means you have emotional wounds, and my big message for you is that there’s only one thing that can heal your wounds.

Let me start by talking about something of great cosmological and eternal significance: My bloody ingrown toenail.

Sometimes called hangnail.

Let me translate that in Pilipino: hangnail is kukong nagbigti.

Anyway, would you believe my ingrown toenail lasted for two years? Because the nail kept re-growing, puncturing my wound again and again. The wound got infected and my entire toe was filled with foul-smelling yellow pus. (I apologize for grossing you out. I’m actually doing it on purpose and having fun.)

by Bo Sanchez

            Did you suffer a loss recently?

A job? A relationship? Material things stolen from you?

Many of my friends lost many things in the recent flood.

My friends lost homes. My friends lost businesses. With tears, my auntie said, “Bo, I lost all the material things I’ve collected over the past 50 years of my life!” Some friends told me that what was most painful was loosing all their photographs—the memories of a lifetime.

Friend, I’ve got a message for you today: Believe that every storm will end. And after the storm, a new morning begins.

          Remember that every loss is temporary.

If you lost a loved one, that loss is temporary. In heaven, you’ll see your beloved again and your reunion will last forever.

If you lost photographs, believe that in heaven, God will give back to you DVD copies of all the sweetest memories you’ve had in your life. (I’m

Dear son,

When you’re making a decision, don’t ask, “What will other people say?” or “What will be the easiest thing to do?” or “What will be most beneficial to me?” 

All those question are distractions. 

Only ask yourself one question: “What’s the right thing to do?” 

If you don’t know the answer, ask help from wiser friends.  Once you know the answer, do it.

Love you,
God

P.S. Scared, son?  Love drives out all fear.  So do everything because of love. James Parmis Ministries

http://www.JamesParmis.com

I’m Rich!
by Bo Sanchez
                                                       
 Two weeks ago, I went to Macau.

          I spent five days in that small Casino city with six fantastic buddies of mine: Hermie Morelos, Gil Ramiscal, Pio Espanol, Roy Pasimio, Tim Duran, and Carl Fontanilla. They also happen to be the “pioneer” leaders of my community,  Light of Jesus, and our virtual community, KerygmaFamily. We brought our wives along, so it was doubly fun.

          What did we do in Macau?

          Nothing.

          No talks, no meetings, no sessions.

   We talked.

   We laughed.

   We bonded.

          We took lots of photos. (We’re Filipinos!)

   We ate lots of Chinese food.

   And being in Macau, we visited lots of Casinos.

   Not to gamble of course. I mean, we’re Lay Elders of a Catholic group, right?

          So we just watched the Casino’s floor show of sexy dancers.

          Just kidding.

          We couldn’t do that.

          Our wives were with

by Bo Sanchez

Face it.

You and I live in a scary world.

We’re scared of calamities.   Storms. Earthquakes. Volcanoes. El Nino. Tsunami. Philippine Presidentiables.

We’re scared of diseases. Swine flu. SARS. Dengue. Cancer. Cellulite. Wrinkles.

We’re scared of criminals. Kidnappers. Hold-uppers. Akyat bahay gang. Dugo-dugo gang. Corrupt Politicians.

We’re scared of the economy. The fear of losing your job. The fear of your company closing down. The fear of having no money. And some people have the fear of having too much money. (Please email me right away. I can solve that problem for you.)

We’re afraid of the terrorists of the world. There’s North Korea. Abu Sayyaf. Al-Qaeda. Osama bin Laden. Your mother-in-law.

I repeat: We live in a scary world.

Let me share with you how to enjoy God’s protection 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Ramon Revilla, The Incredibles, And Wolverine

Imagine if you were Ramon Revilla in his movies.

All you had to

by Bo Sanchez

I got sick last week. Twice.

          I bet one reason was so I could write about healing today. (I’m getting worried. Everything is so personal with me. What if I write about exorcism?)

          Last Thursday, after eating my breakfast, I felt an ache in my stomach.

          It was my usual breakfast: A tall glass of carrot juice with apples thrown in. Plus two bananas. Or some other fruit. Been eating this way for years.

          So I didn’t know why I had the sore tummy.

As the searing pain continued, I took a shower, got dressed, and rode the car. I figured the pain would disappear.

But it didn’t.

As I sat in the car, I still felt the fiery throb in my belly.

          That was when it hit me: This was acid!

          It didn’t click right away because it’s been two years since I felt it.

          After living with my

by Bo Sanchez

One day in America, two people were arguing in church.

They were debating if Jesus was white or black.

“He’s white!” said one. “No, He’s black!” said the other guy. Even as they walked out of the church, they kept arguing.

          Not looking where they were going, both fell into an open ditch and died on the spot. And both found themselves in the gates of heaven.

They saw Jesus walk to them and they were so happy. Both of them asked, “Jesus, can you help us answer one question? Are you black or white?”

          Jesus smiled and said, Magandang Umaga.

          In our current series entitled OMG!, we’re describing who God is. We didn’t describe God as black, white, or Filipino. Two weeks ago, I said He was Father. Last week, I said He was Leader. Today, I’ll tell you that God is Provider too.

          The Bible says

by Bo Sanchez

   One day, a huge crowd was in front of Heaven, waiting to get in.

          To put more order, Jesus announced, “I’ll see the men first.” He then said, “All husbands who are the leader at home, form a line on my right. All husbands whose wives are the leader at home, form a line on my left.”

          Immediately, thousands of men lined up on His left.

And only one brave guy stood at the right.

          Jesus shook his head. He scolded the husbands at the left, “I’m a little bit disappointed with you. I specifically told you in the Bible that the husband should be the leader at home!” He then looked at the one man on his right and smiled. “Congratulations!”

          The man said, “Thank you, Jesus. But I really don’t know why I’m here. My wife told me to stand here, so I did.”

          Today, leadership

by Bo Sanchez

“Bo, can I be honest with you?”

“Sure,” I answered Mandy (not his real name), a dear friend of many years.

“Please don’t be offended. But I feel you’ve lost your focus on the Lord.”

I knew it took a lot for him to say that to me. I felt his discomfort. I was also disturbed by what he said, coming from someone I trusted. Mandy is a lay missionary who has been serving God for the longest time I can remember. He was the leader of a network of prayer groups.

“I welcome your input. Please go on,” I said.

“I’ve been reading some of your articles and I feel uncomfortable about your topics on finances. I just feel you lack trust in God now. You depend on your businesses more than on the Lord.” (This conversation took place five years ago, when I began writing about money.)

“What makes you say

by Bo Sanchez

A college student in Manila called up his Mom in the province.

“Mom, I need money,” he asked. “Can you send money over please?”

“Sure,” the mother said. “By the way, there’s a Math textbook you left here at home. I’ll send it over with the money.”

“Uh, oh yeah, Ok,” her son answered.

His mother sent the money and the book.

Later that day, the father asked his wife, “How much money did you send?”

She said, “I sent two checks. One was a P1000 check and the other was a P100,000 check.”

“What?” cried the father in shock. “That’s huge!”

His wife smiled. “That’s okay Honey. I taped the P1000 check on the cover of his Math textbook. I then inserted the P100,000 check somewhere in chapter 25 of his Math textbook. Believe me, he won’t find it.”

Your relationship with God is like a Math textbook. Because I believe the biggest blessings of God