Is Your Lamp Lighted?

Is Your Lamp Lighted?
Emy Serafica Preaches To Me One Last Time

When I was 14 years old, I led the first ever prayer meeting of the Light of Jesus Community. My family was there, and so were twenty other people. Looking back, it was pretty comic. Why would a bunch of grown-ups follow a kid in a crummy tee shirt, jogging pants, and sandals? Especially a kid who watched Voltes V and even memorized its theme song? But that was what happened.
A few weekly prayer meetings more, Emy Serafica walked through the door for the first time. A tall, lanky fellow with a strong chin and broad smile, he looked like a 70’s actor. Not matinee idol material, but those guys with character roles. Like he could be the buddy of the main star or something like that.

My Journey From Medieval Assisi to Present-Day Manila

Hi Friends,
Here’s my third and last instalment of my newest book, 8 Secrets of the Truly Rich. I’ve received a ton of emails from you, telling me you can’t wait for the book to come out. Which confirms in my heart that the book will fill a real need among people who need to grow their money and yet want to remain faithful to their spiritual life.
I repeat my announcement: I’ll be shipping a FREE autographed copy of my new book, 8 Secrets of the Truly Rich, to Kerygma Family members as my “Thank You” gift for supporting the ministry with their faithful P300 or US$20 monthly donations. Your love offering helps us help the materially and spiritually poor. To become a member and receive my new book, click on www.kerygmafamily.com now.
In the meantime, enjoy the Introduction of my book below…

Is it Possible to have the Wealth of a Millionaire And the Heart of a Monk?

Hi Friends!
I hope you enjoyed my last email and blog post. It was the Preface of my newest book, 8 Secrets of the Truly Rich. Below is my “second instalment” (I plan to give you one more instalment next week). I’ll be pasting below the “Dedication” and the “Forward” of the book. It’s a special dedication, not to my wife, mother, kids, etc. I’m dedicating my book to the people I want to help with this book…

Dedication

• I’m writing this book to the father who wakes up at night wondering how to earn more money to pay for his kids’ rising tuition fees.


• I’m writing to the mother who gets acidic in her stomach every time the phone rings because creditors are calling up for her late debt payments.


• I’m writing to desperate parents who’ve been working abroad for years—away from their growing children—and yet wonder why they still haven’t saved anything.


• I’m writing to the married daughter who wants to help her ageing mother’s medical expenses but can’t because her salary isn’t even enough for her own family’s needs.


• I’m writing to the single man in his thirties whose girlfriend is asking when would they get married but can’t even plan one because he’s still paying for his younger siblings’ schooling.


• I’m writing to the supervisor who’s tired of living from paycheck to paycheck, without any savings whatsoever.


• I’m writing to the employee whose salary isn’t even enough for her transportation to the office because of all the debt payments being deducted each month.


• I’m writing to the manager who is fifty years old and who wants to retire early but can’t—because she has debts that will shrink her retirement pay to almost nothing.


• I’m writing to the 65 year old retiree who has to live on his monthly pension from the SSS that can’t even pay for his daily medication.


• I’m writing to the spiritual leader who wants to help her members who are poor and who often ask for her help, but can’t because her income isn’t enough.


• I’m writing to the entrepreneur who’s failing in his business and wonders what he’s done wrong and what he should do next.


• I’m writing to the Filipinos who are tired of the Philippines as a Third World country and dream of a First World Philippines for their children and grandchildren.


• I’m writing to the spiritual person who is torn by his desire to help others financially and his wanting to remain pure, simple, detached, trusting, and non-materialistic in his attitude towards life.

Friend, I dedicate this book to you.

Create Material Wealth & Gain Spiritual Abundance

Hi Friends,

I haven’t been able to upload new blog posts lately because I’m racing to finish my latest book, 8 Secrets of the Truly Rich. If you have ever built a house, you’ll know that the most time consuming (and most expensive) part is the finishing phase. Well, writing a book is the same. I see so many things to improve, I keep on editing endlessly. Anyway, in the next few weeks, I’ll be letting you read a few parts of my new book. Here’s the first installment… The Cover and the Preface. (Next Week: The Foreword.)

Is Your Child Being Bullied In School?

Is Your Child Being Bullied In School?

I was shocked by an article I read in NEWSWEEK (Jan 15 issue) on school bullies. In Japan, 7 kids committed suicide during a 2-month period late last year. All because they were being bullied.

I guess the article hit me hard because I was bullied as a kid too.

On the part of the bullies, it’s a sad story as well. I googled some websites and discovered these statistics: bullies are more likely to drop out of school, and more likely to smoke, drink, vandalize, and fight. And in America, 60% of all high school bullies will already have a criminal conviction by the age of 24.

Why was I bullied? I was smaller, thinner, quieter, less athletic, and less bright than my other classmates—a perfect target for the bullies. They harassed me everyday, called me names, laughed at me, pushed me around, kicked my bag, “confiscated” my stuff for their use, and forced me to do errands for them—like buy food for them at the ground floor canteen when our classroom was on the fourth floor. Daily.

How Grateful, Positive, and Affirming Are You?

How Grateful, Positive, and Affirming Are You?

I need to be more grateful. And positive. And affirming.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. Some people will actually say, `But Bo, you’re one of the most positive people I know.`

Yes, I know I’m positive. I sometimes drive my wife nuts because in the midst of a huge crisis, I’m Mr. Cool. As she cries and experiences a panic attack, I put my arm around her and say, “Everything will work out. You’ll see.” Which drives her up the wall even more.

But I’m not all that positive.

Are You A Real Man?

The crisis of the world today is a crisis for real manhood.

My eldest boy Bene is turning 7 this month and he’s thrilled. One reason: I’m making him a special manhood “Ritual of Passage” for his 7th birthday. I told him it’s the first of a three-part series: The first at age 7, the second at age 14, and the third at age 21. I copied this pattern from the knighthood culture, where a boy becomes a “Page” at age 7, a “Squire” at age 14, and a “Knight” at age 21—and since my son loved reading about knights, he’s giddy with excitement. I’ve learned that ancient and medieval cultures always had great manhood “Rituals of Passage”. The Jews have the Bar Mitzvah. Australian Aboriginal Tribes had circumcision. African Tribes sent their boys into the wilderness—alone.