Just Asking with Peter Banzon I have friends who are gay and I know their struggles. Now my 7-year old son thinks and acts like a gay person. I want him to live how God designed him to be. What should I do? Your seven-year-old son is beginning to embrace a homosexual orientation. Homosexual orientation is understood to mean sexual attraction to other members of the same sex. At this stage of devel ...[Read More]
I Think My Son Is Gay
Burgers with Sour Cream Sauce
by MOMS Magainze Staff Ingredients ½ k ground lean beef 1 tsp salt ¼ tsp ground pepper 2 tbsps butter ½ c chopped green onions 1 c sliced fresh mushrooms 1 c dairy sour cream 1tbsp chopped flat parsley Procedure With a fork, toss the beef, salt and pepper until well mixed. Shape into 4 to 6 patties. Heat a saucepan over low heat. Melt the butter and sauté the onions and mushrooms. Cook unti ...[Read More]
Health and Beauty
by Dr. Sol Sernal with APMM Staff No matter how one looks, we are never contented. There’s always something to complain about. Everybody has their own idea of what beauty is, and nowadays, if we don’t have it, we can have it, as long as we have money. Currently, there’s a significant growth in businesses that have anything to do with beauty. But not everything we can get is beneficial to us. Let’s ...[Read More]
“Saan Papunta ang Life Ko?”
The story of Ronnie Ventayen as told to Evelyn G. Damian After his unsuccessful suicide attempts, Ronnie Ventayen in his desperation, posted this question on his Facebook page. Let’s read his story and find out where this post led him. “Ang buhay ko dati ay base sa nararamdaman ko. Feeling ko noon babae ako kaya lahat ng ginagawa ng babae, ‘yun ang ginagawa ko. Sinusunod ko kung ano ang gusto ng l ...[Read More]
Bagong Pag-asa
An excerpt from an interview with John Zulueta A few years ago, we had the privilege to interview Mr. John Zulueta, executive director and a full-time counselor at Bagong Pag-Asa, an organization founded by a former gay man that was transformed when he found Christ. Bagong Pag-Asa helps people struggling with same sex attraction leave their lifestyle and embrace their full identity in Christ. We f ...[Read More]
Building Bridges with the Next Generation
by Erlinda S. Apoli The home is where good, personal, intimate, and harmonious relationships are supposed to begin. If there is harmony in the home, it will most likely be carried to work places, schools, and other venues. However, a loud cry is heard among teenagers complaining that parents don’t understand them and vice versa. This condition creates a gap between the parents and their kids. Acco ...[Read More]
From My Heart (Issue 62)
Dear Readers, In our society today, change is constant. Whether in fashion, jobs, means of communication, peoples’ perspectives, and even genders, most of us just take it and adapt! But when we know deep in our hearts that this change is not right, do we push God away and make up our own rules to justify what we do? In the end, we are broken, spiritually, relationally, sexually, mentally, and gene ...[Read More]
Youth Camp: A Way to Meet New Friends | Moms Magazine 61
Most mothers look forward to a time when they can take a break from their kids’ busy school life and get them involved in activities where they can learn new things.
My Parents Involve My Children in Their Religious Practices
Just Asking with Peter Banzon My parents want my little kids to spend summer with them but my husband and I are hesitant because my parents have a different faith and they get our kids to participate in their religious practices. I don’t want to hurt my parents’ feelings. What should we do? The issue of differing religious convictions in a family is a sensitive one. You are raising your young chi ...[Read More]
Dance Your Way to a Healthy You!
by Maria Rikka M. Ocena I’m not a good dancer. So when some of the women in our church invited me one Saturday morning to a Zumba session at a village park, I hesitated but went anyway to give it a try. After a few stretches and short runs around the oval, loud dance music signaled that the session was about to begin. My eyes grew wide as women started to gather. There were young ladies, mothers, ...[Read More]