My mother would tell me to wipe my handkerchief on the statue of their Jesus, so that I will get well and he will guide me. But I was really scared of that graven image. I was scared thinking that if I’m going to mold a clay and draw a picture or image that looks… [Read more…]
April 24, 2011
Though what he said were painful to us, my family and I had the growing interest to listen more to what Bro. Eli was talking about. Perhaps because we wanted to listen more of his attacks that we could study and desperately hope to rebut fully. By Clavelyn Domingo I grew up in a family… [Read more…]
January 7, 2011
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 9,400 times in 2010. That’s about 23 full 747s. In… [Read more…]
December 28, 2010
I was so entertained by how Bro. Eli re-enacted the foolishness of some catholic members who, for not having any idols to worship in their houses, ended up drawing a big black cross on their house doors and then crying out so loud, begging for mercy to their newly self-created god! By Mervin Semilla Vargas… [Read more…]
November 5, 2010
Compared to my former religion, I didn’t hear teachings like I heard from him. I couldn’t feel any joy. It was more of a standing-and-sitting gathering and some segments of kissing a saliva-coated statue. By Cesar Martir I never expected that I would be affiliated with the Members Church of God International (MCGI). This group… [Read more…]
October 8, 2010
If my grandmother were still alive, I would tell her, “Inana, di hamak na mas mabuti pa kaysa sa paring Katoliko ang kalagayan ko ngayon. (Grandma, I am now in a condition that is very much better than being a Catholic priest.)”
September 19, 2010
Though at an early age I did evil things, those could not be compared to the wickedness I would have done if I had not known the words of God. I believe no one could say he is upright and perfect before he came to know the truth. I, too, had a seed of wickedness. My orientation was in a filthy environment.
September 13, 2010
I was born in uncertainty, sickly and jaundiced, with a terrible birth defect of the bowels. There was no hope remaining after many operations. I was given to my mother and told I would most likely not survive a few days.
August 21, 2010
While I was still not decided yet of joining the ADD, problems bombarded my life. My mother passed away, I became jobless and therefore had no money to spend, I was so alone and very much lonely. My self-esteem lowered extremely. I even asked God why it was happening to me; didn’t he love me?
July 21, 2010
I had no idea who Bro. Eli was. I was uninterested to join and since my mom was Bro. Eli's number one fan, she asked me to accompany her. 'Ask Brother Eli, the bible answers' segment didn't have any impact on me but I was impressed.
October 24, 2011
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