Welcome to 2025! A new year, new decade, new hope, new dreams, new opportunities, new energy, new focus! There is nothing like the turning of a page into a new chapter, especially when everyone turns that page together after the weariness and frustrations of the previous chapter of life. In all of the bright outlooks, […]
Kidney and liver disease, deaths due to drunk driving, degenerate brain function, financial loss and grief are but a fraction of the ills that alcohol consumption has inflicted upon our society. Even though the number of alcohol abuse victims may be less than the number of ‘casual’ drinkers, it cannot be denied that alcohol consumption […]
‘To keep the body in good health is a duty. Otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear’ The Buddha Our lifestyle has a direct impact on our physical and mental health. Everything we do, our positive thinking, our emotions and beliefs all contribute to a healthy body and mind, […]
The role of the watchman is to guard, stay vigilant, to look out for intruders, to protect, patrol and report suspicious activity. In the Bible there is a story in 2nd Samuel 21: 10-13 about an overlooked woman, Rizpah. Though not a seemingly notorious woman of scripture, Rizpah illustrates vividly what it means for mothers […]
When the child was grown, the day came that he went out to his father, to the reapers. But he said to his father, “My head, my head”. The man said to his servant, “Carry him to his mother”. When he had carried and brought him to his mother, he sat on her lap until […]
Here we are again, and the most asked question is “How did we get here so soon?” “Where has the year gone?”. The only things that get new each year are the memories, especially for those whom we loved and have now gone to the great beyond. Not forgetting the new aches and pains, oh […]
Hopefully, prayerfully by the publication of this article, the tensions in the international arena would have subsided. This article is being written on the weekend after the sudden outbreak of the latest international war which is the Israel-Hamas conflict. But we are not looking in-depth at that conflict in this article, it is simply a […]
The Virgin Islands community is seeing a steady increase in the Filipino population and as it approaches the festive season, Virgin Islands Life and Style Magazine will look at traditional Christmas celebrations in the Philippines as a way of honouring a segment of our society. Christmas is one of the biggest holidays in the Philippines […]
One of the most powerful biblical illustrations of the God given purpose to each of our lives is written in Jeremiah 1:4-10. Before we present the text, be reminded that each of us are given the same process of a “purpose assignment” by God before we leave eternity to enter time on earth by way […]
