Joseph's Republic

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I'm a coffee lover and Ecclesiastes is my favorite blend.

Freshly brewed from on high Ecclesiastes perks me up when I'm feeling low and wakes me up when I'm backsliding.

Personally, I love Ecclessiastes' bitter taste, its downright cynicism, its in your face pessimism. It is guaranteed to make your mood gloomy or at least introspective with its harsh overdose of brutal honesty served hot straight from old Solomon's kettle.

I'm sure other Christians could relate to this special book in this way, even if they literally hate coffee. Realty bites and this book serves no lesser purpose than to serve reality as it is.

It's that time of the year again when we at the Church of God offers our sacrifice of thanksgiving to our Father in heaven. For three glorious days on December 27, 28 and 29, we shall again be awed witnesses to his righteousness and words of wisdom.

Personally I thank the Father for taking good care of my family, especially of my wife who went through two surgical operations this year.. I thank God all the more, however, for keeping me and my wife in the faith in spite of all our shortcomings. I thank God most of all, that He continuously bestowing me, as with the rest of the congregation, the gift of understanding His divine words of Truth!


Thanks be to God for keeping brother Eli Soriano and brother Daniel Razon safe amid all the threats to their lives.

Thanks be to God for the trials and tribulations He allow, especially those instigated by our Church's enemies. Because of such trials and tribulations, several hundreds of new members in the Church of God can now be found in Africa, the Americas, East and South East Asia, Europe and in practically all parts of the globe, in fulfillment of the biblical prophecies!!

Indeed, there's just so much to thank God for that words simply don't suffice...

To God be the Glory!