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Boring Ba Ang Bible Mo? How Your Story Fits in the Big Story
Give a second look sa akala mong nakakaantok na libro. Pag-usapan natin kung bakit ang pagbabasa ng Bible ay isang pakikibaka sa boredom, antok, at walang kamatayan na "bukas na lang."
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112 pages, Paperback
First published September 20, 2014
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September 9, 2014Tuwang-tuwa daw ang Diyos sa nakaimbento ng Facebook. You know why? Kasi, finally, no one can say an excuse before Him na wala siyang time na magbasa ng Bible.
Totoo naman ‘di ba? We can spend countless hours checking out notifications and comments sa wall natin at sa ating mga friends sa Fb, pero we can hardly find time to finish even a chapter of the Bible per day.
Ano nga bang meron sa Bible at bakit parang ang hirap nitong basahin much less tapusin?
Kaya’t kapag naririnig mo ang challenge to read the Bible “from cover to cover” nasasabi mo na lang sa sarili mo, ‘seriously’?! Sa totoo lang, is that even humanly possible? Ewan ko ba, pero sa tingin ng marami, you will need superhuman strength to do it. Sa mga pangahas na sumubok sa hamon na ito, alin sa mga ito ang sinagupa mo: antok, nosebleed, at hindi maipaliwanag na boredom.
Being a voracious reader myself, I grew up reading portions, here and there, of the Bible. Aliw na aliw ako sa kwento ng mga kings at prophets sa Old Testament. Tumindig naman ang balahibo ko while reading the Book of Revelation sa New Testament. I can also remember being fascinated with the parables of Jesus. He talked about birds, flowers, and lost coin, and other details of life. But I have a confession to make, for the most part of my time as a youth leader sa church namin, nakuntento na ako sa weekly Bible reading bago ang sermon sa church. Never did I finished reading the entire Bible until I enrolled in a theology program. At natapos ko siya dahil required siya na basahin araw-araw para pumasa at may isagot sa mga exams. Dream come true.
And the moment I was finally able to read it all, naiisip ko na I deserve some sort of bragging rights. I must now be a saint or something. Na narating ko na ang ‘nirvana’ for being able to read in full God’s Book. Hindi na ko mahihiya na humilera sa mga saints in history dahil malamang-lamang ay tutubuan ako ng halo o kung hindi naman ng wings any moment. But little did I know that it will be the beginning of a nightmare I was would never be able to wake up from. Bakit kamo?
Kasi naman I found in the Bible something really remarkable. Something unique from any other book in this world. But how would I convince others to read it as well? Alam ko ang mala-Hercules na power na kailangan para makatawid ka from the book of Leviticus to the book of Joshua. I know how it can be so boring to read about numerous sin offerings, about family trees with really weird names, and about prophecies, poetries, and other prose that do not make sense.
So, ever since, ipinangako ko sa sarili ko na someday I will try to write a book and find a way for other people to also set themselves on a journey to read the Bible. Kahit na gaano pa ito ka-boring. Kahit na gaano pa ito ka-intimidating.
Call me crazy. But here is a book that may actually change your mind about the Bible. Boring ba ang Bible mo? Think again. Or, better, read it again. I’ll join the party. You and me. Get. Set. Go.
This book is written in conversational Taglish and is available at OMF Lit Bookshops and OMF Lit E-shop (print) and through Amazon, Buqo, Flipreads and Kobo (ebook).
Totoo naman ‘di ba? We can spend countless hours checking out notifications and comments sa wall natin at sa ating mga friends sa Fb, pero we can hardly find time to finish even a chapter of the Bible per day.
Ano nga bang meron sa Bible at bakit parang ang hirap nitong basahin much less tapusin?
Kaya’t kapag naririnig mo ang challenge to read the Bible “from cover to cover” nasasabi mo na lang sa sarili mo, ‘seriously’?! Sa totoo lang, is that even humanly possible? Ewan ko ba, pero sa tingin ng marami, you will need superhuman strength to do it. Sa mga pangahas na sumubok sa hamon na ito, alin sa mga ito ang sinagupa mo: antok, nosebleed, at hindi maipaliwanag na boredom.
Being a voracious reader myself, I grew up reading portions, here and there, of the Bible. Aliw na aliw ako sa kwento ng mga kings at prophets sa Old Testament. Tumindig naman ang balahibo ko while reading the Book of Revelation sa New Testament. I can also remember being fascinated with the parables of Jesus. He talked about birds, flowers, and lost coin, and other details of life. But I have a confession to make, for the most part of my time as a youth leader sa church namin, nakuntento na ako sa weekly Bible reading bago ang sermon sa church. Never did I finished reading the entire Bible until I enrolled in a theology program. At natapos ko siya dahil required siya na basahin araw-araw para pumasa at may isagot sa mga exams. Dream come true.
And the moment I was finally able to read it all, naiisip ko na I deserve some sort of bragging rights. I must now be a saint or something. Na narating ko na ang ‘nirvana’ for being able to read in full God’s Book. Hindi na ko mahihiya na humilera sa mga saints in history dahil malamang-lamang ay tutubuan ako ng halo o kung hindi naman ng wings any moment. But little did I know that it will be the beginning of a nightmare I was would never be able to wake up from. Bakit kamo?
Kasi naman I found in the Bible something really remarkable. Something unique from any other book in this world. But how would I convince others to read it as well? Alam ko ang mala-Hercules na power na kailangan para makatawid ka from the book of Leviticus to the book of Joshua. I know how it can be so boring to read about numerous sin offerings, about family trees with really weird names, and about prophecies, poetries, and other prose that do not make sense.
So, ever since, ipinangako ko sa sarili ko na someday I will try to write a book and find a way for other people to also set themselves on a journey to read the Bible. Kahit na gaano pa ito ka-boring. Kahit na gaano pa ito ka-intimidating.
Call me crazy. But here is a book that may actually change your mind about the Bible. Boring ba ang Bible mo? Think again. Or, better, read it again. I’ll join the party. You and me. Get. Set. Go.
This book is written in conversational Taglish and is available at OMF Lit Bookshops and OMF Lit E-shop (print) and through Amazon, Buqo, Flipreads and Kobo (ebook).
September 22, 2014
Boring Ba ang Bible Mo? by Rei Crizaldo is a great intro to the Bible for young people. He masterfully speaks the language of young people and highlights interesting stories of people from the Bible.
October 2, 2014
The book will strongly encourage and motivate us to read the Bible.If you want to have a starting point then you should read this book.
April 26, 2016
Eye-opener! Powerful words and nakakapangpalakas talaga ng kalooban. More power to the author! This is the first ever spiritual book from a Filipino author that I have read.
December 31, 2017
How 2 read the bible starter pack.
October 26, 2024
This book led me to start reading the Bible out of curiosity
February 14, 2016
Bible: isang mahiwagang aklat na naglalaman ng karunungang mas malupit pa sa Encyclopedia Britannica at may mga sagot na hindi kayang i-search ng Google at wala sa Wikipedia.
Most of have read hundreds/thousands of pages. But only a few have finished reading the Bible. Why? Because it's intimidating. And because you know that if you read it, it's more than just reading through the words. If you wanted a straightforward read, the Bible is straightforward. And if you wanted metaphors, the Bible has them as well.
RLC's Boring Ba Ang Bible Mo? is good way to catch the interest of those who are always aloof to read/finish the Bible. The book shares of the different interesting characters in the Bible. Characters who you think you've heard a lot already, but RLC references them to the actual books in the Bible so you'd know the real deal, not just hearsay.
I think this was a good way for RLC to entice readers to read the Bible more. It gives you a glimpse of the people living in the olden times, and then you realize that you're not really that much different from them. Your circumstances now are actually quite similar.
And so you learn how to deal. You learn what you ought to do. You learn what would happen eventually.
And the way that RLC talks about these characters is so swak that you don't even feel too intimidated. For example, Hopeless romantic ang lolo mo. Ang pitong taon, tila daw ilang araw lang. Pag-ibig nga naman..
I'm not always a fan of Taglish reads, because they're too informal. But in this case, I think it is very effective.
This is a short read, about 100 pages, and you could finish it in one sitting. I would really recommend this to the ever-curious. And also to the not-so curious. : )
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Wag mong isipin na knock-out ka na, kung knock-down pa lang naman ang tumama sa yo.
Ang buhay na pinapatakbo ng Diyos, sureball na walang talo.
Ma-a-amaze ka kung ano ang pwedeng gawin ng Diyos kapag feeling mo mag-isa ka na lang sa laban.
Most of have read hundreds/thousands of pages. But only a few have finished reading the Bible. Why? Because it's intimidating. And because you know that if you read it, it's more than just reading through the words. If you wanted a straightforward read, the Bible is straightforward. And if you wanted metaphors, the Bible has them as well.
RLC's Boring Ba Ang Bible Mo? is good way to catch the interest of those who are always aloof to read/finish the Bible. The book shares of the different interesting characters in the Bible. Characters who you think you've heard a lot already, but RLC references them to the actual books in the Bible so you'd know the real deal, not just hearsay.
I think this was a good way for RLC to entice readers to read the Bible more. It gives you a glimpse of the people living in the olden times, and then you realize that you're not really that much different from them. Your circumstances now are actually quite similar.
And so you learn how to deal. You learn what you ought to do. You learn what would happen eventually.
And the way that RLC talks about these characters is so swak that you don't even feel too intimidated. For example, Hopeless romantic ang lolo mo. Ang pitong taon, tila daw ilang araw lang. Pag-ibig nga naman..
I'm not always a fan of Taglish reads, because they're too informal. But in this case, I think it is very effective.
This is a short read, about 100 pages, and you could finish it in one sitting. I would really recommend this to the ever-curious. And also to the not-so curious. : )
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Wag mong isipin na knock-out ka na, kung knock-down pa lang naman ang tumama sa yo.
Ang buhay na pinapatakbo ng Diyos, sureball na walang talo.
Ma-a-amaze ka kung ano ang pwedeng gawin ng Diyos kapag feeling mo mag-isa ka na lang sa laban.
November 16, 2018
This is a good book if you’re considering reading the Bible and you can understand Taglish! I gained a lot of insight on the different stories in the Bible. Some I already know, some that I may want to read and some I may consider re-reading.
This is sometimes fun and hilarious to read. Some of the asides I find distracting but I guess those are not written for the kind of a reader like me :D But what I liked most in this book is the concluding chapter and the tips on reading the Bible at the end. Those definitely made me more likely to pick up and schedule a regular Bible reading time for a week.
This is sometimes fun and hilarious to read. Some of the asides I find distracting but I guess those are not written for the kind of a reader like me :D But what I liked most in this book is the concluding chapter and the tips on reading the Bible at the end. Those definitely made me more likely to pick up and schedule a regular Bible reading time for a week.
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February 22, 2015This books really helps those who think bible is boring, but its not. this books give the summaries inside the bible. Boring ba ang Bible mo is very interesting to read and you will get to interest to read the bible too. :) i love this!!!
July 13, 2015
"You show that you are a letter from Christ sent through us. This letter is not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God. It is not written on stone tablets but on human hearts." - 2 Corinthians 3:2-3.
July 4, 2016
Boring ba ang Bible mo?
Matagal ko na tong nabasa, mga october 2014 ata.
Regalo ni Jimnah sa birthday ko.
Ngayon, wala sa akin yung copy, nakay Emilia
Sana maayos yung condition nung libro, maganda pa naman.
Matagal ko na tong nabasa, mga october 2014 ata.
Regalo ni Jimnah sa birthday ko.
Ngayon, wala sa akin yung copy, nakay Emilia
Sana maayos yung condition nung libro, maganda pa naman.
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