Jean Paul Echegaray's Blog, page 14

Are you a Grinch? Try the GRINCHMETER!

1. Somebody tells you to play the Secret Friend, and you...
    - Not only accept, but also want to organize it (3 POINTS).
    - Just accept (2 POINTS).
    - Deny (1 POINT).
    - Not only deny, but also think that it's a waste of time and money (0 POINTS).


2. You begin to decorate for Christmas on...
    - Beginning of November (3 POINTS).
    - Beginning of December (2 POINTS).
    - A few days before Christmas (...

¿Cómo saber si eres un Grinch? Prueba el GRINCHOMETRO

1. Te dicen para jugar al Amigo Secreto y tú...
    - No solo aceptas, sino que quieres organizarlo (3 PUNTOS).
    - Solo aceptas (2 PUNTOS).
    - Te niegas (1 PUNTO).
    - No solo te niega, sino que piensas que es una tontería (0 PUNTOS).


2. Comienzas a decorar para Navidad en...
    - Comienzos de Noviembre (3 PUNTOS).
    - Comienzas de Diciembre (2 PUNTOS).
    - Unos días antes de Navidad (1 PUNTO).
    - No decora...

Do I have to tell sinners their sins?

It's so common to hear that we HAVE to denounce people's sins, and the main reason they say is because Jesus did so. Well, let's see what Jesus did.

Jesus and adulteress woman (John 8:1-11)
- Did Jesus tell the woman "sinner" or "adulteress"? No, He didn't.
- What did Jesus tell her? "Then neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more".
- Who told her "sinner" or "adulteress"? The pharisees.


Jesus and Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10)
Zacchaeus was a thief (he charged more taxes to people than he s...

¿Le tengo que decir a los pecadores sus pecados?

Es tan común escuchar a la gente decir que TIENEN que denunciar los pecados de las personas, y la razón principal que ponen es que Jesús lo hizo así. Bueno, entonces veamos lo que hizo Jesús.

Jesús y la mujer sorprendida en adulterio (Juan 8:1-11)
- ¿Jesús le dijo "pecadora" o "adúltera" a la mujer? No.
- ¿Qué le dijo Jesús? "Ni yo te condeno; vete y no peques más".
- ¿Quién le dijo "pecadora" o "adúltera"? Los fariseos.


Jesús y Zaqueo (Lucas 19:1-10)
Zaqueo era un ladrón (cobraba más impuestos de...

One way to curse your children

About one year ago, I told my son Juan Esteban (he was 8 years old): "Don't be lazy!", because he didn't want to clean his room, but in that moment I felt that I was saying to him that he was lazy, but he should stop being that. I realized that the words "don't be lazy" had the same meaning as "you are lazy, stop being that."

As a father, I felt so bad because I was telling my son he was lazy, therefore, he was going to behave as he was. Without realizing, I was cursing him, bonding his life t...

Una forma de maldecir a tus hijos

Hace como un año le dije a mi hijo Juan Esteban (cuando tenía 8 años de edad): "¡No seas flojo!", porque no quería ordenar su cuarto, pero en ese momento sentí que le estaba diciendo que era flojo, pero debe dejar de serlo. Me di cuenta que las palabras "no seas flojo" eran tan iguales como "eres flojo, deja de serlo".

Como papá, me sentí super mal porque le estaba diciendo a mi hijo que era flojo, por lo tanto, iba a actuar como tal. Lo estaba maldiciendo sin darme cuenta, atando su vida...

One proof that God is real

There are people that simply are determined not to believe in God even before you say something to them. Can I give you a piece of advice? Stop trying. Remember that Jesus taught us that the way that they may glorify our Father is by seeing your good works (Matthew 5:14-16, John 13:35), and not by "convincing their minds." Besides, be honest, trying to win when you're arguing many times it turns more into a personal pride issue than a really passion to see that person deciding to believe in G...

Thoughts about The Lord of Miracles in Lima - Perú

Every year in October there is a tradition in Peru: The Procession of the Lord of Miracles. I just wanted to leave some thoughts about this multitudinous celebration.

- From a historic, cultural and traditional point of view, I love it! Peru is a country filled with different customs which enrich us as a nation.

- There are many people that complain because the procession of the Lord of Miracles implies the shutting off many avenues and streets, which cause many people to delay to go where they...

Algunos pensamientos sobre el Señor de los Milagros

Todos los meses de octubre en el Perú existe una tradición: El recorrido del Señor de los Milagros. Sólo quería dejar algunos pensamientos con motivo a esta bien concurrida celebración.

- Desde el punto de vista histórico, cultural y tradicional, ¡me encanta! Perú es un país lleno de diferentes costumbres las cuales nos enriquecen como nación.

- Hay muchos que se quejan porque el recorrido del Señor de los Milagros implica cerrar muchas vías de tránsito, y eso provoca muchas demoras en dirigirs...

Gadol's Nugget: The Face in the Mount

Has anyone noted that face in the mount which is in the book cover of the novel "Gadol, en Busca de la Verdad - El Descenso"? Well, if you hasn't, now you have!


In one chapter of the novel I tell how a witness of a slaughter had the impression that even the mountains around him were sad because of the blood that the land received.

That part of the book came to my mind when the book cover's designer, José Aljovín, unintentionally made that in the mount appears a face. When I saw that, I told imm...