Posts from 2017

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Faith and passion, stoked by the Word!

by LD

2 Peter 1:1– Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with oursby the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: As a Christian we go through doubts in our lives, and sometimes question things that God desires us to trust Him in.  But that […]

God of the Living!

by PH

You will die. So will I. I’m absolutely sure of it. And so are you. Then, why do we live like we will live forever? How do I know we do? Because we waste so much time doing things we would never do if we knew we only had a month to live. So, when […]

Do You Love Your Neighbor?

by PH

If what you consider your right was hurting a fellow Christian, would you give it up? Or would you insist on it because it is your right? That may determine how mature you are in Christ.   For example, let’s say you enjoy watching certain types of movies such as war movies. And you want […]

Reserving glory to Jesus alone

by LD

1 Peter 5:5–Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” If you have had the opportunity to work as group on a project at work, church, or at home, everyone had to submit under […]

Why We Sacrifice Rather than Obey

by PH

Sometimes the greatest enemy of obedience is sacrifice. Especially when sacrifice takes the place of obedience. For example, some “Christians” will donate large sums of money to church (sacrifice), but will not do life with those people (Obedience). By doing something good to the church, they think they don’t have to be a part of […]

When the relationship is enough

by LD

Numbers 27:15-17-Moses spoke to the Lord, saying, 16 “Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation 17 who shall go out before them and come in before them, who shall lead them out and bring them in, that the congregation of the Lord may not be as sheep that have […]

Jesus is no GOAT!

by PH

There have been a lot of talks of GOAT lately. GOAT stands for “Greatest Of All Time.” This usually refers to sports figures. The greatest quarterback ever? Tom Brady, for example. I don’t like him and I usually root for whoever is playing against him, such as yesterday at the Superbowl. But I have to tip […]

Children vs Politicians

by PH

It is no secret that I love children and youth. I’ve worked with them from the time that I myself was a youth. And if it weren’t for God’s calling, I would still be working with children and youth. And in a way, I’m still working with them since I’m working with their parents. Healthy […]

Enduring in the Kingdom

by LD

Luke 9:61-62–Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” 62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” Have you ever been overly excited to do something, and got into it and realized […]

Discerning God’s Will

by PH

Years before, I was reading the Old Testament more for patterns and moral guidelines. I wanted to learn from their mistakes, and I would learn what to do and what not to do based on the patterns I saw. And to do that, I needed to learn certain principles. One such principle was “Be brave and fight for your […]