Freedom from shame – My story of God’s redemption
God’s amazing grace and power has changed my life, which is why I’m willing to be so transparent in this…
Category: Faith
Aiming Our Hearts Toward God
When we run away from idolatry and toward God, our hearts are aimed toward his. When our hearts are aimed…
Learning to Share the Gospel like Paul
With the help of Betty Crocker and her fudge brownie mix, I am told I make the world’s best brownies.…
The Proof of Genuine Faith: What We Do Matters to God
We have bumper stickers and Christian messages everywhere in our culture. But what good is it if we display or…
Who is God’s favorite? What the Bible says about favoritism.
We all have a tendency to show favoritism, don’t we? We have a tendency to treat some people better than…
Where Sin is Born
Do you ever feel like someone else is making you behave badly? I do, I think we all do. In…
Earthly Wisdom vs. Heavenly Wisdom
When I moved to California from Puerto Rico, I was 16 years old, and I came with a vocabulary of…
Pray and Keep Praying
I have been thinking about prayer, and how and when we pray. Please read this passage from James 5, in…
We Have More Than Enough Hope
Do you need hope? I know that I have lived through seasons when I’ve felt desperate for hope, and maybe…
What the Bible Says About Peace
The world is desperate for peace. Peace is something we’ve been seeking forever, really, and we have tried all kinds…
What Does the Cross Mean for You?
I want to bring your attention to just a few verses about the cross today. Something to get you thinking,…
I Urge You to Transform, not Conform (Romans 12)
As free and grateful people, we can say, “God, thank you for all you’ve given me. Now I offer myself…