by Chris Bates | Dec 20, 2018 | Christian Living, From The Heart
My father had been taking me into the woods since I was as young as I can remember. On one cold, bluebird sky fall day in my early teen years I was allowed to go out hunting by myself for one of the first times. My excitement was obvious as I walked across the...
by Chris Bates | Dec 15, 2018 | Christian Living, From The Heart
There is nothing like a painted dawn in the Mississippi Delta. On the recent opening morning of hunting season we arrived well before dawn and had time to sit in the quiet for a while and enjoy the earliest moments of the day. During those times I seem to reflect on...
by Al Abdulla | Apr 14, 2018 | Christian Living, From The Heart
Freedom From Religion “Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.” – Mark 15:38 Recently I had the privilege of sharing The Good Friday Message at a home fellowship here in Oregon. This home fellowship was not a typical home...
by Geno Quiroz | Mar 15, 2018 | Christian Living, Devotionals
Weak Faith Is Too Proud To Obey In the account of Herod Antipas and the execution John the Baptist in Mark 6:14-29, we read that Herod actually feared John in spite of having him killed. Herod feared John because he knew he was a just and holy man, so he tried to...
by Geno Quiroz | Feb 14, 2018 | Christian Living, Devotionals
The Parable of the Lamp Also He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to...
by Geno Quiroz | Feb 5, 2018 | Christian Living, Devotionals
The Parable of the Seed and the Soil “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. And it happened, as he sowed, that some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it. Some fell on stony ground, where it did not have much earth; and immediately...
by genoq1 | Feb 1, 2018 | Christian Living, Devotionals
Teaching and Sharing Whenever and Wherever Possible In Mark’s Gospel, we read that Jesus often taught by sea but as the crowds grew, He would get on a boat and teach from there. And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that...
by Geno Quiroz | Jan 10, 2018 | Christian Living, Devotionals
In Luke’s Gospel, we read that before appointing the 12 apostles, Jesus spent the whole night in prayer. Now it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, He called His disciples...
by Rene Astorga | Jan 4, 2018 | Christian Living
New Year, New Goals The new year is upon us. Hopefully you’re thinking about some goals that you’d like to accomplish in the next year. If you’re not, this is an amazing… and dare I say… Godly habit to start. For most people, especially for my self centered, “give me...
by Geno Quiroz | Dec 30, 2017 | Christian Living
Putting God in a Box The religious leaders of Jesus’ time had so many rules, rituals, and traditions that they had placed God inside of a box. They pretty much left no room for God to work outside of their rules and traditions. Their religious system had so many...
