December 6-12, 2020 – Leslie Mendez As a child I was told “Don’t be mad”, ”Go be mad somewhere else.” My natural emotions often betrayed my poor attempts of stopping them only making me an angrier child. How guilted I felt as it only grew an unmanaged behavior. Having developed poor coping skills I found …
Thank God For Erasers
November 29-December 5, 2020 – Shari Lee Recently I was visiting a lady and gentleman in their home. I had been to their home several times previously. However, during this visit something new on the kitchen table caught my eye. It was a stack of six or eight red erasers with positive messages written on …
Thank You Jesus!
November 22-28, 2020 – Milton Dalida Thank – The holidays can be a joyous occasion. It’s wonderful to share those times with family and friends. It’s great to give and receive gifts. How glorious it is to be able to worship freely where we are. But, the holidays can also be lonely and difficult for …
To Be Liked Or Disliked
November 15-21, 2020 – Joseph Castillo My wife and I try to attend a marriage retreat every year. If we can’t then we will purposely read a book on how to improve our marriage. At one of those retreats about 6 years ago, I heard a statistic that blew me away. According to the presenter …
Just Sleeping
November 8-14, 2020 – Milton Dalida Have you ever been so tired from all the burdens of life that you just needed to take a long deserved sleep to recuperate? Workers need time to rest and sleep so they can have energy to work again the next day. Athletes need rest and sleep to heal …
Got Peace?
November 1-7, 2020 – Belinda Castillo I have always been a worrier. Ever since I was a little girl I would worry — about EVERYTHING. I would worry so much that even when there wasn’t anything to worry about I would worry because maybe I was in the calm before the storm. Today, as I …
Best Costume Contest
October 25-31, 2020 – Milton Dalida Years ago when I was in elementary school, our school held a costume contest. My friends and I were so excited because we were going to have an opportunity to wear our costumes and see what cool costumes the other students were going to wear. On the day of …
What’s The Greatest Gift?
October 18-24, 2020 – Joseph Castillo What is the greatest talent or gift that God can give us? The last two Sabbaths we have gone over the “Parable of the Talents” (Matt 25:14-30). We have studied the differences between the fruits of the Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit. As believers, when we give …
Time, Talents, and Tithe
October 11-17, 2020 – Milton Dalida It’s takes time to learn a new skill or talent. It takes even longer to become a pro at it. Have you ever noticed that many of the skilled or talented individuals usually started at a young age and that it’s more difficult to start when you’re older? I’m …
Clean
October 4-10, 2020 – Belinda Castillo Have you ever walked inside a room and everything is clean? I mean really clean. Like when you know that every drawer is organized and every corner is swept and it just feels clean. It gives a kind of peace to the soul. Do you ever long for that squeaky clean, …