In the wee morning hour on Monday right after Easter, God called His faithful servant, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who for the last 12 years was known as Pope Francis.  There are many adjectives that can be associated with Pope Francis but these two stand tall: simple and humble.  He was so sim...

It would be easy for us who were raised in a loving home to love; we have no reason to hate others. On the contrary, it would be hard for us who were raised in a harsh environment to love; we have lots of reasons to hate others. Corrie ten Boom was supposed to grow […]...

Jesus knew that He had to be in Jerusalem on that Sunday. He knew that it was to be His final week on earth before He was executed. He still went because He knew that He had come to this world for that very purpose: to die for the sins of the world. Despite the […]...

First, thank you for celebrating my birthday and feeding me plenty of rice and noodles! This week I gained three pounds! My tummy is happy even though my doctor may not be 🙂 Thank you for all youhave done for Santy and me; thank you for your love and care. May God’s goodness and mercy […...

We don’t always understand what God is doing in our life, but we do not always understand what we are doing to God either.  We do not always know that we have hurt God and even if we do, we may not know how badly we have hurt God.  But there is something else we […]...

I cannot count how many times I have thanked God for my car; it’s a reliable car.  And when I think about how I stumbled upon this car, I cannot help but be amazed by the way God guided me to this car, not to other cars.  I may have shared the story with you […]...

In about a month we’ll enter Passion Week, the final week of Jesus before He was crucified and rose from the dead on the third day.  Like a bull’s eye, Passion Week is the center of Christianity; it is the center the carries the whole weight of God’s work of salvation. In his book, The [&...

We have heard a saying that when God closes a door, He will open a window, which means God often directs our steps by either closing or opening a way. The fact that we have prayed for direction does not necessarily mean that we will get the greenlights all the way.  No, there are times [&hellip...

I think most of us do not know who Merle Oberon was.  Well, I did not, either, until I came across this article about her.  She’s an actor who was nominated for an Oscar in 1935, for her movie, “The Dark Angel.”  But what caught my attention was not this part of her life, but [&...

Tante Bertha did not attend our church; she belonged to the Body of Christ in a different location.  However, her daughter, son in-law, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and their families along with her niece and nephew, attend our church.  This week, Tante Bertha, the mother of Tante S...