by Janina Marie Rivera | Dec 18, 2018 | Blog
CHRISTMAS IS NEAR! Gifts. We love sniffing them for clues, shaking them, tearing the bright wrapping paper. Christmas becomes so much happier when we give and receive gifts. A few days ago, I found myself reading Matthew 7:9-11, which says: “Which of you, if your son...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Dec 3, 2018 | Blog
Basedon Acts 16 The prison warden watched the two prisoners cautiously. Dried blood plastered the forehead of one them, the taller one named Silas. The other man—a short, bald headed man— had fresh purple bruises on his arms and neck. The men’s clothes had been torn...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Nov 21, 2018 | Blog
As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, and have the most important seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets. They devour widows’...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Aug 23, 2018 | Blog
And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.” Mark 9:1 This verse makes me wonder at the level of longing we have for the Kingdom of God. Do we want to...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Aug 20, 2018 | Blog
I remember watching a performance at the theater and liking it so much that I kept the ticket and glued it inside my notebook. The ticket itself wasn’t worth much, just torn yellow paper. Yet, I kept it because it meant something to me – a remembrance of a play worth...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Aug 17, 2018 | Blog
In the Book of Mark, one can find an opening where everything focuses on Jesus Christ: “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” (Mark 1:1) These words set the stage for everything written in the book. The Book of Mark may be the shortest among...
