by Janina Marie Rivera | May 12, 2020 | Blog
As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.” Romans 4:17 There is something about sound preceding manifestation....
by Janina Marie Rivera | May 8, 2020 | Blog
This morning, I woke up with a well-known, Christian Orthodox song in my heart: “This is the day, this is the day that the Lord has made, that the Lord has made. We will rejoice, We will rejoice, and be glad in it, and be glad in it.” -excerpt from the hymn “This is...
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 | Jul 26, 2018 | Blog
When Jesus died, He broke the curse of sin and death’s eternal hold. Despite this, there are some Christians who are irrationally afraid of death. Death is inevitable– sickness comes, we die; old age comes, we die; an accident comes, we die. Death happens, but...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Mar 27, 2018 | Blog
“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.” – Isaiah 40:8 There are times when God highlights specific verses to us, making Scripture leap from off the page and into our spirits. We know deep down that these words are not just...
