by Janina Marie Rivera | Apr 23, 2019 | Blog
Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:1-2 “Walk in the way of love…” I cannot help but think about this phrase....
by Janina Marie Rivera | Feb 11, 2019 | Blog
Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.” John 14:23 Usually, when people are told about Jesus for the first time, they hear this question asked of them: “Do you want to...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Jun 11, 2018 | Blog
People who may have had harsh, demanding, and abusive fathers may find it difficult to see God our Heavenly Father as kind, compassionate, and comforting. There’s the temptation to think, “Oh, compassion? That sounds like Jesus, but not our Father God.” Or we might...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Aug 21, 2017 | Blog
Imagine the anger of Esau as he said this to himself: “The days of mourning for my father are near; then I will kill my brother Jacob” (Gen. 27:41b). Jacob, his twin brother, had deceived their father, Isaac. He had put on Esau’s clothes, covered his smooth arms with...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Aug 7, 2017 | Blog
Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'” John 20:17 Jesus spoke these words to Mary Magdalene on the...
