by Janina Marie Rivera | Apr 17, 2020 | Blog
“He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.” Mark 4:39 Sickness can be a painful subject, especially when we are the ones who get sick, or if someone close to us grows ill and dies. We...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Dec 23, 2019 | Blog
My beloved spoke, and said to me: “Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.” — Song...
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 | May 28, 2018 | Blog
Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Isa. 40:30-31 I take...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Mar 27, 2018 | Blog
Moods. Aren’t we guilty of allowing our circumstances to dictate our mood? A morning of accidentally burning our toast or of being cut-off while driving means a response of lightning, thunder, and hail. We start scowling, snapping at everyone, paying attention to...
