THE LOST SHEEP.

THE LOST SHEEP.

Saturday, 8:30 p.m. – Goleta The phone rang for the eighth time that evening. Lying on her bed after spending nearly 40 minutes in the shower, 21-year-old Lisa Awalé had made up her mind not to answer it. She had no desire to talk to anyone—especially not him. Anxiously, she stared at her cell phone, […]

LIGHT ON THE PATH

LIGHT ON THE PATH

… Lisa Awalé was lying naked on the bed. Next to her, her boyfriend Roland had his eyes glued to his phone. They had just made love. After a while, Lisa had stopped counting—and stopped feeling guilty. After the conversation she had had with the old motorcycle-taxi driver, she had wanted to end things with […]

THE IMAGES OF GOD.

THE IMAGES OF GOD.

When we look at how He created everything the earth contains, we clearly see that the first thing we can say is that He is great and powerful. One must be powerful to create the heavens and the earth; to place each element in its rightful place; to create the sun, the moon, and the […]

INSTRUCTION: CULTIVATE AND KEEP.

INSTRUCTION: CULTIVATE AND KEEP.

After completing His plan of creation, God, speaking to man, gives him important instructions—among which is the command to cultivate and keep the garden. These two words are very powerful; they are not placed there by chance. In fact, God establishes man in the garden, giving him full authority and responsibility. If we examine these […]

LEADERS WHO FACE ADVERSITY

LEADERS WHO FACE ADVERSITY

God’s work never advances without opposition. If you are moving forward without resistance, it means you’re walking in the same direction as the enemy. Satan always attacks those heading in a direction that threatens him and his kingdom. Seeing Jerusalem unprotected, mocked, and vulnerable to enemy attacks pleased Satan—it was a source of joy for […]

HAVING A HARD FOREHEAD.

HAVING A HARD FOREHEAD.

The term “Having a hard forehead” is found in Ezekiel 3:8-9, where God says: “Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. I have made your forehead like diamond, harder than flint.” This expression means that God gave Ezekiel the strength and resilience necessary […]

EVERY DAY, talk to someone about God.

EVERY DAY, talk to someone about God.

That is what it means to be a witness for Christ. The Bible says: This is a trustworthy saying and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners (1 Tim. 1:15). The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost (Luke 19:10). Jesus came to save sinners. That […]

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