By: Joel Ramirez Children add so much perspective to life. Our three-year-old tonight managed to button up her pajama shirt with minimal help for the very first time. Like all small children coming into their independence, she will quite often reply “I can do it”. It is hard for a…
By: Joel Ramirez It is common thinking in today’s society that you don’t get anything in life without earning it. If you want a big house and nice cars, you have to work hard and earn those things. There are many who are materially rich who will tell you they…
By: Joel Ramirez You do not have to look hard to find despair in the world. There are multiple examples of people doing desperate things because of despair. In fact, the words desperate and despair share the same origin in definition. Despair simply means without hope. Desperate is the feeling…
This month we have seen weather that will be talked about for many years. I know one of the things I will remember most about this time is going to the grocery store and seeing the shelves empty. This has been a more frequent occurrence since the onset of the…
By: Joel Ramirez You do not have to look hard to find despair in the world. There are multiple examples of people doing desperate things because of despair. In fact, the words desperate and despair share the same origin in definition. Despair simply means without hope. Desperate is the feeling…
By: Joel Ramirez Not a day goes by that my children don’t mention with excitement their ambition to grow up. Their enthusiasm always outweighs any trepidation they occasionally show in growing older. They are truly excited to grow! Do you remember that excitement you felt when you were baptized? Do…
By: Joel Ramirez It is almost impossible to drive down the street and not see a sticker or a poster exclaiming “He is the reason for the season”. The slogan is set in an outline of someone kneeling at a manger with the intent of bringing recognition to the birth…
Today, many people want to know exactly where we stand and just what our beliefs are when it comes to political agendas and current events. We live in an age when we are more aware of things that happen, and when they happen, than we have ever been before. We…
We recently had our Vacation Bible School and I had the great honor of being able to teach one of the teen classes and participate in the “closing ceremony”. The lesson for the final day was based on the parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21-35). The lesson plan called…