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Get Out of Your Head!

October 9, 2024October 12, 2024 / Joe Rodriguez / 1 Comment

Sometimes, what we need in order to be unburdened is to get out of our own heads (worries, mistrust, doubts, fears) and into our lives. We get to do this thing called LIFE only once. To understand its true value and worth we first need to thank God for gifting us with it. Then we … Continue reading Get Out of Your Head!

A Word To Stubborn Procrastinators

April 29, 2022May 27, 2022 / Joe Rodriguez / 3 Comments

They say that life is the best teacher, not the only one. A well-educated person also learns from other people and by conducting research using the various types of media. Nevertheless, there are those who tend to think they know it all simply because they have some education and what they refer to as "common … Continue reading A Word To Stubborn Procrastinators

Hello, Skeletons. Howdy, Demons!

April 13, 2022April 18, 2022 / Joe Rodriguez / 4 Comments

If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. 1 John 1:8 NLT So then, submit yourselves to God. Resist the Devil, and he will run away from you. -James 4:7 GNT How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from … Continue reading Hello, Skeletons. Howdy, Demons!

The more beautiful, the more deadly

September 30, 2021April 28, 2024 / Joe Rodriguez / 3 Comments

Danger hides in beauty, and beauty in danger. - Belva Plain Among the many things in this world that are unavoidably captivating, some are harmless and even favorable. Yet, others can be quite harmful and even deadly. Take, for example, the four objects in the image above. From left to right they are: The golden … Continue reading The more beautiful, the more deadly

||| – Game Over

September 26, 2021October 13, 2021 / Joe Rodriguez / 1 Comment

We don’t get several lives to come back and change the outcome of our bad choices; we have only the one, then it is “game over.” So, choosing to live prudently and wisely does not only benefits us in the here an now, but also in the eternal here after.

Spiritual Ninja

July 14, 2021July 20, 2021 / Joe Rodriguez / 1 Comment

Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the time will come.Mark 13:33 ESV Action movies are my favorite, especially those with superheroes. The more fighting, the better! I realize that not everyone is keen on watching violent movies (different strokes for different folks). However, as true followers of Jesus Christ, we are … Continue reading Spiritual Ninja

Splinters In The Heart

February 6, 2021July 19, 2022 / Joe Rodriguez / 2 Comments

"A splinter (also known as a sliver) is a fragment of a larger object or a foreign body that penetrates or is purposely injected into a body. The foreign body must be lodged inside tissue to be considered a splinter. Splinters may cause initial pain through ripping of flesh and muscle, infection through bacteria on the foreign object, and severe … Continue reading Splinters In The Heart

God’s Arithmetic

December 11, 2020January 9, 2021 / Joe Rodriguez / Leave a comment

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. - Romans 8:28 If you are a math teacher or are simply good with numbers, you most likely frowned at the above equation. That's because, in arithmetic, a positive multiplied or … Continue reading God’s Arithmetic

Holy S****t!

August 28, 2020September 18, 2020 / Joe Rodriguez / 10 Comments

OK, I know exactly what your first reaction was when you read this. I too would raise my eyebrows or frown if I saw an article/blog post with that title, especially if I knew it was written by a professed Christian who is also a Minister of the Gospel. Did it catch your attention? If … Continue reading Holy S****t!

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