Twenty-five years ago today my “little one” was born. She was born during a very uncertain season of our lives. It was a day-by-day, and at times moment-by-moment walk of faith. When she arrived, we decided to mark the season by giving her the middle name “Hope.” Her birth, the gift of her life remindedContinue reading “It’s Friday…Hope Against Hope”
Author Archives: Vic Alvarado
It’s Friday…Don’t Fall Into The Trap
Imagine a freshly baked apple pie coming out of the oven. Imagine the aroma filling the room and stimulating all your senses. Imagine inhaling deeply and letting that wonderful smell create in you an acute anticipation of the enjoyment to come. Now, after all that, can you comprehend such a delicacy coming out of theContinue reading “It’s Friday…Don’t Fall Into The Trap”
It’s Friday…It’s A Constant Choice
Who are you? What is your identity? Deep down in your heart of hearts, what drives you? What is your reason for being? What kinds of passions keep you going and keep you from losing hope? These are hard questions for some; it may be difficult for others to put their finger on their trueContinue reading “It’s Friday…It’s A Constant Choice”
It’s Friday…We Are Really, Really Free
On this Independence Day holiday, I am truly grateful for the freedom we share as Americans. It is a national blessing that isn’t difficult to understand. For those of us who are followers of Christ and live in America we are doubly blessed. We have been set free from the bondage of sin as well.Continue reading “It’s Friday…We Are Really, Really Free”
It’s Friday…It’s A Good Thing
One of the mysterious paradoxes of our relationship with God is that as His followers we can experience unspeakable joy and severe hardship, both at the same time. In fact, it’s almost guaranteed that we will. “In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer griefContinue reading “It’s Friday…It’s A Good Thing”
It’s Friday…Just Receive It
It’s Father’s Day weekend. If you’re a father, congratulations! When God created you and then blessed you with the honor of being a Dad, He had in mind that you would be a Father just like Him. Sometimes we think of Him as the Father of hardship, or as the God of the difficult path.Continue reading “It’s Friday…Just Receive It”
It’s Friday…It’s Simply Amazing
I have been fixated on the attribute of mercy these past few days. Understanding God’s love and mercy is the foundation of our relationship with Him. If we don’t have that down, we aren’t going to get the rest of our relationship with The Lord right. Even so, this love and mercy are often thingsContinue reading “It’s Friday…It’s Simply Amazing”
It’s Friday…We Have Clarity
Our world is awfully confused about what is right and wrong. Worse yet, it is largely ignorant of the way to God. If ever there was a time to speak up, this is it. Our needy planet is desperate for a word from God. The Apostle Paul tells us that no one knows the thoughtsContinue reading “It’s Friday…We Have Clarity”
It’s Friday…It’s Alright To Be Blunt
“Tolerance” has become the mantra of our culture. Confrontation is not an admired trait in our society. It is often necessary, but it is rarely aspired to in a redeeming manner. The woke world prefers to live and let live, not to rock the boat, to avoid conflict whenever possible. We who have been cultivatedContinue reading “It’s Friday…It’s Alright To Be Blunt”
It’s Friday…There Is An Enormous Difference
In the arena of ideas, followers of Jesus are too often passive listeners. Our society consistently lifts up the sciences as factual and only humors faithful believers of The Creator as opinionated. But God has called us into the courtroom of this world, no matter where we find ourselves in it, to give a livingContinue reading “It’s Friday…There Is An Enormous Difference”
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