It’s Independence Day weekend in America. In the ideal world, we would all love to live in a place where not only are we free, but everything is free too. That place one day will exist, guaranteed. Imagine living in a world where no money is needed. Everyone is industrious, not from a sense ofContinue reading “It’s Friday…Get Used To It”
Author Archives: Vic Alvarado
It’s Friday…Everything is Always Someone Else’s Fault
Did you watch the Presidential debate? There was a lot of finger pointing going on, huh? Their performance confirms that we are a society of victims. That’s what happens when a culture emphasizes human rights over human responsibilities. Both are important, but one without the other has tragic consequences. Focusing on responsibility to the exclusionContinue reading “It’s Friday…Everything is Always Someone Else’s Fault”
It’s Friday…Don’t Squander Glory on Garbage
Imagine having the world’s most valuable masterpiece, a work of art that would bring 30 and 40 million dollars if you auction it. Then imagine, instead of talking that masterpiece to the auction, you took it to the pawn shop, pawned it for 20 bucks, and blew the whole wad on crayons and paper soContinue reading “It’s Friday…Don’t Squander Glory on Garbage”
It’s Friday…He’s Already There
It’s Father’s Day weekend. If God were like a watchmaker who wound up the universe, His heart would not yearn. If He were like a CEO, He would be more preoccupied with profit than compassion. If He were like a landlord, He would let us come and go without much fanfare. But He is noneContinue reading “It’s Friday…He’s Already There”
It’s Friday…Survive the Wilderness
Twice between Egypt and the Promised Land, the Israelites grumbled about their lack of water in the wilderness. Both times, God brought water out of the rock, satisfying the thirst of a whining people. It was a merciful response to a slanderous charge. When God’s people are dehydrated and grumpy about it, God rains graceContinue reading “It’s Friday…Survive the Wilderness”
It’s Friday…Let’s Be The Clay That Bends
Repentance. It’s a much-maligned word. It sounds so harsh and painful, even condemning, doesn’t it? Those connotations don’t go over well in a laid back, life’s-a-beach culture of tolerance like ours. Repentance implies that something is wrong with us and we’re going to have to deny ourselves of something we treasure in order to change.Continue reading “It’s Friday…Let’s Be The Clay That Bends”
It’s Friday…Soldiers Who Died
It is Memorial Day weekend. One of the most moving stories I’ve ever heard took place on June 21, 2006, in the Nuristan Province of Afghanistan, Staff Sergeant Jared Monti’s sixteen-man patrol came under fire. One of his men was wounded and fell over a ridge into what the soldiers described as a “death zone.”Continue reading “It’s Friday…Soldiers Who Died”
It’s Friday…You’ll Be Amazed
There are three significant events that every child of God should recognize and celebrate: The Birth of Christ, the Resurrection of Christ, and the Day of Pentecost – when the church received the Holy Spirit of God. This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday. Throughout the nation of Israel’s history, God had sent His Spirit selectively. HeContinue reading “It’s Friday…You’ll Be Amazed”
It’s Friday…It Has To Be
The more I see what is happening in our world today, the more I realize we’re involved in a lifelong art project. We all want our lives to turn out the best possible way, so we are consumed with crafting circumstances, people, work, and dreams to our advantage. We plan for the best education, theContinue reading “It’s Friday…It Has To Be”
It’s Friday…Act The Part Now
Can you imagine a world without danger? It’s foreign to us, isn’t it? Some write novels about utopia or make science fiction movies about societies that have advanced beyond the threats of war and disease. Other than a very few, most people consider these fictional civilizations to be anything other than a pipe-dream. Why? BecauseContinue reading “It’s Friday…Act The Part Now”
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