“It’s a conspiracy.” That was the assessment of a paranoid priest warning a corrupt king of a prophet’s declaration of God’s plans for Israel. When the prophet Amos told the Truth of God, he was considered a troublemaker, a disturber of the national peace, a mudslinger void of constructive criticism. (Things haven’t changed much, haveContinue reading “It’s Friday…Out of Balance”
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It’s Friday…God Clearly Disagrees
Human beings – all of us – suffer, in some form, from an identity crisis. We don’t fully know who we are, what we are created to do, or how we are meant to go about it. We learn to make assumptions about those questions over time, as every culture and every family develops someContinue reading “It’s Friday…God Clearly Disagrees”
It’s Friday…It’s Good to be Stumpy
I like stumps. Stumps serve their purpose in the landscape of life. But not many people aspire to be a stump, but according to Isaiah the prophet, it’s a holy calling. “…as the terebinth and oak leave stumps when they are cut down, so the holy seed will be the stump in the land.” (IsaiahContinue reading “It’s Friday…It’s Good to be Stumpy”
It’s Friday…Don’t Let Yourself Rest
Many followers of Jesus approach their faith in Him casually. It’s more like a self-improvement endeavor – great to do, but not particularly urgent or intense. In fact, many believers are quite content with their casual relationship with God. It sufficiently sustains them. That’s one of the influences of our culture. The world supports thoseContinue reading “It’s Friday…Don’t Let Yourself Rest”
It’s Friday…The Beginning of Beauty and Peace
It’s a New Year. Even so, it is obvious that we live in a world in pain. Many people are being wounded deeply. Others are wondering if their scars from last year, or longer, will ever fade. Life is tough, especially for those who don’t know the Source of life and don’t know how theirContinue reading “It’s Friday…The Beginning of Beauty and Peace”
It’s Friday…Our Sense of Fashion Matters
It’s a New Year. How about a new wardrobe? Imagine having a set of new clothes that would make you look continually better day after day. These clothes would never go out of fashion, they would never fade in the wash, and they would never get tiresome. People would see you as different, elegant, andContinue reading “It’s Friday…Our Sense of Fashion Matters”
It’s Friday…He Always Comes Through
Christmas is here and it’s one of the best days of the year to express devotion, and yet devotion is so much easier on other days. Why is that? Perhaps because habits are easier to perform on routine days, and Christmas is anything but routine. It’s a celebration. Depending on your household, it may beContinue reading “It’s Friday…He Always Comes Through”
It’s Friday…Tell Him It’s His
It’s Christmastime. We are all familiar with heartwarming scenes of the season like this: “They saw the child with His mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures.” (Matthew 2:11) We’ve seen and heard this portrayal every year in nativity plays, television specials, movies, and our favorite Christmas cards.Continue reading “It’s Friday…Tell Him It’s His”
It’s Friday…Sleep Well
Christmastime is here. Even at this festive time of the year, we would like to know that God is watching over us, don’t we? The Good News is, He is with us – Immanuel. He isn’t some local deity limited in power. He isn’t some cosmic force that may pay attention to us if weContinue reading “It’s Friday…Sleep Well”
It’s Friday…God Has A Very Generous Heart
Christmas time is here. Imagine one of your good friends suddenly revealing that he secretly inherited hundreds of millions of dollars a few weeks ago. Then, imagine him giving you a million dollars this Christmas. Just because he likes you and wants to share his wealth with you. To him, the gift was a dropContinue reading “It’s Friday…God Has A Very Generous Heart”
Vic Alvarado 