September 20-26, 2020 – Belinda Castillo There is an ugly house on Laurel Street here in town. It wasn’t always ugly. In fact, at one time it was pretty decent looking and had a lot of potential. It sold back in 2014 for $255,000. We don’t drive down that street very often, but when we …
Love For The Failed And Rejected
September 13-19, 2020 – Joyce Gregory You can probably think of at least one time in your life when you felt that you failed miserably. It might have been trying out for some coveted place on a team; or maybe it was failing some important test or work assignment. Again, most of us have felt …
The Chase Is On
September 6-12 – Joseph Castillo I remember vividly when I was 16. I was going to Dinuba Junior Academy but it only went up to 10th grade. So my sophomore year I participated in “Academy Day” at Fresno Adventist Academy (FAA). They had invited all those who were thinking about going to FAA the next …
Identity Crisis
August 30-September 5, 2020 – Milton Dalida Recap – In my last post, King of the World, I chose to follow Jesus rather seek the praises of men. Truth be told, the journey that followed was weight lifted off my shoulders, but not an easy one. Jesus filled that gaping hole in my life when …
Frustrated
August 23-29, 2020 – Joseph Castillo Frustration can come in so many different ways. I’m frustrated with Covid-19. I’m frustrated that I have to wear a face mask everywhere I go. I got frustrated when my face mask broke a string in public and I could not wear it anymore. It kept falling off. People …
Tired?
August 9-15, 2020 – Joseph Castillo Have you ever been tired? I have. There is this story in John that gives me encouragement. It says, “and Jesus, tired as He was from the journey, sat down by the well (John 4:6).” The story tells us that Jesus was hungry and tired. Somehow, that brings comfort …
E=mc2
August 2-8, 2020 – Joseph Castillo It is said that Albert Einstein came up with the equation E=mc2. He made it public in a paper he submitted in 1905 to the science world. This equation is so simple but holds so much power in it. It led to the atomic bomb that helped end World …
Sticky Friends
July 26-August 1, 2020 – Joseph Castillo I remember when I was about 10 years old. I lived in the country and my cousin was visiting while he was on vacation. Behind my house was a field of grapevines. They had just finished soaking the fields the week before. There were some spots that were …
The Mind of Jesus – Prophecy Yet to Come
July 19-25, 2020 – Joseph Castillo Have you ever wondered about what God has in store for you in the future? We’re going to talk about two different kinds of prophecies today. One is conditional prophecy and the other is non-conditional prophecy. Non-conditional prophecies are those that we think about in Daniel and Revelation. They …