Tag: #christ
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Holy Ground: Public Repentance
It’s like someone who cannot swim. God pushed me into the deep. “I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the LORD helped me.” (Psalm 118:13, ESV). He pushed me so that I was falling into the deep end of the pool. I guess this type of repentance and pruning is me learning how…
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The Necessary Thorn:What Sin Produces Within Us
In Romans 7:8, Apostle Paul declares: “But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead” (Rom. 7:8, ESV). This is a heavy verse. Romans 7 carries tremendous weight as Paul describes unchecked sin, internal conflict, distorted desire, and the war between…
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The Scribe’s Knowing
Part II “To Know” Jeremiah 29:11–14 (ESV) 11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. 13 You…
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Dirty Feet, Contrite Heart: Walking Out Love When It Hurts the Most
“What makes our children happy & fills them with joy is to see their father and mother fulfilled.” – Pastor Toni Alvarado On the last day of the Christian Embassy Winter Conference, I had the privilege of hearing from the only woman pastor to grace the stage—Pastor Toni Alvarado. The sermon was titled “Love Is…
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Beyond the Mirror: The Image of God and Identity w/ Bishop Jonathan Alvarado
“Pastors have to defend the flock. Bishops have to defend the faith.” — Bishop Jonathan Alvarado A Transformative Encounter After Patrick Winfield’s message, I had the privilege of encountering Bishop Jonathan Alvarado. I use the word encounter because his sermon wasn’t just words—it was an experience. A tangible meeting with God’s presence. A revelation of…