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  • Are you superstitious? I am definitely not superstitious. I’ve never been because it is not an effective way to live. The Scriptures teach that our LORD is sovereign in everything. Many people tend to believe that the answer to their prayers should be in the affirmative. However, the Bible teaches that we are to pray…

  • How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? When I was a young man, I developed a very serious mental illness. I struggled with this illness for a long time, up until very recently. When I got sick, I had no idea how my Blessed LORD would actually use my…

  • What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? A while back, I was researching the meaning of my three names. My middle name, Rodriguez, which was my Mom’s maiden name, means “son of a famous power.” The suffix “-ez” in my middle name means “son of,” as it means in all such…

  • What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. The question in my title above is actually not one that I get asked very often, but it is a tough one to answer, not because I don’t know the answer, but because most people won’t accept the answer I give them. In the end,…

  • Today, our Precious Holy Spirit drew me to Revelation 7:9-17: “After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying,…

  • Tonight, our Blessed Holy Spirit led me to 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, where Paul taught: “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant: You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God…

  • Who are your favorite people to be around? My favorite people to be around include my Wife, my Mother-in-Law, my Mom, my Siblings, my Extended Family, and my Friends, many of whom we lead in Bible Study. This is my cloud of witnesses. I have known mostly Everyone in this Group for decades. When you…

  • Tonight, our Blessed Holy Spirit drew me to Zephaniah 3:14-20, which reads: “Sing, O daughter of Zion!Shout, O Israel!Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,O daughter of Jerusalem!The LORD has taken away your judgments,He has cast out your enemy.The King of Israel, the LORD, is in your midst;You shall see disaster no more.In that…

  • If there were a biography about you, what would the title be? My life has been marked by an illness that is in its 39th year. Although I won’t identify it directly here, suffice it to say that it is a type of mental illness. Beginning early in my life, I began my descent into…

  • Today, our Blessed Holy Spirit, drew my attention to Matthew 22:23-33: “The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. Now there were with us seven brothers. The…