The Exhortation to Love Your Neighbor
God calls us to love one another. Today I posted the following blog on another platform. I received a lot of positive feedback, so I thought I’d post this piece here on my website, as well. As always, I welcome your comments and feedback. Here, then, is what I posted on the other platform: Dear […]
Coping Strategies for Our Pain
What strategies do you use to cope with negative feelings? In my work as a counselor, I often talk to my clients about things they can do to deal with any emotional pain they are going through. Often, my clients are dealing with depression (a lack of joy) or anxiety (a lack of peace). I […]
Counselor, a Wonderful Vocation
What is one word that describes you? Earlier this year was my 24th anniversary as a Counselor. If I had to pick one word to describe me, it would be “Counselor.” I’ve always had the gift of communicating well with others. Even before I officially became a counselor, I would counsel friends and family. I […]
Our Blessed Word of God
John 1:1-18 declares: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. And […]
Abiding in the True Vine
In John 15:1-8, our LORD Jesus said: “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have […]
True Faith in Prayer
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 […]
A Blessing in Disguise
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 […]
Son of a Famous Power
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 […]
Why do bad things happen to good people?
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, […]
Our LORD, the KING, with Us
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, […]