Marco Milani 
Back in December, I received some slacks as a Christmas gift. To my disappointment, the slacks didn’t fit. So, I set a goal to start losing weight. At the beginning of January, I jumped into it headfirst, and, I am happy to say that I have lost around 40 pounds. Recently, I had a conversation with a close friend about …
The 21st century has given birth to dozens of great advances in terms of technology. Anything you could possibly think of is available at your fingertips or at a push of a button. However, there is an added effect. Because of these advancements, we can get goods and services faster than we could a decade or two ago. Don’t know …
During the pandemic it is safe to say that we have all experienced either being bored of being alone, and/or sick and tired of being in the house with the same people. To ease that loneliness, or just to meet new people, some have joined dating apps. According to an article on Fortune, from March to May of 2020 (the …
“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for, in the same way, they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” ~ Matthew 15:11-12 If you’ve looked around you in the past few months, you will …
Ash Wednesday was on February 17, 2021. This date started the season of Lent. As Christians, we usually give up something for this season and replace it with prayer or reflection, just as long as we give praise and honor to God while doing it. Just about a year ago, Pastor Mike did a sermon on the subject of lent …
A few sermon series ago, Pastor Mike was talking about spiritual gifts. As a theme verse, he used 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, which says: “Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the …
On behalf of everyone who survived the year 2020, let me be first to say, welcome to 2021. We made it y’all! As we go into the month of January, we focus on an age-old tradition that happens around this time (no, I’m not talking about the college football playoff). I’m talking about making resolutions. Yes, that tradition that everyone …
Dedicated to Viola Barnard; Aunty Vi, I love you. I know you are rejoicing in heaven right now and worshiping the one who died for us. Isaiah 41:10 (NIV): “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my …
This month, I’m actually going to be calling back to something that was said in one of Pastor Mike’s sermons from a couple of weeks ago. I can’t remember the exact title of the sermon, but I do remember it was in the Worship series. It’s an answer to the question, “Why do we go to church?” All of this …
This month, I’m going to cheat a little bit (yeah, I know, cheating is never good). With this article, I am going to be spinning off from something I wrote at the end of last month’s Msquared’s Musings. It’s that we can’t do anything without God’s help. Last time it was in the context of getting back into a new …