Allow me, if you will, to put in your mind the image of a great big clock, or if you prefer, some other type of big, complex machine. There are so many different parts, so many different functions and structures, all designed to click with one another to make the whole operation work seamlessly. The person building it would therefore …
Like many high school and college students, I have been on “ an extended summer break” since the middle of March when school transitioned online. While I was technically still in school I was still on “summer break”! I’m just waiting for my Uncle Joel to say, “GET A JOB!” (actually, now that I’m back in school, he would just …
The South San Francisco Ministerium hosted a virtual Promise Keepers convention on Friday, July 31 & Saturday, August 1. The event was held at Message of Peace Church, and there were about 25 men who attended. It was a blessing to be able to safely congregate with fellow believers during the current COVID-19 lockdown. The purpose of Promise Keepers is …
Think of the superheroes you loved growing up. Who were your favorites? I know that when I was a kid my favorites were easily Spider-Man and Batman. These days the kids probably prefer the Avengers. I promise that I’m going somewhere with this. First, let’s take a look at the origin stories of some of these characters: Steve Rogers, US …
I think it’s safe to say that we are all struggling during these times. With all the negativity from the media stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic and all the other bad things going on in the world, it eventually starts to sound like the adults in the Charlie Brown cartoons (i.e. blah-blah-blah-blah). It gets so annoying that it makes you …
What does stewardship mean? Being a steward is different from being an owner. An owner of an object is the one who has ultimate authority over it in its use, its alteration, and even its destruction. A steward supervises something on behalf of their owner, and their authority over the object only goes so far as the owner has outlined. …
For as long as I can remember, the version of the Bible that I grew up on was the New International Version, or NIV, and it’s the version we all have grown accustomed to asmembers of Hillside. However, as I got older, I wanted a simpler version. So, on myhandy-dandy Bible App that I use, I discovered “The Message”, so …
“You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.” ~Exodus 20:4 “Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when …
Grace and peace to you. In my devotional 31 Ways to be A “One Another” Christian: Loving Others with the Love of Jesus, today’s Scripture is from 1 John 1:7 — “But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from …
We, humans, have faith in a lot of things. We have faith in our work ethic, that it will stay active for a long time. We have faith in our sports teams, that they will win every game. We have faith in the stock market, that our money will be invested wisely. Most importantly, however, is our faith in God. …