’ve never celebrated Advent. At least not intentionally. My family was raised mostly at a Pentecostal church in Puerto Rico. The word Advent was nowhere near my panorama. We obviously celebrated Christmas season while hearing about the nativity, participating in Christmas plays, and singing Christmas songs but nothing that we did continuously during the Christmas season. I think that, as Christianize as we may be, most of us associate Christmas more with gifts, parties and family time.
La palabra “bendecido” ha sido muy popular en los últimos años. Se puede ver ampliamente utilizada para describir los logros, las posesiones o las relaciones de las personas. Parece que el mensaje general es que ser bendecido significa tener algo o alguien. Hemos caído en un evangelio tan individualista y centrado en nosotros mismos que…
The word “blessed” has been very popular over the past years. You can see it now widely used to describe people’s accomplishments, possessions, or relationships. It seems that the overall message is that being blessed means having something or someone. We have fallen into such an individualistic and self-focused gospel that we decide to be…
Today I had 10 minutes that I didn’t expected to have. I decided to give those 10 minutes to God as I am working on giving him more time and the priority of my life. Oh how many things God can do in just 10 minutes, you’ll be amazed! There are barriers that can come…
Me pregunto cuántos se sienten de la misma manera. Cuando sabes que algo es real, no puedes conformarte con imitaciones. Si hay algo que quiero para mi vida es ser real y tener una relación genuina y auténtica con Dios y una experiencia de fe. Si no tenemos cuidado, podríamos ceder fácilmente a nuestras emociones…
“Yo he conocido que no hay para ellos cosa mejor que alegrarse, y hacer bien en su vida; y también que es don de Dios que todo hombre coma y beba, y goce el bien de toda su labor. Eclesiastés 3:12-13” Trabajamos duro y fuertemente para sostenernos, sostener a otros y alcanzar metas y sueños.…
Tendemos a hacer preguntas como: “¿Dónde estaba Dios cuando esto sucedió?” O “¿Por qué ha sucedido esto si te sigo a ti, Dios?” No hare esas preguntas jamás. NUNCA. Te dire por qué.
We tend to ask questions like: “Where was God when this happened?” or “Why has this happened if I follow you God?” I am never asking myself those questions. EVER. Here’s why.
