23 Above all else, guard your heart,    for everything you do flows from it. (Proverbs 4:23, NIV) Heart occurs over one thousand times in the Bible, making it the most common anthropological term in the Scripture. The heart stands for the inner part of a person and refers to our will, mind, consciousness, emotions and understanding. It also… Continue reading  guarded heart

Faith is a muscle. Jesus called his disciples to follow him. Jesus Calls His First Disciples 18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to… Continue reading atrophy

Jesus Presented in the Temple 22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”), 24 and to offer a sacrifice in… Continue reading memory

14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. (2 Corinthians 2:14 NIV) In describing the meaning of this Scripture passage, Wesleyan-Holiness Old Testament Scholar, Dennis F. Kinlaw wrote: “The fragrance of the knowledge of Christ is spread in the earth… Continue reading pleasing fragrance of Christ

A good friend of mine who is an Old Testament scholar gave this whimsical reply when I asked him what the significance of the right hand is in the Bible. “As a left-hander, I am sorry to have to say that the right hand is the preferred one and the right side of someone is… Continue reading God’s right hand

Psalm 37 Of David. 1 Do not fret because of those who are evil    or be envious of those who do wrong;2 for like the grass they will soon wither,    like green plants they will soon die away. 3 Trust in the Lord and do good;    dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.4 Take delight in the Lord,    and he will give you the desires of your heart.… Continue reading laughter

The Empty Tomb  20 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. 2 So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the… Continue reading the resurrected Jesus

After studying Spanish for over 3 years, I have come to appreciate some differences between the Spanish and English languages.  For example, when I person says, “Did you hear me?”, that question can either be translated as “did you hear me?” or “did you understand what I said?”  In Spanish the verb “oír” means to… Continue reading hearing or listening

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost 2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of… Continue reading native tongue