First Place

By: Gabriela Yareliz “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.” Matthew 13:44 The passage above speaks of a man who finds treasure on a property that is notContinue reading “First Place”

Exclusive

By: Gabriela Yareliz What’s in a name? Apparently, a lot. There are many popular gyms in New York, as a “Manhattanite” student, two come to mind: Crunch and Equinox. Crunch can be found on many street corners of the Manhattan. It has a purple banner with its bicep logo. Students often go to Crunch. TheyContinue reading “Exclusive”

It’s all in the family

By: Gabriela Yareliz Recently, I was walking in front of a stair case when I saw her. She was intensely familiar but at the same time very different. She had a phone in her hand. She was animatedly talking to someone. A look of confusion flashed on her face, and then, she spotted me. AContinue reading “It’s all in the family”

Secret to Power

By: Gabriela Yareliz Happy 2014 to all of you! 🙂 It has been lovely to take a long (and well-deserved) break from school. As we start the new year, I thought it would be appropriate to begin by joining the world-wide and annual”Ten Days of Prayer.” At GYC (Generation.Youth.Christ) 2013, there was a seminar heldContinue reading “Secret to Power”

Merry Christmas

By: Gabriela Yareliz Hello Friends! I first wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas. It has been quite an amazing year. It was a year of realizations, maturing, growing up, hard work, solitude, spiritual decisions, wonderful people, emotions and many, many blessings. Last Saturday, I had the privilege of taking part in a lovely ChristmasContinue reading “Merry Christmas”

Bearing Fruits

By: Ellen G. White, from Testimonies for the Church, vol.1, chapter 81 “I saw that it is no light thing to be a Christian. It is a small matter to profess the Christian name; but it is a great and sacred thing to live a Christian life… The question will never be asked, How muchContinue reading “Bearing Fruits”

Quotes of the day

“Those who have grown the most spiritually are those who are experts in living. And there is yet another joy, even greater. It is the joy of communion with God.”-M. Scott Peck “The world breaks everyone and afterwards many are stronger at the broken places.”- A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway (the last page) “AndContinue reading “Quotes of the day”

This Week’s Picks: Nov. 17, 2013: The simple life

By: Gabriela Yareliz The temperature is heatin’ up! Okay. A 60 degree high isn’t so hot, but it’s better than 25 lows. But the weekend is over. We’ll see how the temperature fluctuates now. It has been a fabulous couple of weeks. We’ve been so busy, here in the law school world. I am inevitablyContinue reading “This Week’s Picks: Nov. 17, 2013: The simple life”