Law of Non-Contradiction

The law of non-contradiction always seems to emerge. The minute you try to disprove it, you use it because of your belief that you are right and the other is wrong. It is strange that those who use the law of non-contradiction to disprove what they don’t like or understand have many contradictions in theirContinue reading “Law of Non-Contradiction”

When the Struggle Gets Real: January 29, 2015

By: Gabriela Yareliz Reading through the Old Testament has been such a treat. I am only in the book of Deuteronomy (still sticking to my 90-day challenge), and truly, it’s amazing how the Bible is a fountain in which one can find new things and learn, no matter how many times you have read certainContinue reading “When the Struggle Gets Real: January 29, 2015”

What We Celebrate

By: Gabriela Yareliz When you have witnessed someone’s pain after they have experienced sex trafficking, and sexual abuse and assault, pornography and the culture’s obsession with sex doesn’t seem as innocent. When you have witnessed a person’s struggle, someone who has fled domestic violence or abuse where alcoholism or drugs fueled the abuser, drinking doesn’tContinue reading “What We Celebrate”

This Month’s Picks: November 2014

By: Gabriela Yareliz November, November, November. You have given me unexpected gifts, and for that I am grateful. I was pressing some  little purple flowers in a book, and I thought, it’s funny how something so temporary, like a flower, can have its beauty preserved, even after it’s lifeless. I once had a discussion with a friend who said there wasContinue reading “This Month’s Picks: November 2014”

Friday Glee: November 7, 2014

Have an amazing Friday! I am feeling very Princess Jasmine today dressed in teal. My survival week after week is truly part of my religious experience. 🙂 It’s time to celebrate the weekend and all of God’s blessings. We made it through. “Because free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thingContinue reading “Friday Glee: November 7, 2014”

Autumn Inspiration

By: Gabriela Yareliz It was a chilly night, but I was blessed to be warm and wrapped up in sweaters and blankets. Yes. We are already there. I woke up to a sunny, 55-degree morning. I feel autumn in my bones. It’s Monday. Garfield hates Mondays–That is why Monday calls for EXTRA inspiration. We are trying to turn MondaysContinue reading “Autumn Inspiration”

As heard on “Lessons We Can Learn From Royalty” by Ravi Zacharias

“If men could learn from history, what lessons it might teach us. But passion and party blind our eyes, and the light which experience gives us is a lantern on the stern, which shines only on the waves behind us.” Samuel Taylor Coleridge 

Lonely?

By: Gabriela Yareliz Excerpt from Ezra 8:22, “The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek Him;…” Ravi Zacharias argues that the cure for loneliness is worship. A provocative and excellent thought! (The Inner Ache of Loneliness, Part 2 of 4, RZIM) “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”Continue reading “Lonely?”

This Week’s Picks: August 4, 2013

By: Gabriela Yareliz Sometimes, we don’t understand everything that happens to us, but it is important to see God’s hand in everything. We must remember there is nothing that escapes His attention. I have heard some incredible testimonies this week of how God has come through, on things that seem small, but matter a lotContinue reading “This Week’s Picks: August 4, 2013”

Giving your all

Paraphrase from Ravi Zacharaias: There was a little boy who had many marbles, and a girl who had candy. The little girl told him she would give him all of the candy if he gave her all of his marbles. The little boy went and took his finest marble and stuffed it under his pillow.Continue reading “Giving your all”