by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | May 28, 2019 | Faith
We are not mean to be alone. We are made for fellowship and we each have different gifts (Romans 12:6). Just as we don’t expect our fingers to see and our eyes to hold a pen, we should also not expect our talents to match those around us. We are all wonderfully...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Apr 24, 2019 | Faith
Enjoying our small group study of “Experiencing God at Home” by Tom & Richard Blackaby. There are many ways God speaks to us. One mentioned is that God speaks through our circumstances of life. This is important because sometimes we don’t read...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Apr 10, 2019 | Faith
Scrolling through Instagram, I read one woman’s comment about it being impossible to control your thoughts because thoughts are random and intrusive. And while I don’t think it’s possible to control your thoughts 100% of the time we are awake,...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Mar 15, 2019 | Faith
This occurred to me as I was reading scripture this morning. Any good thing I have done I cannot take credit for because the source of all good things is God. And of all the good things, of all the fruits we enjoy, love is by far the most important. Acting from love...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Mar 2, 2019 | Faith
How would we know if we did seek God’s counsel, that it was God responding? How would we know that the response isn’t coming from our own self-centered desires and will? I am reading Experiencing God by Henry & Richard Blackaby, Claude King. This book...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Feb 19, 2019 | Faith, Physical Health
“Good news, it is a benign fibroadenoma…” The jovial intonation of the radiologist’s voice indicated he was happy to convey this news. I gasped at hearing the word “benign” and held my composure long enough to get off the phone....