January 27, 2021 is Sanctity of Life Sunday On January 22, 1984, President Ronald Reagan issued a presidential proclamation designating the third Sunday of January as National Sanctity of Human Life Day. Pastors, churches and life organizations across the United...
“Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant, and the rule of law under God is acknowledged.” President Ronald Reagan National Religious Freedom Day commemorates the Virginia General Assembly's adoption of Thomas Jefferson's landmark Virginia Statute...
I have been seeing a lot of people posting on social media these past few weeks…or couple months…”God is good and He’s going to deliver us by giving Trump a second term.” Hmmm. He might. No one knows what God is going to do. That much we know for sure…we don’t...
*By Juli Martinez Ha! You thought the holidays were over, didn’t you? For many believers, they just ended, as epiphany was January 6th. But that’s not really what this is about, although with the start of this year, I’m convinced we could use holiday cheer all year...
Lately, I’ve been drawn to the story in the Gospels where Jesus goes into the temple and overturns the tables of the people who were buying and selling in what was to be a house of prayer. Jesus got mad. He was like my dad circa 1991 when he came into my bedroom and...
By Juli Martinez, Contributing Writer I don’t expect you to agree with everything or possibly anything I’ve written. I also don’t speak for all Christians or even conservatives in their entirety. I do implore you to read this with an open mind and with respect, if you...
*Originally published January 3, 2018 Have you noticed that Jesus is trending these days? Sort of like “on fleek”, “sorry not sorry”, “do you even”, “I can’t even”…and on and on I could go. Jesus and coffee. Jesus and football. Jesus and pizza (okay, I haven’t seen...
A couple weeks ago I wrote a blog called “Courage is Contagious.” When I go into a store and see someone else not wearing a mask, I definitely feel empowered to take off my own mask and follow suit. Courage is like that…if one person shows courage it makes us want to...
I got pregnant with my first born when I was barely twenty years old. She is now coming up on her 25th birthday this spring and is older than I was when I got pregnant with her. We were chatting the other day about adult life and how different things are when you’re...