I wanted to share it here because it’s a great reminder of what the season is really about: Jesus.

10 And the angel said unto them, “Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” –Luke 2:10-11 KJV.

“A Saviour.” Jesus was born to die to save us from our sins. That is why we have such joy at Christmastime–indeed, when you’re a Christian, every day–because Jesus took upon Himself the sins of the world, and paid a debt we are unable to pay.

May He Increase!

My bro, Jack Scalfani, and I were at it again in the kitchen on his YouTube show “Cooking  With Jack.”

Since Christmas is right around the corner, I wanted to share the video here in case you needed a nice holiday cookie recipe. It’s a recipe that originally came from my wife’s grandmother and it’s a huge hit in our family.

Here you go: Biscochitos.

Merry Christmas everyone!

May He Increase!

“O give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.” –1 Chronicles 16:34.

Hello everyone. First, please forgive my absence. As I had mentioned previously, I have completely fallen off the blogging bandwagon. But I do believe that God still has a plan for this blog one way or the other.

This week is Thanksgiving 2011. I scarcely can believe that almost another year has gone by. So much has happened this year and there is so much to be grateful for.

I’m thankful for (in no particular order, although it is my work situation that was the prime motivator for this post):

• The job that God has blessed me with.
• The team that I work with at this job.
• The managers I work under.
• The fact that I work from home again.
• The video ministry that God lead me to serve Him at Knott Avenue Christian Church.
• The faithfulness of God.
• The grace of God.
• The forgiveness and patience of God.
• The provision of God.
• The correction of God.
• The love of God.
• The blessings of my sons.
• The blessing of my wife. That even after ten years of marriage, I still feel like a newlywed and still feel like we are growing together.

Could a single blog post contain my gratitude towards my Lord, my Savior, my God? It’s so inadequate. But it’s at least a feeble attempt to express how grateful I am that He lead me out of a life of sin and hopelessness into The Light of His love and grace.

May you and yours have a blessed Thanksgiving. With God’s leading, my 2012 see a new life breathed into May He Increase. If not, may He lead each of us in the way we should go, according to His will.

May He Increase!

For those that have still managed to stick around here since June, I’m still here.

It’s been one of those really busy and difficult summers for my family and I. I’m sure there are bloggers out there that can also attest to how easy it is to stop blogging all together if you get out of rhythm and focus.

My tent-making trade has been keeping me very busy the past few months. It’s been a “perfect storm” between that, being back working from home-full time, and my young son enjoying having his daddy so available for the first time in a year.

To summarize, I’ve found myself too busy and exhausted to write, to read, to study, and to think. Poor excuses, I know, but that’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

On top of all that, this year has found us in jeopardy of losing our home. It’s a story I had planned to share–and I may still do that–but we’re not quite out of the woods yet. God has watched over us and it would appear that He is bringing us to a safe harbor but there are still a few dangerous reefs He needs to help us navigate through.

In happier news, I managed to save up enough money to upgrade my aging Mac PowerBook G4 laptop to the latest 21″ iMac in July. For the first time, I realize that I have all the tools I need now to do more creative things. My good friend Jack has been encouraging me to start video blogging or just getting into YouTube. One look at his YouTube pages and you’ll see why.

So I may change up May He Increase to a video platform. I just don’t know yet.

How was your summer? Anything new and exciting happening? What have I been missing out on?

May He Increase!

If you don’t know who he is, I invite you to take a few moments and watch this YouTube video which will give you an idea.

Heard of him? He was even a character in the movie “Good Fellas.”

Michael will be speaking at all the weekend services of April 30/May 1 at Knott Avenue Christian Church. If you are in the area, we would love to have you join us and listen to his powerful testimony. KACC is located at: 315 S. Knott Avenue, Anaheim, CA 714-527-5195.

Can’t actually make it to the church that weekend? You can watch a live webcast Saturday night, April 30 at 5:00 pm Pacific time by clicking here.

Have an iPhone or Android? Download the UStream Viewer app to watch it on your mobile device.

Knott Avenue Christian Church does a live webcast every Saturday night at 5:00 pm. Our ministry would be blessed to know you are watching and worshipping with us from the Internet. Click here to watch the live webcast or any of the recorded ones.

May He Increase!