God’s Indictment of the World

Joe | October 21, 2009

The Chasm
There is a chasm between every human being and the Creator of the Universe. It’s a chasm that no one can cross over by strictly human means.
Why the chasm? What caused it? In a word, sin. The sin of Adam and Eve and all of their children (that’s you and I) caused a separation [...]

Contempt of Christianity?

Joe | October 16, 2009

One of the blogs I follow is Steve Camp’s CAMPONTHIS.
He just wrote a really powerful post that I wanted to partly share here at May He Increase.
Young men, have you really made up your minds to this? Have you clearly looked into the fires which are before you, if you persist in despising Christianity? Call [...]

A Lasting Legacy

Joe | October 9, 2009

The gentleman pictured above is Manuel Mansilla. Señor Mansilla is my maternal great-great grandfather from Ensenada, Mexico.
The picture was sent to his daughter, Natalia, my maternal great-grandmother, when she was approximately 22 years old. On the back of this photo, he wrote a note to her in Spanish. The English translation of it is:
Beloved daughter [...]

The Narrow Door

Joe | September 28, 2009

I’m sure at some point you’ve probably heard the phrase: “All roads lead to God.” Or maybe you’ve heard “There are many paths to God.”
Either way, those are two of the biggest lies.
“Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I  tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.” –Luke 13:24.
These [...]

Adventures in Home-Schooling

Joe | September 23, 2009

Over these past months, I’ve mentioned “issues” we’ve experienced with our teenager and some of the challenges we have faced with regarded to his education.

As I may have mentioned, we decided to home-school him for his last two years of high school. It was a huge decision for us and primarily for my wife. There [...]

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Joe

I am a born-again Christian who believes the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. I am a husband, father and stepfather who eagerly waits for the return of Jesus, the Meshiach Nagid.