Happy 75th Birthday Mom!

Joe | October 12, 2009

Today, October 12, is my mother’s 75th birthday. I wanted to dedicate today’s post to my mother, the most important woman in my life up (until April 2001, when my wife assume that role).
Looking Back
I have nothing but fond memories of growing up as a child. I directly attribute this in large part to my [...]

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 [...]

Words for the Wise – No. 14

Joe | September 21, 2009

This entry is part 14 of 14 in the series Words for the Wise

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and [...]

Job: Tragedy, Repentance & Restoration – Part X

Joe | September 7, 2009

This entry is part 10 of 11 in the series Job: Tragedy, Repentance & Restoration

We ended our study last time at Job chapter 14, looking at the first series of discourses between Job and his three friends.
From Job 15:1 to Job 37:24, there is a second round of discourses between Job and his friends. For brevity’s sake, I’m skipping ahead now to chapter 38 to God’s first reply to Job. God [...]

The Joy and Contentment of Life

Joe | August 12, 2009

I’ve read at least a half dozen books on finding your perfect career or even what you were born to do. In fact, just this past Friday I attended a class at a local community college called “What were you born to do?” I enjoyed the class and I’m eager to dig into the workbook.
On [...]

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“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance on you, and give you peace.” –Numbers 6:24-26.


About the author

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.