Choose Your Focus

Choose Your Focus

by Desiree Bustamante Where has your focus been fixed lately—inward on your worries, or upward toward Christ? “When I am overwhelmed,     you alone know the way I should turn. Wherever I go,     my enemies have set traps for me. I look for someone to come and help me,     but no one gives me a passing […]

Nothing As It Seems

Nothing As It Seems

by Pastor Mark Moreno God Is with Us! I remember watching Star Wars as a kid and vividly remember the second installment “The Empire Strikes Back” back in 1980. It was a spectacle! The sounds, the sights, the action! But I remember the build up to finally seeing the Jedi master Yoda. Like everyone else, […]

Our Frustration of Seeing Grace

Our Frustration of Seeing Grace

by Pastor Douglas Brauner It’s Difficult to See Grace. (If you haven’t had the opportunity to read yesterday’s devotion by Pastor Don Schatz, I would suggest you do as prep for this devotion. Here is the link to his devotion: Grace.) The scar on this tree is obvious; it dominates our attention. As much as […]