Small decisions that can make a big difference – Pray for the authorities

Some of you would say, “Come on Lucas, don’t go there, not now.”Others would have said the same thing a few months ago. That is not the case. It does not matter who is the leader and who occupies the leadership position. The Scripture is clear, we should pray on a regular basis for our […]

Small decisions that can make a big difference – Volunteer to a good cause

“Is there anyone here who can help with this project?”This is one of the most frustrating questions that a pastor can ask. People roll their eyes, pretend they are not listening or pretend that they are doing something more important. Normally, the answer to this call is very poor. Some pastors, knowing that, decide to […]

Small decisions that can make a big difference – Include God in your conversation

When I say that I do not mean what normally we hear in most conversations. Things like: “JESUS CHRIST!”; “FOR CHRIST’S (GOD) SAKE!”; “OH MY GOD (OMG)!”. Those expressions would be include in the Third Commandment: “Ex. 20:7“You shall not misusethe name of the LORDyour God, forthe LORDwill not hold anyone guiltless who misuses hisname.”What […]

Small decisions that can make a big difference – Work on your temper

There is a very well known Brazilian song that was the theme of a famous soap opera in Brazil. The song is called: “Modinha Para Gabriela” by Gal Costa. The chorus of the song goes this way (free translation): “I was born like this, I grew up like this, I really am like this, I […]

Small decisions that can make a big difference – Watch Your Mouth

“Arghhhh, @#$%&!…” Is this what comes out of your mouth when things are not the way you want? Or maybe when you hit your thumb instead of the nail? Those bad words find a way out of our mouth so quickly that we do not have time to hold them back. When we realize, they […]

People who missed a great opportunity to love

“I hate that person!” “I hate that group!” “I hate, I hate, I HATE!” These are the words, the feelings, and unfortunately the attitudes that we are seeing more and more nowadays. It does not matter how much we are trying to diffuse the feelings and actions, we are witnessing an increase of hate all […]

Small shifts that can make a big difference – How you see salvation

Every religion has a path to salvation, where people will find peace, life, joy, and many other things, not only in this life but in the life after this one. The interesting part is that all of them offer different ways to get there. The problem is that most people do not even know that they […]

Small shifts that can make a big difference – How we see the world

Today we cannot imagine life without a cell phone or TV. Most of our households today have many devices connected online, and our lives are being more and more lived in the virtual world. I do not consider myself an old person, but I have seen so many changes in my lifetime that it is […]