Things You Must Know When You Talk to God – Part 2

In the Old Testament there is a very interesting text that has important lessons for us. Here is: “Jeremiah 29: 11-13 – For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon […]

Prayer – Just Do It! – Part 1

I know that it is very easy to talk about prayer, the biggest challenge is to pray. People know the mechanics of it, everything that they have to do when they pray, even some words, or the right words. The problem is to pray. People can say when someone is praying in the wrong way, or using […]

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 – Pray for your pastor

You probably saw these numbers somewhere on the Internet. They reflect a sad reality about pastors. Here are some of them compiled by Pastoral Care Inc.: Statistics in the Ministry 90%of the pastors report working between 55to 75hours per week. 80%believe pastoral ministry has negativelyaffected their families. Many pastor’s children do not attend church now […]

C’mon God, Give Me a Break! – Conclusion

“Everybody has a story of sorrow to tell.” This is what a Brazilian friend and colleague used to say. We all have. We live in a broken world, and we are broken too. The prophet Isaiah puts it in a beautiful way: “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man […]

C’mon God, Give Me a Break! – I want to come back!

Have you ever wandered away from God and His church to the point that you felt a stranger to your own faith? People come to you and ask you about your God, your church, and your faith, and you do not have anything to say? Those situations have the ability to bring feelings and memories […]

C’mon God, Give Me a Break! – Do not take me now!

As we age, our preoccupation with our body and health increases. Every new pain or discomfort comes with that feeling that maybe this is something else. Every time that our doctor calls us after receiving our tests gives us chills. It gets worse when he or she says: “We need to talk.” Now this feeling […]

C’mon God, Give Me a Break! – Do not let me die like the ungodly

Have you in your Christian journey gotten so close to the ungodly and distanced yourself so far from God’s precepts that you feared for your life? Maybe you thought that if God punished your enemies, because of the close proximity, you would be affected in the same way and would be counted as one of […]

C’mon God, Give Me a Break!

Sometime ago someone facing a trial in her life and family called me and asked what to do. It was the type of situation where not much could be done, but pray. If God does not intervene and rescue we cannot do anything. I suggested she be sincere with God and express her disappointments, frustrations, […]

Meditations on the Gospel Bracelet – Green

Throughout His teachings Jesus used the image of the seed many times. We have the parable of the sower; the parable of the growing seed; the parable to the mustard seed; the parable of the weed and the wheat; and others. The idea is that the Christian life is a seed planted inside of each […]