Feb 20, 2019
The verse I’ve been meditating on lately is Proverbs 24:16: For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity. That verse is very powerful to me. I’ve been battling some things in life lately. When I go through those hard times I find it hard to focus on the Creator. I focus on me and how I can get through this. I...
Jan 29, 2019
By Sarina Villalpando Charles Schultz came up with many different Peanuts movies, many we watch on our screens for different holidays. Within many of these holiday favorites there is “The Great Pumpkin.” The basis of the movie is that the Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween and Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin to arrive. The Great Pumpkin can be seen as Santa or...
Dec 26, 2018
By Sarina Villalpando Maranatha Community Church, Colton, CA Lately I have been very intrigued by the Peanuts comics and their background with Christ; more importantly, the life of their creator, Charles M. Schulz. It is something I personally have overlooked but have recently rediscovered through my trips to Knott’s Berry Farm. Here we have a famous author who...
By Sarina Villalpando Maranatha Community Church, Colton, CA Christmas is a time to remember God’s gift to us—the birth of Christ. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” —John 3:16 NIV God gave us the best gift we could ever receive, the most beautiful...
Oct 26, 2018
By Willy Villalpando Stop. Breathe in. Count to 5. Breathe out. Relax your shoulders. Close your eyes. Breathe in. Count. Breathe out. Does anyone else get caught up in all the things you’ve said yes to? Like you finally finish one thing and before you can take a breath, four more things need your immediate attention? Come on, I can’t be the only one...
An Open Letter To SDB Young Adults Dear Young Missionaries, Hello! How are you all doing? I pray the past few months since Conference have been treating all of you well! I know that many of you were quite ready to get stuff done in the wake of Conference and I hope we’ve all had the opportunity to do just that! Now, I want to specifically talk to the Young...