“Come. Follow me.” —Matthew 4:19 The phrase “cut to the chase” originated in scripts during the silent film era. After dramatic story lines, these mute motion pictures would routinely end in chase sequences on dusty roads. Today, the phrase has come to mean “get to the point.” Fittingly, with our first entry of 2012, that’s [...]
“To live an abundant life, exercise faithfully. To live forever, exercise faith.” — Jimmy Peña We’re so excited, the Prayfit Daily returns next week! Please share us with your family and friends. Blessings, Team Prayfit
“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” — Matthew 1:23 Out walking with their parents on a recent winter evening, Prayfit VP Eric Velazquez’s little Mya and Ella came upon a scene that they could [...]
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.” — Matthew 2:10 If you missed “Christmas Presence” last week, we talked about the shepherds and their efforts to see the newborn King. We agreed that their best was all they had to offer Him; our pacesetters if you will, and they made it. [...]
“They went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.” — Matthew 2:9 This week, like many of you, we’ll finally arrive at the home of family and friends to celebrate Christmas. Do you have “going home” [...]
“So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.” &mdas; Luke 2:16 “What do you give to someone who has everything?” That’s a common question asked year after year by a countless number of people. But what do you give someone who is everything? Well, that original [...]
“He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.’” — Mark 16:15 “Tell me, Jimmy, can you talk about some before and after successes?” Of all the questions about PrayFit I fielded on the radio this week, that was probably the toughest to answer. Not because we [...]
“Jesus said, ‘It is finished.’ With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” — John 19:30 Playing baseball with wooden bats is the purest form of the game there is. The bat doesn’t lie — hitters’ weaknesses are routinely exposed and hitters’ strengths are more easily neutralized. These athletic implements, usually carved out [...]
“When the dove returned to him in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked olive leaf! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth.” — Genesis 8:11 It might seem odd during Christmas season to read about the flood, but if you live in sunny southern California, it’s pretty [...]
“Where is the one born King of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.” — Matthew 2:2 Saturday night’s lunar eclipse was as rare as it was spectacular. But if you’re like me, you missed it. Chances are, we were all asleep, exhausted from work, school and [...]