Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from our house to yours!  Wishing God's best for you as you expect His goodness in this new season! See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.  Isaiah 43:19 (NIV) Blessings, … Continue reading Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

The Madrid family would like to wish you a Merry Christmas!  May we not forget the One who gave His life so we would have reason to celebrate. For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty … Continue reading Merry Christmas!

Blog Changes

Hello, readers!  I hope you are doing well as you prepare for Christmas! I am preparing to launch my first full-length, non-fiction book, I'll Find Him with You, in March!  It's very exciting, but in the process, it's going to require some tweaking of my social media.  This means that you will probably see some … Continue reading Blog Changes

The Spirit of Fear by Jack Hayford

In the old King James, 1 John 4:18 reads, "Fear hath torment." Another way I have thought about this throughout the years is that “fear hath torpedoes.” This is because the spirit of fear will take potshots at you and me every chance it gets. And maybe without even realizing it, we begin to duck … Continue reading The Spirit of Fear by Jack Hayford

Happy Thanksgiving!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING from our family to yours! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! (Psalm 136:1a) God bless you!

Mercy at Church

Mercy is defined as not getting what you deserve.  We have all needed and appreciated it at one time or another.  Generally, what preceded it was something that required justice, a punishment for what we deserved.  One such story is found in John 8:2-11: Now early in the morning He came again into the temple, and … Continue reading Mercy at Church