Gary Cartagena is a dedicated husband and father. He is Founder and consultant for Tek Management, Founder of the Men’s Leadership site: CalebStrong.org, Co-Founder of the online Bible study app:BibleCounts
I just wanted to take a moment to thank my God for placing me in a country that, for at least the moment, allows me to share my faith, speak the truth, and stand by my convictions with out fear of true persecution. I want to offer my prayers for Yousef, the pastor in the story below, and his family. I would like to ask for your prayers as well.
I was reading another blogger’s comments and I became incensed at one ignorant person’s comment on the existence of Adam and Eve :
“it’s not real. btw…this is how wars start. kind of funny if you think about it.”
Now first of all. Everyone has a right to their own opinion and be WRONG, but it wasn’t the “not real” comment that threw me. It’s the second part. In a strong effort to avoid a flame war on someone else’s blog I tried to be civil. Additionally, I am instructed in wisdom.
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1
So I will answer with a calm, intelligent, factual answer, based … Click to Continue →
My Grandfather, Joe Owen, passed this afternoon. He was my dad’s dad. Now I am down to one Grandfather, a sign I am getting older. I understand the way things work and that all things are made to work for God’s plan and glory. I was also not surprised by his passing. It happens when we age and mature that our elders will hand off the baton as it were to the next generation. I feel great sorrow for my family though. My Grandma, Dad, aunt, uncle and cousins who will be there to comfort each other.
I want to offer my shoulder, my ear or just my presence and company for anyone who can’t make it up there right … Click to Continue →
