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Please enjoy Pastor J. Manny Santiago's Weekly Reflection Here

The Time is Fulfilled!

Scripture reading for the week – Mark 1.14b-15 (Common English Bible) Jesus came into Galilee announcing God’s good news, saying, “Now is the time! Here comes God’s kingdom! Change your hearts and lives, and trust this good news!” Reflection  ...

Open Our Eyes

Scripture reading for the week – Mark 10.47-48 (NRSV) When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’ Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, ‘Son of David, have mercy on ...

Whose side is God on?

Scripture reading for the week – Isaiah 40.29 (NRSV) “God gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless.” Reflection              “God is on the side of the poor.” When I first heard those words ...

Service and identity

Scripture reading for the week – 1 Corinthians 8.12-13 (NRSV) “But when you thus sin against members of your family, and wound their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food is a cause of their falling, I will never eat meat, so that I may not cause one ...

When God changed God's mind

Scripture reading for the week – Jonah 3.10a (KJV) “And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil…”   Reflection Jonah’s story is well-known. God summons Jonah to deliver a message to Nineveh. Jonah refuses and ...

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Please enjoy Pastor J. Manny Santiago's Weekly Reflection Here