by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Jan 19, 2023 | Faith
As I begin my annual review of 2022, I am pretty stoked about having accomplished one particular goal… I read the Bible in its entirety in one year. This is personally a big deal because when I became a Christian in 2017, the notion of reading the Bible was...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Nov 23, 2022 | Faith
Food, family, and blessings are all beautiful things associated with this holiday. Say the word Thanksgiving, and it evokes images of a huge feast with a turkey. Families plan gatherings around the iconic meal for this particular Thursday. The holiday often catalyzes...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Sep 22, 2022 | Faith, Uncategorized
“More Christian than African-American” is the title of a book that got my attention. I was listening to the author, Kimberly Cash Tate, be a guest facilitator on the Discover the Word podcast and had to pause the series (you can listen to it here). What a...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Sep 14, 2022 | Faith
In the last post I explored the concept of repentance and the significance of its presence for sorrow to be deemed Godly (You can see this post here). Repentance is as much a condition of the heart as it is an action to turn away from sin. In today’s Bible...
by Ivonne Rivera-Newberry | Sep 8, 2022 | Faith
I came across the term “worldly sorrow” in my Bible reading and it made me pause. When the Bible talks about “worldly” things it refers to the domain of the enemy and things we should not pursue. Surely sorrow is an emotion that we can...
