by Yvonne Ortega | Feb 17, 2013 | Forgiveness
How would you like to attend a one-day training for Stonecroft speakers and potential speakers? You can. The morning will start with continental breakfast, prayer, a devotion specifically for speakers, praise & worship, introductions, and the first drawing. You...
by Yvonne Ortega | Jan 14, 2013 | Forgiveness, Illness
2 Chronicles 16:9: “For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.” Do you worry about your finances or your children? Are you or family members sick with the flu or another illness? Do you feel...
by Yvonne Ortega | Dec 17, 2012 | Grief
Psalm 130:1: “Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD.” Newtown, Connecticut. These two words bring scenes of horror and heartache to us. How could something so tragic occur in an elementary school? Why did it happen? How can we prevent a mentally ill or an emotionally...
by Yvonne Ortega | Oct 11, 2012 | Illness
Psalm 16:2: “Keep me safe, O God, for in you I take refuge.” A stray bullet killed another innocent child this past week in my area. According to a new nationwide study examining that type of gun violence, most people killed or wounded in stray-bullet shootings were...
by Yvonne Ortega | Sep 21, 2012 | Forgiveness
Revelation 12:10: “For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.” We’ve all made mistakes in the past. We’ve all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God as Romans 3:23 tells us. However, when we confess our...