Not the time to give up By Jesus Lopez-Ledesma Wednesday, December 18, 2002 We may not know enough to be sure of God and what the entire Bible tells us. Everyday we have things distract us from our communion with Him. In this distraction, we watch TV programs and listen to radio programs that almost convince us that there may not be a God. In addition, our every day routine keeps us occupied to the point that we do not give as much attention to God as we should. Furthermo...

Young Marriage (revised 07/04/2004) Things have not changed. We are to do today as we did yesterday. Man and woman marry, live in love, create children, raise their children like good Christians, and make a contribution to society. Though we have spent the last thirty years in techno-delirium, the laws God established for us have not changed. Techno-delirium is the mental agitation from watching TV, listening to radio, and watching movies. These devices have presented to ...

Thinking differently By Jesus Lopez-Ledesma Page 1 7/3/2004 Given the chance, how many do you think would try to swindle you in order to take what you have? Here is a better question; why to do you think what you have in so valuable? I know I probably do not have the write to sound judgmental. I am not trying to be judgmental. Let me tell you who I am. I am a thirty something man who for the last fifteen years of his life has been in a sad struggle with life. Everythin...

Today’s lecture is on emotional manipulation. How many times have you experienced or seen a person get sad and disappointed when they didn’t get their way. Of those times how many times have you seen some one or may be even you give in to the person because of their emotional displays. Well more often than not even though people do not want to give in to a person they will give in if the person makes the right emotional displays. Now in all relationships there needs to be compromise. ...

A Message of Hope Identifying the problem is always a good step towards resolving the problem. In addition, being nice to our selves is also necessary. The majority of what we go through is the result of what we put ourselves through. We are the ones that put ourselves down and criticize ourselves harshly. Imagine what those continuous negative thoughts are doing to your spirit. Therefore, the message of hope is that we can always start taking care of ourselves. Why spe...

There comes a time that you realize that the political arena is hosting a circus. I have seen it for over thirty years and this is the first time I have been so disgusted by the foolishnes. There are real issues going on. These issues are of life and death. If we have learned anything from the last three years is that playing politics with serious issues leads to tragedy. For many years democrats and republicans sniped at each other over problems in the middle east. Through this chi...

The following is a research paper I wrote for a credit in a university course. Beyond Controversy with God’s Reason In all religions, there are controversies. One of the controversies in the Christian faith is the deity of Christ. The issue here is whether Jesus Christ is a distinct and separate person or God. This issue stems partially from individuals believing that Jesus Christ needs to be God in order to atone for the sins of everyone. Some of the people who have a problem...

I have not been in the mood to write. However, I am foricng myself to make an entry once a day. The spiritual stuff is still very bad. I have been in a serious depression. I got back to work. However, I still have no guidance or direction. I do know that today I have on my mind to clarify some spiritual issues for people. First of all God is a kind God. However, He has set standards to adhere to and when the time comes He will make all His decicions according ot these standards....

Before people marry and share physical intimacy, they should have a true understanding of the other person. People want to be cared for. They also want attention. Romance is also expected. This requires more than just going through the motions. It requires knowing who the person you are sharing your life with is in totality. You have to know what makes them laugh, feel joy, happiness, pleasure, and satisfaction. Any one can hook up and/or marry. However, staying with the perso...

All of us are here for a very short while. If we meet a person one person during our visit who can make us appreciate all that is around us, we are fortunate. Several people have commented that Mr. Ronald Regan gave the impression that if it was requirred he would role up his sleeves and defend America with his bare fist. In this time of remembrance Mr. Regan know that the value that you have taught us lives in our hearts and like you, many would of roled up their sleeves and stood sho...

The beginning of the end occurred around the beginning of the 1950’s. Several things came out of this era. Television programs began to be part of American life. In addition, network administrators turned to sexual images in order to get an audience advertisers could sell to. The other part of the equation was women entering the work force. This is significant because parents working are neglecting their children. The transition from a father head of household to a two parent worki...

The issues that are on my mind are the bad way people are treating President George W. Bush, the continual cruelty, viciousness, and childish behaviors in people, and the future. To begin with, I think that it is wrong to be against Mr. Bush just because he is strong, disciplined, and focused. People for the most part believe that their perception of reality is the only correct perception. When this perception is questioned they attack the one they think is questioning their perception...

There has to be a need to be involved with what is happening in the world and to be aware fo the part we all play in the events of the world. In America I know there are three basic attitudes. There are people who are impationed by their beliefs. There are the luke warn people who pay semi-attention, but rarely get involved. In addition, there are the people who have better things to do than pay attention and get involved. To me this is very catastrophic. It plays in to the hands o...

I used to tressure life. All the rules that contribute to a polite society and heathy life impressed me greatly. Now all I see is us behaving like violent brats. This concnerns me. I know that our current behaviors are only going to lead to destruction. However, since I no longer have a God to pray to I do not know what to do. Internally, I still want to see something pure and decent in life. All of us have to be doing really bad if the degree of evil is so high. One thing I c...

Well no major calamaties have happened in the last two days. Of course I have not been planning and it is when I start to make plans that things go wrong. I have been able to think. I have come to the conclusion that there is still a lot I do not understand. However, I have seen enough to know the majority of how the world functions. This world is baiscly a money driven, sex obssessed society that is now only valueing stardom and/or perfection. In its wake it leaves a lot of peop...