Stephen De La Vega

Dig Deeper – Draw Nearer – Grow Fonder

Rhino

Goliath!
Facing the giants in our lives

Cold, bumpy stone

Stone Cold Truth…
Honor the King or bury His truth

A Gift for Jesus
He deserves our best gifts


  • Whiter than Snow

    Whiter than Snow

    Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.Psalms 51:7b Many of us love snow, at least visiting and enjoying it for a while.It offers a variety of good, clean fun. I enjoy a white Christmas every year.To me, the…

  • A Clarification:  Do We Stick It Where It Suits Us?, Part 2

    A Clarification: Do We Stick It Where It Suits Us?, Part 2

    This article is a follow up to my previous post called Do We Stick It Where It Suits Us?  It’s a response mostly to alleviate my own rookie blogger mistake.  I failed to anticipate the amount of emotions generated by…

  • Do We Stick It Where It Suits Us?

    Do We Stick It Where It Suits Us?

    Many of us fail to honor and respect those who hold positions of authority.  We are sometimes more interested in how they and their organizations might serve us, rather than how we might sacrifice in the name of honor and…

  • How Can We Forgive When We Just Can’t?

    How Can We Forgive When We Just Can’t?

    True forgiveness cannot happen until we move the nurturing off of ourselves and onto those who offend us. Forgiveness is really about the offender, not the offended. Failing to forgive can even be a form of bullying because, when it…

  • Food Is Good, but Jesus Is Better

    Food Is Good, but Jesus Is Better

    Have you ever tried fasting?  I mean fasting as an intentional step toward a deeper relationship with God or greater dependence on Him.  I understand there are many reasons to intentionally fast – some spiritual in nature and others legitimately…

  • Arms of Love Never Let Go

    Arms of Love Never Let Go

    “I didn’t do anything that any of my co-workers wouldn’t have done.”  That’s what the Bridge Tender said about his act of heroism when he prevented a man from committing suicide. He held the man in his arms and didn’t…

  • Dig Deeper, Draw Nearer, Grow Fonder

    Dig Deeper, Draw Nearer, Grow Fonder

    That’s my son with me in the picture. My hope for him is that he will continually: 1. Dig deeper into the study of God’s Word 2. Draw nearer to God with more understanding 3. Grow fonder of God as…

  • Even on Garbage Day, God Loves Us

    Even on Garbage Day, God Loves Us

    Its garbage day but I hardly noticed when I left the house this morning. A rainbow overshadowed the trash bins. It was a delightful rainbow against an otherwise dreary sky.  When we see rainbows, we probably remember that God will…

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Hi there! I’m Steve. I’m an unexpected writer and a slow reader. LOL 

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