In the Midst of...
Juan Diego Jaramillo January 31st, 2022
The party progressed and the young woman gradually lost control over the alcohol and the unbridled integration of a group of high school graduates dominated...
The party progressed and the young woman gradually lost control over the alcohol and the unbridled integration of a group of high school graduates dominated...
A common question among people who live very busy or in the midst of responsibilities that occupy almost all their time, and that has a meaning of defeatism...
Invited to a beautiful Ecuadorian city to conduct a spiritual campaign directed to children between five and ten years of age, in order to teach them respect...
Chumy, with this familiar nickname, turned to his older brother and in a low voice, said: What is this street person doing in the bank, that even the customers...
The young evangelist was on his way to meet a group of young people with whom he was going to make a spiritual retreat, so that they could have a more...
The granddaughter, in a calm and respectful manner, asked her grandmother about a piece of land of approximately 70 square meters and...
"Faces we see; hearts, we do not know"; wisely expressed by people who have witnessed the drastic and hypocritical change in whom they had trusted so much...
One of the most dangerous and delicate contradictions of some religious leaders is to doubt the majestic and powerful capacity of the Creator to...
As a child, he tried to socialize with lizards, to the point of chasing them into their dens; once, he put his little finger in an orifice where one of them had...
In my amusing and edifying spiritual retreats with young teenage girls, I often analyzed the manner and amount of luggage that the girls carried; their suitcases...
In a remote part of Africa, a missionary was given the urgent task of making himself understood to a tribe specialized in war and slaughter; with time...
History records some degrading and worrying data on the social behavior of women and men; for example, in Pompeii, the Roman city that was destroyed...
Every year, an evangelist used to visit a town heavily influenced by a dangerous and malicious witch; this one, tired of losing so many followers because...
In the decade of the 50's, someone, among a group of missionaries flying in a small plane over a vast region of Africa, threw at random a New Testament...
In the midst of a tense but respectful discussion, a preacher said to a young man inexperienced in biblical matters: "Among ten possibilities...
What would motivate an athlete in the 1500 meters, if a short distance from reaching the finish line to succeed in the race, he slips and falls?
It is said that Diogenes, the philosopher, used to go out naked carrying a lamp in his hands; if someone, out of curiosity, asked him what...
"Take the feathers off a hen and put them back on if it is capable!", is a saying among Latinos that seems simple and even funny, but it has...
To doubt the judgments and decisions of God with respect to humanity is an attitude of ignorance and foolishness, because in this way...
I did not do enough, I am responsible for the problem, I was not mature, if only I had listened in time, I was not sensitive to their needs...
A true believer, does not need a 1960's computer or biblical calculations from someone, who with good intentions, sought to urgently demonstrate...
On a fourth floor, the three year old girl was exploring because apparently, it was attractive for her to climb up the balcony of a fourth floor; but her father...
In "the house of the inquisition" in Cartagena, you can find an old scale in which they calculated the weight of the supposed witches; the inquisitors "believed"...
There was a moment of silence and then the speaker took a 100 dollar bill in one hand and in the other, a lighter; before the astonished...
At the end of the church service, one of the attendees referred to the vocalist of the group, saying: I have never heard such an angelic voice!
Jaramillo! While you return from the business trip, leave me the formula of the mixture to take advantage of the time starting the production;
Modern geologists and geophysicists consider that the age of the Earth is about 4543.9 million years, but the data we can arrive at according...
At a Sunday meeting of a Christian group, a man with long hair, beard and appearance of a street dweller arrived; with calm and indescribable...
"On many occasions we stopped him with items from the store and he was even imprisoned, but time and time again, he would come back...
If you are not part of the solution to the problem, don't intervene," they exclaimed in the middle of an altercation...
"The people I am most afraid of, the ones I am most careful of and who I consider the most dangerous, are those who tend to become or be victims"...
Before the helpless and curious gaze of those attending a Sunday meeting, a deacon took out of his briefcase a handsaw; what for? the confused...
"Union must save us, as division will destroy us if it comes to enter among us." Simón Bolivar...
"Raise your hand, whoever considers to be ready to go with the Lord", was the challenge given one Sunday by a pastor to a church of 500 people...
Jewels of great value, elaborated with pearls, precious stones and gold, are kept by families from generation to generation; and even in those who...
A popular saying in Latin America is: "like father, like son"; if we apply it to the people and their rulers, it is worth remembering that kings are elected...
Imagine for a moment that you are the owner of a prosperous company and you hire a woman for one day with the agreement to pay her 100 dollars;
In his time, the best psychologist in Brazil, used to say conditionally to his patients and companions: "if you believe in Jesus Christ as the Son of God...
I offer everything I own to whoever can find the cure for such a strange disease of my body! A very wealthy young executive, owner of many properties...
Since there is tolerance in eternal punishment, I was wondering: what types of behaviors that break God's law are worthy of more severe punishment...
Expressions with double meaning, foolish or vulgar words, others without any meaning or sanity, answers with the purpose of hurting or mocking...
After having a successful and secure job for many years, which offered comfort, a large house and food in abundance, many have been forced...
By tradition or erroneous methodology, it has been taught that the destructive difficulties for the healthy relationship with God, come from outside;
In the middle of the dense vegetation, two missionaries walked at the slow pace of the horses that carried their backpacks when they were led...
Uncle, if because of my disobedience, rebelliousness and weaknesses without overcoming, I do not manage to go to the Presence of God, could it be...
The main reason why people in love hide serious flaws in their character or harmful dependencies, is because they consider that by manifesting them...
What could a man of the highest social recognition in terms of family, enviable citizenship, outstanding intellectual preparation and wealth...
All the animals of the jungle remain in sepulchral silence! When a person dies; the natives and miners who live there comment; what a great mystery!
Soul, body and spirit, in a miraculous way, are integrated to sustain the man of life; but the weakest and most limited part is the material expression...
With all the technological instruments that weather stations possess, even so, their predictions have had serious contradictions; to know exactly the future...
Two little friends of three and four years of age, taking advantage of the fact that the heavy rain had formed a small stream in the street, built two boats...
"All that glitters is not gold", a phrase commonly used to refer to what is false or apparent; we could understand it as pseudoreal or false reality; dealers...
Understanding by the Spirit that he was about to die, he did not stop to think about what the threatening and fanatical opponents would do with His...
Why doesn't the child carry? He must be tired or maybe he's hungry, his crying shows it; you're fat, you're skinny; why did you say hello to that neighbor?
Generally, the beginning of any kind of business or relationship is difficult, but the problems and differences that may arise during the crystallization...
During a break in class, a boy who was barely seven years old and in a place that could hardly be seen by his teachers, three of his classmates...
"In the morning I direct my praise to the God who has been and is my only hope", "thank you for today's beautiful day, thank you for life and...
Suddenly, a small bird, a beautiful wounded hummingbird, falls in the yard of his house; the boy, without knowing the cause of such...
The sparkles of the sun in a cloudy morning or the freshness of the dawn in its wonderful expression, announce that a day full of expectations...
What difficulty could a young man of about 15 years of age, barely 1.6 meters tall and without armor, except for a sling and a smooth stone, represent...
Someone, in a bold but sure way, said: "it is better to owe money than favors", and he was not far from the truth; it is a tendency to remember the services...
In excavations, a seed of a tree extinct for two thousand years and embedded in a rock was found; it is so impressive the force of nature, that after...
His 1950 performance immortalized him in Hollywood; he still lives in his impressive songs; he will continue among us as long as his incomparable...
The evil related to death or illness, frequently is hidden, and for such reason, one of its attack fronts, is the occultism; among the closest...
Once upon a time, a young man, visionary, adventurous and daring; but above all other qualities, passionately believing in Jesus and His...
Kneeling, for a long time, she did not cease to weep and kiss the feet of the Holy God, made man; she had already poured a costly perfume on the...
In the field of operations for spies in a war, in the liberation of hostages by special forces and in the tactical approaches of a coach in any sport...
On his way to run his errands, a young man suddenly stops when he hears a noise, the scandalous uproar of several people holding a thief in...
If you are there, with me, when others have departed, I shall feel myself faithfully accompanied; if you remain there, when pride desires to...
Why, only the manifestation of the Presence of God, was given only once a year in the Holy of Holies of the Temple and only the high priest was...
To accept from the heart and believe in the course of life, the love of children or a couple, when they express a sincere kiss, a strong hug or...
Salvation was first announced by the Lord, confirming the power of His love and the greatness of His mercies towards us, by means of...
Strong and fast winds that form uncontrollable and devastating storms and tempests; endangering large ships and aircrafts and trying to...
A work sustained by a grateful, passionate, confident and serene heart will bear fruits that strengthen the desire to continue doing it with more...
Being a child, when I was three or four years old and while enjoying a nice day with my family, I jumped into the pool believing that everything...
While on an evagelistic mission in the jungle of Magdalena Medio in Colombia, we visited a tribe of half-naked Indians, whom no one...
Approximately ten years ago, a servant of God, was in the streets for seven days wearing a mask, without knowing that it was the will of the Almighty...
With desperation they look for a solution to the emptiness of their lives, immediate remedy to the disorientation of the soul and calmness to the...
As a mechanism of defense, attraction or a means to divert attention, intellectual capacities and knowledge have been used in interpersonal...
Newlyweds are happily on their longed-for honeymoon, in the middle of a paradisiacal place without equal and warmly surrounded by the...
Believer in God, admired and recognized, was the talented formula one driver, who was champion, but did not listen to the clear message...
Does God forgive me, being such a vile sinner? This is the question asked by someone desperate, guilty and without hope; the Creator only...
There are those who in a desperate eagerness to hide or justify their manifest weaknesses, considerably change or distort the meaning of the Holy...
The night was very dark and inevitably the passenger bus was heading out of control towards the mighty river, the heartbreaking and desperate...
My beautiful and virtuous mother used to say: "works are love, not good reasons"; and it was only as an adult that I began to understand...
"The Titanic, a grandiose, expensive and formidable ocean liner of admirable design; these were some of the reasons why the passengers felt safe...
If there is something difficult to control, it is the flesh, alluding to the body; it is sensitive to behaviors and physical manifestations...
About to leave to run some errands, he rings the phone; and to his surprise, it is a friend he has not heard or seen for years; they laugh, remembering...
The simple definition of temperance is: self-control.
To do or proceed according to one's own...
In just one day and in a matter of minutes, a perfect, upright, God-fearing man, who feared God and was far from evil, had his livestock stolen...
On one occasion, a follower of comedian Charles Chaplin asked him: "Where are you from? To which the actor replied, "I am a citizen of the world"...
It is a complete joy to be able to enjoy the richness of existence, to have the satisfaction of breathing and contemplating the wonders...
A small kitten that accidentally fell into a sewage pipe was meowing inconsolably; only a sewer grate that, when opened, allowed a glimmer of hope...
A firm statement of Jesus that strikes me, when I recall it in some kind of exposition, is the one he addressed to the chief priests and elders of the people...
To speak of the nature of God, will always be an impressive, pleasant and edifying subject; because it is precisely the magnificence of His power...
A subject that causes difficulty for many people is to come to understand that the kings and rulers of nations are chosen by God...
"We can say that, possibly, Jesus died by direct asphyxia from muscular exhaustion, and by indirect asphyxia, secondary to cardiac insufficiency.
A renowned surgeon of the 18th century in France, responded to a journalist about his admirable gift in closing wounds...
The reason why the Jews, headed by the Pharisees, priests and scribes, did not accept that he was the Son of God, is because they believed that...
The tendency of many is to remember the bad and easily forget the good deeds of others; there is a high probability that this is a skillful...
On a certain occasion, a preacher who was visiting a family to talk to them about the Good News in Jesus, was served an interesting meal...
I remember that in my childhood I used to observe with great care and admiration the change that some animals underwent; On one occasion I was...
The explanation of the origin of diseases has has been tried for centuries, resulting in a great controversy and varied opinions about it...
I remembered that on a certain occasion, I visited a tin ranch inhabited by a young couple who had been displaced by the violence in Colombia...
The blessing and prosperity from the heavens are presented when adoration and recognition are expressed from a humble and reverent heart to...
The most serious drawback for us adults in approaching young people, and even more so, children, is that we consciously or unconsciously...
It is pleasant, through purity, to observe a beautiful, well-formed face; even the Greeks designed their own model to sculpt it, without taking into account...
The inclination of man tends to evil and disobedience, the consequences of his inadequate deeds force him to live in the misery of guilt...
The betta or fighting fish, native to Thailand, is a difficult species to tame in the sense of physical contact; but with patient care in feeding them...
The people of Israel were on the point of perishing because of a murmuring against Jehovah and his servant Moses; being bitten by vipers...
Many people are fond of eating well and appreciate good food; sushi, caviar, the best roasts or delicacies in fruits without number, they spend large...
Do something! said a pastor of a certain church to an 80 year old woman; to which the woman immediately replied with admirable assurance...
United by the sternum, two twin brothers originally from Siam (current Thailand), had lives that should be taken into account in our time...
O weeping! That among the hardships you wander, with the hope of the lost consolation or perhaps, of a wounded feeling.
Civilizations lost in time and space, great conflagrations and catastrophes of mankind, recorded as mute witnesses in the subsoil of the earth...
The cruelest and most difficult battles of existence are fought in the spirit, the place from where communication with the invisible and spiritual...
Walking through the last places of existence, seeing how so many years of life are left behind, in the parsimony of time; with the most hidden...
Someone, perhaps, in moments of despair, sadness, illness, death or tribulation, would express: "when they take you beyond your limits, prostrate...
Fears, negative memories and violent experiences of the past, settle in the soul, uninvited; like ghosts or witches performing incantations and prayers...
The boy was playing in the thick jungle with a poisonous snake, known as mapaná; with a small branch, he made it tilt its dangerous head, but strangely...
I don't know how long the fish was on the floor, when I found it practically dry and motionless, it seemed mummified; sad and worried...
Napoleon once said to his assistant: "Dress me slowly because I am in a hurry". The cares, worries, occupations and projects, tend to incline life...
The intentions of the heart, the thoughts and decisions of the soul, sooner or later, are expressed with attitudes and behaviors; perhaps, the true disposition...
A young man asked the astronomer Galileo Galilei, "How old are you?" And the scientist answered, after thinking about it for a few seconds: "I am 16 years old"...
The Greek word "proorizo", which means to determine in advance, to order, to decide about a future time, goes hand in hand and in harmony...
From a very sensitive, strong and necessary place, formed by the sternum and ribs; a framework of bones known as "rib cage", in which organs...
Dogmatizing that the existence of matter is eternal, and that life and the harmonious universe arose spontaneously from it as a result...
I remember when I was present at the birth of my second daughter, full of life, healthy, very large and with lungs strong enough to express her...
Before bullfighting was banned in some countries of the world, it was heartbreaking to see on television, the cruel way in which bulls were treated...
When you walk through a central place of a big city, you will find the cruel reality that feeds the world with the conscious disregard...
When visiting a beautiful and fresh water stream in times of rest, on some occasions we have found some small and round stones...
Inherent necessity in the intimacy of the heart and mind: to procure peace, freedom and constant joy; submerged in living waters...
An artist of any kind; be it a sculptor, musician or actor, gives the best of themselves to express their talent and in this way, communicate to those who...
They hide the most atrocious and scandalous with their pure gaze, they forgive the most absurd and unconscious injustices, they clear their minds...
It is said that in the slave market, a strong young woman was sold for $190,000 dollars; some offered $100,000; others, $150,000...
The most beautiful, valuable, holy and pure, among the children of men, was sold for about 60 dollars; this was the material value...
A customary phrase among many people with respect to their work is, "I do what I can, not what I wanted to be"; and in this regard...
The response of ten young girls to their teacher was: "in the mirror, after applying make-up, we can see insecurity". In a vague way...
When, in the depths of your being, you feel secure, considering that nothing is missing and that you dwell in complete peace...
The love of a couple tends to be nourished from illusion and passion; the courtship, which should support it in the long and precious road it travels...
Preserving countless records, memories, evidence and stories through photos of a deceased loved one or relative, it is more difficult and slower to mourn.
In the path of existential becoming, fed by expectations, projects and jobs, we think about tomorrow;... I will do, I will travel, I will negotiate...
"If you do it again, I will put your hand on a red-hot grill, so that as your skin burns, you will understand the frustration and pain...
The story goes that on one occasion, the French general Napoleon sentenced a young soldier to prison for being a deserter...
Our progressive and capitalist society, carved in the minds of most of those who are, and were young, a definition of self...
King Herod called out to the people, who shouted, "The voice of God and not of man!" Shortly after, this ruler died and was eaten by worms.
To the question of a little boy, his father answered: imagine that a swallow had the ability not to die; then, he decides to move the earth to the moon...
Love is shared, but with the demand to ask for it and receive it first; this is the slogan of the materialist society that, as coexistence...
They say that the mythomaniac has to believe his lies in order to convince others of his enslaving deceptions; the father of lies...
On a certain occasion, Someone introduced himself to a man with speech limitations and a fugitive from the Egyptian empire, as I AM.
When the Almighty incarnate is untimely pressed by the dark and evil angel, he immediately understood that the deceitful...
If you were to make a survey about the greatest wealth that people possess, surely the great majority, if not all, would tell you: life.
Humanity has sought to worship what it can prove by physical means, something or someone to identify itself; namely, the sun, the moon, an animal or a man...
Helpless and tired health care workers, see, without being able to avoid it, how life ends up in their hands or in hospital corridors...
Chaotic events of destruction and distress are happening on earth with more frequency; as if she herself wanted to communicate something to us...
This is how the prefect of Judea, Pontius Pilate, asked Jesus when he was being accused by the crowd and their leaders.
The path of this beautiful existence brings challenges and decisions to everyone who has the valuable opportunity to know it.
In the desperate race of science to invent and discover, it has been plunged into a selfish abyss of destruction; a project of no return in a cruel nightmare...
When time goes by and the merciless habit begins to take over the emotions, the decisions of the heart and mind, it is when the tiredness in what once was a free pleasure...
Many have a motive or desire that they long to share or impose on others: a new order or social control, imposition of religious beliefs...
Where do human beings normally look to in order to feel secure with themselves or their environment?
The human being, by nature or culture, tends to look for something or someone superior; in whom he can place his trust and rest from existential demands.
"The Living One is the provisioning of the land", a name given by Pharaoh, king of the world power; Egypt, to Joseph, the Hebrew.
Grudge or resentment are like a small cup of poison, which take someone, pretending to hurt someone who hates or has not been able forgive;