C.M. Alvarez's Blog, page 13
April 25, 2022
April 15, 2022
Is Easter Pagan?
Is Easter pagan? You will see that claim come up. Sometimes it is made by skeptics. Sometimes it is made by people focusing on what they consider “Hebraisms” rather than the fulfillment that Jesus is of the promises represented by the Jewish feasts. Sometimes, like what I am going to discuss in this post, it is made by people who have a very poor understanding of church history.One such example of this is an article from One for Israel titled “Why are Passover and Easter Celebrated at Differen...
March 25, 2022
Five Books I’m Reading in 2022
Each year I set a goal for the books to be read. Not the number because, to be honest, some of the books on the list will take awhile to get through; but books that are worth reading. Books that ought to be read.I identify five books because I know that other books will come up that I need to read: books related to something I write or books by authors I want to interview. Tightly scheduled reading plans just don’t work for me and five as a goal has worked out to be a good numberAgainst Cels...
March 8, 2022
Honoring God with Your Finances?
Recently while preparing for a sermon on God and finances, a friend asked for input. I shared a few of my thoughts on what honoring God with your finances really means.
My dad was in real estate for 40 years. He was excellent at finding development opportunities (rehabbing houses, partitioning lots, land development, highest use opportunities, etc.) His philosophy was that he wanted to let the guy he was buying from make a little money, he wanted to make a little money, and have a deal where ...
