by Sheryl Pellatiro | Jul 23, 2019 | Blog, The Parables of Jesus
Did you know that 1/3 of Jesus’ teaching was in parables? Why would He teach this way? Well, it’s important we look at the meaning. The Greek word for parable is parabole and means, “to cast beside.” A parable is an illustrative story, by which...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Jul 1, 2019 | Blog, Selfishness
Sometimes it’s beneficial to take a word and see what the Bible has to say about it. And since I’ve seen so much selfishness, I thought it would a good topic to discuss – to see what God says about it. We live in a “Me” world. In fact,...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Jun 14, 2019 | Blog, Sexual Impurity
Honestly, I don’t think we quite understand the implications to sexual impurity. I hope you’ll take some time to read this post and then share it. Why would I tackle such a controversial subject? Especially, when some might have harsh words in their...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Jun 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the 1st century, the city of Ephesus was one of the largest and most impressive cities in the ancient world: a political, religious and commercial center in Asia Minor. It was also under Roman rule. In A.D. 51, the apostle Paul came through Ephesus on his third...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | May 24, 2019 | Blog, Doubting, Trusting
I hope the title caught your attention. I hope you’ll take a moment to read this post because it’s serious stuff and we need to be careful. Satan is up to a lot of things these days – all EVIL – but here’s one particular disturbing...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | May 9, 2019 | Blog, Jealousy, Joyful Living, Victory
Jealousy is a real problem in the church today. A HUGE problem. People don’t seem to be content with who they are in Christ or what God has given to them, so they covet others’ gifts, jobs, ministries, personalities, lifestyles. Here’s what Scripture...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Apr 16, 2019 | Blog, Christian Growth, Doubting, Promises
So you’ve prayed… and prayed… and prayed… and prayed! But, you haven’t seen any change. The job is still bad. Your child is still in that terrible place. Your spouse hasn’t come around. You’re still confused as to which...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Mar 8, 2019 | Blog, Christian Growth, Compromising, False Theology, Life in Christ
We live in the day of many voices. It seems everyone uses their voices for their passion. And some of these messages are labeled as “Christian.” So, believers often listen without comparing their message with Scripture. They don’t question the...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Dec 28, 2018 | Blog, Joyful Living, Victory
Several years ago, I received an email from a leader in the church that was hurtful. She said some pretty nasty stuff to me… but stuff I knew wasn’t true. I think it came from a hurtful place in her own heart, but nevertheless, the words burnt like a hot...
by Sheryl Pellatiro | Dec 23, 2018 | Blog, Christmas
We recognize the characters of the Christmas story: Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth, Zachariah, Gabriel, the shepherds, the host of angels, Simeon, and Anna. We would surely agree that these people belong in the Christmas story – they are either from God’s chosen...
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