Manny Rivera

The Normalcy Bias

As a pastor, I’m a student of human behavior.  The mind of man is very fickle and unpredictable.  We are definitely very unique.  We are the most intelligent species on earth, but our mental aptitude and intelligence is so extreme that it breeds unintelligence. ...

Passion for God = Compassion for People

The apostle John is described in scripture as unique in comparison to the other disciples.  In the gospel according to John, He called himself the “disciple in whom Jesus loved.”  I don’t think he was trying to represent himself as one loved more by God than the...

Striving to Attain = Striving to Maintain

I’m beginning to learn certain things when it comes to succeeding in what I do… First of all, I’ve come to a personal revelation of what true “kingdom success” is.  Success, in its simplest form, is not self-promoting or aggrandizing – actually, it’s the...

Passion + Problems = Purpose

I was reading blog stats of the past couple of years and realized that this blog post received the most hits and comments.  With that in mind, I figured I’ll go back to come “old school”  and repost it again.  For all my new subscribers (and old...