Carla Alvarez, Author at Raised to Walk

On the New Year, Resolutions, and New Starts

Posted by Carla Alvarez | Jan 1, 2016 | Bible Study, Podcasts, The Walk |

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As I looked over my Facebook feed for the first time in 2016, I saw a number with good intentions and many with much self-determination. Advice on how to make your goals, “set your intentions,” and make this first day of 2016 the first day of a new you.

It made me realize that the desire for something new is something that God has placed in our hearts. It is part of our makeup, coded into our very cells and innermost desires, that we want and need a fresh start. That desire, that yearning, is part of what draws us to him, that makes us look beyond yourself for the new.

That is the message of the Gospel and God’s promise throughout time, the good news in Christ. In him, we are made new.

What Praying for Revival Looks Like

Posted by Carla Alvarez | Aug 22, 2015 | The Walk |

God’s people want revival. We see the way the both the church and the world are going. We...

Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Easter Eggs and Maundy Thursday: Where Did Our Easter Traditions Come from?

Posted by Carla Alvarez | Apr 5, 2015 | Family History, Podcasts |

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For the past several days, I’ve been compiling information on local services for Easter and Holy Week. Aside from the Easter and Christmas Christians, there really are people out there that don’t have a church they would feel comfortable walking into if they felt so led. This was my little contribution by removing one excuse from the equation.

Is It Really Worth Standing For?

Posted by Carla Alvarez | Dec 23, 2014 | Foreign Land |

In case you’ve missed it, the internet was shut down in North Korea today, which is the second time in two days, and there is speculation that the U.S. government was responsible. This is being reported on Fox News, CNN, the BBC, the Guardian, and sites like Wired and Slate. Along with the speculation is the report that Putin has invited the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un.

Discerning of Spirits in the Bible

Posted by Carla Alvarez | Oct 30, 2014 | The Walk |

In another post on discerning of spirits, I talked about what the gift of discerning of spirits actually is and how that is different from and relates to discernment. This post is going to cover discerning of spirits in the Bible focusing on scripture that discusses times that the spiritual world interacts with humans. Since the entire Bible is an account of the interaction between God and man, I’m not going to include accounts of God speaking to man, the appearance of the pre-incarnate Christ, or angels of messengers of God.

Author: Carla Alvarez

On the New Year, Resolutions, and New Starts

What Praying for Revival Looks Like

Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Easter Eggs and Maundy Thursday: Where Did Our Easter Traditions Come from?

Is It Really Worth Standing For?

Discerning of Spirits in the Bible

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