Posts by francisanfuso

A Nation Waiting To Be Conquered – Have you ever wondered what it takes for a nation to be conquered? What took out the Roman and Grecian Empires? The same thing…

BEWARE OF REVENGE In Acts 16, after Paul and Silas were inappropriately beaten by their captors and thrown in jail, city leaders realized that these two men were Roman citizens…

BANGING ON A COCKPIT DOOR Have you ever banged on the cockpit door of a commercial jet demanding to know if the pilot knew what he was doing? Probably not.…

WHAT DO YOU SAY ABOUT YOURSELF?  When thousands went out into the wilderness to be baptized by John the Baptist, Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask…

WHEN THINGS ARE ROUGH All of us want our lives to go smoothly, even though Jesus promised they won’t. It’s been said, “When everything seems to be going against you,…

HOW TO SEE A MIRACLE Would you like to see Jesus do a miracle in your life? I’m sure you would. But you’ll have to go to Him to see…

WHY I DO WHAT I DO  Why I do what I do is more important than anything I could ever accomplish for God. John 5 says that because the Father…

ALL-IN MOMENTS Hebrews 11 provides a Faith Equation that challenges us to discern the “All-In Moments” God is sending our way. The chapter begins by asserting “…without faith it is…

GOD’S RESPONSE TO INSECURITYAfter spending 40 years in a wilderness, having fled for his life from Egypt, God appears to Moses in a Burning Bush and tells him to return…

GOD’S FOOTPRINTS –Jesus sent two of His disciples into Jerusalem to supernaturally meet a man who would take them to a room fully prepared for their Last Supper. When this…

ATTACHED TO NOTHING – I’m always amazed at how committed people are to nothingness; to believing that they came from nowhere and are going nowhere after they die. They proclaim…

GETTING THE LAST LAUGH – We all love to laugh. There’s actually something therapeutic and healing about it. As the Bible says, “A cheerful disposition is good for your health.”…

I WANT “JUDGE JESUS!” – None of us like being judged, but whether we like it or not, it’s going to happen. Perhaps you’re thinking, “If I confess my sins…

WHY I DO WHAT I DON’T WANT – Do you find yourself doing things you don’t want to do? Impossible! You wouldn’t be doing them if you didn’t want to. HA!…

IT’S NOT TOO LATE – One of the biggest deceptions people believe about their lives, is that it’s too late for them to have a significant and meaningful change. It’s the…

YOU HAVE WHAT YOU WANT – Most people wake up every day wanting more. They’re tired of what they have. The irony is, in many cases they have what they…

THE PRICE GOD PAID Receiving Jesus is easy . . . following Him is much harder . . . and pleasing Him through human effort is, frankly, impossible. The reason…

HEALING SPAM I get messages every day that promise to rectify problems in my computer or phone. Ironically, they are just hackers trying to do the very thing they claim…

EGOLESS CONFIDENCE – The other day, I was considering the difference between Confidence and Pride. It’s important I know the answer. Pride is having a higher estimation of who God…

THE PATIENCE OF GOD – There is perhaps no greater demonstration of God‘s patience and long-suffering than the fact that we continue to hear His message of forgiveness, whether we…

CHOOSING THE UNSHAKABLE –  It would be hard to find someone today whose life is not being shaken. It seems everything that can be shaken is being shaken. So, how…

REACHING BEYOND THE KNOWN – In the Gospel of Luke, chapter four, Jesus said, no prophet is accepted in his own hometown.” (Luke 4:24, NLT) This challenge is common to all…

MY BATTLE WITH PREJUDICE – Each of us have our own journey when it comes to prejudice. Mine is different from most. I am 100% Sicilian. Sicily is a small…

FEELING UNWORTHY? – Do you ever feel completely unworthy of God using you because of past sins, even those you committed as a Christ follower? I’ve certainly had to deal…

INCREASING IN FAVOR – Does it ever seem that God favors one person more than another? After further examination of the biblical principle of “favor,” I’ve found that it does,…

THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE OPTIONS If we knew and could trust the perfect motive and qualities of God. Qualities like goodness, kindness, mercy, and complete forgiveness. And, if we…

FACING YOUR GIANTS All of us want to know what our future will be like. Especially, so we can prepare. Here’s a hint. You will meet the biggest giants you’ll…

THEN WHAT? – A pastor friend told me about how Jesus delivered him in his early 20’s out of alcoholism and a promiscuous lifestyle. But, even though he had been truly…

My “All-In” Moment – Whining about the troubling season I was in, I quipped, “God, what do you want from me?” He quickly responded, “Only what’s best!” Not clear what…

WHAT BLESSINGS DOES GOD HAVE FOR ME? –  One of the greatest gifts God gives us is seeing into His heart; the promises He has for each of us. They’re…

PROCRASTINATION –  Time is the most precious gift we have. You can lose a house or even a friend, and get them back in the end. But our priceless time…

OUR GREATEST ADDICTION –  Want to know one of the greatest addictions in life? One you might overlook. It’s our addiction to understand what’s going on before we’re willing to…

THE VALUE OF NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES – Wouldn’t you like to learn to rely on God and not yourself? The Bible has a surefire plan. Expect to die and then watch…

Is Your Light Actually Darkness? Have you ever heard pundits on the news and social media proclaiming they have the “high moral ground?” But on further examination of their beliefs,…

How Does God See Us?   All of us have wondered what God thinks of us. Even after we come to Jesus, we can still wonder. I recently read in the…

Discernment Defined – Ours is the age of little discernment. Compare Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary definition of the word “discern.” He wrote, “to see or understand the difference…between good and…

Danger of Giving into Pain – If you’ve ever suffered with chronic pain, you know how debilitating it can be. How many people have developed opiate addictions in their effort…

Gossip  Many of us are familiar with the scripture, “A good name is more to be desired than great riches.” (Proverbs 22:1) But what may be less familiar is the…

Two Greatest Fools Who Ever Lived  This may be the most unusual post I’ve ever shared, but its insight challenges me every day. The greatest fool who ever lived would…

The “I Don’t Know-ness of God”  All of us, at times, struggle to admit when we are wrong. But, admit it or not, being wrong is a universal human condition.…