Conversations with Ray Martinez

Naaman was the commanding chief of the King's army and loved by the King.  He was sent to see Elisha because of his leprosy.  Naaman becomes indignant because Elisha wouldn't personally see him to ca…

We are starting a series about the meaning of stories in the bible.  This particular story is about how Elisha caused a lost ax head in the Jordan river to float.  His prophet friend that lost the ax…

Some people refer to Psalms 91 as the soldier's prayer. We learn from this chapter about 12 things that God will do for us, and 7 tasks that God wants us to do.  It's important that we recognize Him …

Mr. Warner was my metal shop and mechanical drawing teacher at Lincoln Jr. High back in the 60's.  He was a stern man that taught me some life skills and I know he liked me as a student.  Sometimes i…

When we worship God, we have to employ our heart (spirit), soul (voice of reasoning), and our mind (conscience).  God created them all for a purpose.  We will talk about this in our podcast and why o…

What a rememberable day for The Latino Community, and Tom Flores.  It's about time he was inducted to the Hall of Fame for the NFL.  Tom is a friend of mine and we met when he came to Fort Collins to…

Today we are learning about God's mystery.  We will talk about 7 of them: The mystery of God, his will, of Christ, of the kingdom of God, of the gospel, of faith, and of godliness. Some of us worry a…

God is giving his people a choice to follow his direction in life or end up being defeated.  Here, Isaiah speaks the words of God and says, "come now, let us reason together."  If we will listen to t…

What does God want from our wholeness of being holy?  David is our illustration in how he made worshiping God as his most important priority to keep himself safe from his enemies.  If God is for us, …

God told his people to fear not and not be discouraged.  The world around us today is discouraging, but God asked us to look up to Him, and he will encourage us.  Likewise we should lift each other u…

We are living in some crazy times now days, and many of us feel uncomfortable with the turning of events whether that is at a national level or local level.  God says he will comfort us. This "comfor…

Today we are talking about the real peace that comes from God; the peace of mind and the peace of heart.  We can't confuse this with the world's peace that is temporal and non-binding.  God's peace i…

When asked what was my greatest surprise in life, I would say it was my greatest amazement in life.  Watching my Dad pass away was difficult, but  three days before he passed, something amazing happe…

What was my sport in high school?  I have to say it was Judo, taught by Dick Okimoto from Colorado State University.  He taught me the art of judo while teaching me life skills that has lasted me a l…

Isaiah is talking to his people, delivering a message from God.  In this message, God is basically telling his people to "open their eyes" and see what He is doing.  There is ongoing creation today, …

This was Joseph's first Christmas!  We explore why the Angel told Joseph to name Mary's son, Jesus.  There is much meaning behind the name and many other names that Jesus had such as Emanuel, Christ,…