Author Archives: D.J. Gorena

I remember my grandfather taking me crabbing. We would go to the ship channels that came from Port Isabel to the Port of Brownsville. There was plenty of crabs that we would catch. We’d take a pair of pantyhose (not to wear!) and cut the legs off, place a piece of chicken in the footContinue reading “Let’s Go Fishin’!”

There are those who believe in a place called hell and there are those who don’t believe hell. If anyone claims to be a Christ-follower, then we understand and believe from the Scriptures that hell is a very real place. The reality of hell is not here on earth, but it is a place asContinue reading “The Reality of Hell”

“All hands on deck!” is an expression that dates back to the 1700s. Hands is another word for sailors and deck is a part of the boat or ship. In a storm or other emergency, the captain might yell “All hands on deck!” and this is the command for all the sailors to come to the deck of the shipContinue reading “All Hands on Deck!”