Author: Terry Modica

Terry Modica is executive director of Good News Ministries of Tampa Bay (gnm.org), which she founded with her husband Ralph in 1995 to help people grow closer to Christ and enter the embrace of the Father, then serve as evangelizers empowered by the Holy Spirit. As a leader in lay apostleship and a pioneer in using internet technologies for Catholic outreach since 1996, her ministry is international.
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Day 27: Reclaiming God’s Fatherhood Over the World

God's Fatherhood bringing people returning to church

How’s your journey into the heart of God’s Fatherhood? Do feel differently about him today than when you started? Are you excited about this? Abba-Father is! He’s delighted that you’ve overcome some of the obstacles that have prevented you from knowing him better. He’s super happy that you are now embedded more deeply into his heart. And so he asks: “Because of what you’ve discovered, I need you to be My ambassador! There are countless people who are suffering because they don’t yet know Me well.” And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. (Mark 16:15 ESV) Have you said yes yet to this calling? Right now, for the purposes of this book, we’re zooming in on the mission field of healing people’s relationships with Abba-Father by changing their wrong images about him, and by rescuing them from the father […] Read More

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Day 16: The Father’s Compassion

man sitting on bench in park waiting for God's compassion like a Prodigal Son

The Father is full of compassion for you. Compassion is not something that we have to wait for. Compassion is not something we need to be good enough for. Jesus gave us a parable that describes what the Father’s compassion looks like. The story of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) illustrates that compassion fills the Father’s heart even while we are still far off-track in the Christian life. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. (Luke 15:20 NIV). What don’t you like about yourself? Do you still feel ashamed of your sins, and is this making you wonder if Father God is keeping you in misery because you don’t deserve better treatment? The parable of the Prodigal Son assures us that the Father cherishes […] Read More