by Mike Costanzo | Dec 16, 2025 | Reflections, Writing
Memorial So many photos And yet so few For a lifetime Some obscured by grain and dust Blurred and bleary, out of focus Some crisp and vibrant, snapped last week High res, high definition All mixed, jumbled, shuffled together Inconsistent, imperfect, real Key beats in...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 27, 2025 | Speaking
https://mikejencostanzo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/stronghold/Session-1.mp3 “Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 28, 2025 | Speaking
https://mikejencostanzo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/stronghold/Session-2.mp3 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God.” -John 1:1-2 [PRAYER] I mentioned in our last session that the...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 29, 2025 | Speaking
https://mikejencostanzo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/stronghold/Session-3.mp3 “Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, things that we have heard...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 30, 2025 | Speaking
https://mikejencostanzo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/stronghold/Session-4.mp3 “Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors, remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me,...
by Mike Costanzo | Jul 31, 2025 | Speaking
https://mikejencostanzo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/stronghold/Session-5.mp3 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it...
by Mike Costanzo | Aug 1, 2025 | Speaking
https://mikejencostanzo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/stronghold/Session-6.mp3 Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either...
by Mike Costanzo | Aug 2, 2025 | Speaking
https://mikejencostanzo.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/stronghold/Session-7.mp3 What did we learn from The Feast? Family is complicated. It’s MESSY. There are relational issues that run deep–deeper than any other earthly relationship It takes effort to work out...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 5, 2024 | Politics, Reflections
The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will. -Proverbs 21:1 The Nature of Our Hearts If I hold a drop of water in my hand, and I tilt my hand this way or that, what happens? The water moves. Did I exert any energy on the...
by Mike Costanzo | May 9, 2023 | Devotion, Faith, Reflections
What kinds of things in life do you enjoy? What brings you joy, happiness, or pleasure? What delights you, brings a smile to your face, makes you wish it would never end? I think that for most of us, delicious gourmet food or refreshing beverages rank pretty high on...
by Mike Costanzo | Jun 22, 2022 | Faith, Reflections
Everyone knows that we here in America are in the midst of an all-out culture war regarding guns and their place in society. And in this skirmish, most of the pro-gun rhteoric presupposes the sanctity of a little thing called “self-defense.” This tenet of U.S....
by Mike Costanzo | Feb 14, 2022 | Politics
For most of my adult life, I’ve been a Republican. And not just a Republican in name only (as some of my readers will surely regard me), but a faithful, registered devotee of the GOP. Not only did I vote for Republican Presidential candidates in every major election...
by Mike Costanzo | Dec 25, 2021 | Devotion, Reflections
Every year, everyone asks my kids if they’ve been good this year. Why? Because, as the legend goes, if they’ve been good then they’ll get presents. Not only that, but the presents-to-goodness ratio is directly proportionate, so the more goodness, the more presents...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 7, 2015 | Childbirth, Naomi Grace
Introducing little Naomi Grace Costanzo Our fourth precious child, Naomi Grace Costanzo, was born yesterday, April 6th.Since she was born 2 months early, she is still very small, weighing 2 lbs 3 oz and is only 14 inches long. She cannot yet breathe on her own, and...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 8, 2015 | Naomi Grace
Dear little Naomi Grace is in her 3rd day of life. She is stable, but tiny & fragile, and there are still many unknowns. She will be having surgery Friday to place a tube in her stomach. This will help her to receive nourishment and enable the doctors to do...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 10, 2015 | Naomi Grace
Thanks for waiting, everyone! Here is the latest on Naomi and Jen: Jen came home from the hospital today! She is obviously tired, and sad to have to be apart from Naomi, but is nevertheless trusting in God’s good care of our dear little daughter. Meanwhile,...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 11, 2015 | Naomi Grace
Our beloved friends and family, After meeting with the doctor today, we have some sad news to share: our precious Naomi has a serious genetic condition called Trisomy 18. Most infants with this condition never make it to live birth, and of those that do, 90% do not...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 13, 2015 | Naomi Grace
Good news today: Naomi has been fairly stable this weekend, so today she finally had a feeding tube surgically inserted into her tummy (since she can’t swallow anything). Sometimes even a simple surgery like this can be a problem with premature babies, but by...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 15, 2015 | Naomi Grace
Everyone, Thanks so much for your prayers! Today we met with Naomi’s medical team to discuss big-picture questions related to her care. To be honest, it was really hard to once again come face-to-face with the reality of her diagnosis, since the likelihood of...
by Mike Costanzo | Apr 16, 2015 | Naomi Grace
Great news–one of our prayer requests has been answered in a big way! Yesterday Naomi had some special fluid put into her feeding tube to test and see if her intestines are fully connected. Both Jen and I were feeling some anxiety about the results, since we...
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