<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Tonya L Cruz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Captivating Stories by Tonya L Cruz]]></description><link>https://www.tonyalcruz.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:01:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.tonyalcruz.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Anchored by Faith in Jesus]]></title><description><![CDATA["We must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away."  — Hebrews 2:1  Max once lived on a leaky houseboat on the Miami River when a hurricane was bearing down on the Florida coast. Panicked, he bought rope — lots of it — and tied his boat to every tree and dock he could find. It looked like a spider's web.  Then a seasoned sailor named Phil showed up. 'Tie her to land and you'll regret it,' he said. 'Anchor deep. Leave the rope slack. Let the boat move with the...]]></description><link>https://www.tonyalcruz.com/post/anchored-in-jesus</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3c4322033a541103e90600</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:54:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/efc4ee_73bc6fa0c76c4bb2b0e3a35beae5b3c0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tonya Cruz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Stamp of the Real Thing ]]></title><description><![CDATA["He is the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person."  — Hebrews 1:3  In ancient Rome, every coin carried the face of the emperor. The process was simple but precise: molten metal poured into a mold, then struck with a die — a stamp carved with the ruler's exact likeness. Anyone who held that coin held a perfect image of the emperor.  The Greek word Hebrews uses for 'express image' is charakter — the word for that stamping tool. The idea is an exact impression, a perfect...]]></description><link>https://www.tonyalcruz.com/post/a-stamp-of-the-real-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3306d138520286278ee0af</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:46:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/efc4ee_2d2e71eb499f45ba8ad7b55edc4ff6b9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tonya Cruz</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[God Has Been Trying to Reach You ]]></title><description><![CDATA["God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in the past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son."  — Hebrews 1:1–2  Have you ever waited for a phone call that didn't come? Refreshed your inbox one too many times, hoping for a word from someone you love? That feeling — that longing to hear from someone — is not weakness. It's one of the most human things there is.  Here's what stopped me when I first read Hebrews 1: God has that same longing. For...]]></description><link>https://www.tonyalcruz.com/post/god-has-been-trying-to-connect-with-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1603b6ce062e4a09f19847</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 20:47:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/efc4ee_4d8d4b890bcd466e9b8831afcc3b1399~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Tonya Cruz</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>