“This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.” ~ Patrick Henry Fate chooses our parents. When we are born, we inherit our parent’s genes. We may have inherited healthy genes or not so healthy genes. Unfortunately, we don’t… Read More »
Contagious Faith
“You must constantly ask yourself these questions: Who am I around? What are they doing to me? What have they got me reading? What have they got me saying? Where do they have me going? What do they have me thinking? And most important, what do they have me becoming? Then ask yourself the big… Read More »
How To Be Invisible
Have you ever fantasized about being invisible? What would you do if you could be invisible for a day? It’s hard to be invisible physically. We can be out of sight and out of mind from society, but it’s impossible to be invisible to God. God always knows our heart, whereabouts, and present circumstances. When… Read More »
Stop The Whining and Start Trusting God
“God did not save you from the ocean to drown you in a bathtub.” ~ Lewis T., St. Louis, MO. When the waves from the trials and low spots of life slam against your boat amid the storm, whom do you turn? Do you default to your childhood prayers, like a child whistling in the… Read More »
Praying With Fervor
Learning to pray in public and private can be challenging, and why do you think that is? If you learned to pray as a child, your prayers were intentional and full of faith. That is why Jesus told His audience, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never… Read More »
The Voice of God
God gives every human being the ability to believe, but it takes an act of faith to engage this belief and become spiritually obedient to God’s principles. Two of the most common questions in the world of the Spirit are how do you hear the voice of God, and how do you know it’s the… Read More »
Miraculous Example
“Nothing can seem extraordinary until you have discovered what is ordinary. Belief in miracles, far from depending on an ignorance of the laws of nature, is only possible in so far as those laws are known.” ~ C.S. Lewis When you finally surrender your life over to God and bring your will totally in line… Read More »
Common Sense vs Uncommon Sense
We cannot make disciples unless we are disciples ourselves. ~ Oswald Chambers After Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead, He stopped visiting the usual settings. Yet, Mary Magdalen and the other Mary went to see Jesus, where they expected to find Jesus lying in the tomb. They were not looking for the resurrected… Read More »
9 X 1 = 7
Someone sent me this story the other day, and I wanted to share it with you because it carries a lot of wisdom and meaning for any reader. Why is it the human condition seems to have this tendency? How do we overcome it? As individuals? As a community? As a world? Where do we… Read More »
We Never Die Alone
In September 2015, our mother passed away due to lung cancer. She was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell cancer in the hospital, and she would never leave the hospital; she passed within eight days of her diagnosis. When I reflect on those eight days, my mother was rarely alone; there were people by her… Read More »