“The oldest, shortest words – ‘yes’ and ‘no’ – are those which require the most thought.” ~ Pythagoras When it comes to the subject of love, we get to choose yes or no. We get to decide if we will receive it, and we get to determine if we will give it. We all have… Read More »
The Power to Help Others
“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.” ~ Booker T. Washington Lack of power is a dilemma for humankind. Most people live by self-propulsion, playing God, and attempting to manage their own lives. We wander through life, suffering from the spiritual delusion that we don’t need God in our lives.… Read More »
Lifting Up The Lives of Others
“My purpose: to lift your spirit and to motivate you.” ~ Mavis Staples For a person of faith and one who has enjoyed liberation over their hurts, habits, and hang-ups comes a considerable responsibility to lift the spirits of others. Our purpose is to create a spiritual environment where others can experience comfort and peace… Read More »
Let Your Sun Shine
“A good laugh is sunshine in a house” ~ William Makepeace Thackeray Not many things bring a sense of ease and comfort from the spiritual realm into the present more potent than laughter. Laughter is a gentle way of acknowledging human frailty, and with all the turmoil in the world, who can’t use some laughter.… Read More »
Spiritual Milestones a Celebration of Grace
“Progress is measured by milestones. What many good people lack are markers that might tell them how they are actually doing. Goals can become a ritual or a fetish, but in the right measure, they can give us some much-needed reference points. No wonder some seem discouraged! Minus such milestones, we often feel minus in… Read More »
Fully Vaccinated
“There is no vaccine against stupidity” ~ Albert Einstein There is no doubt the number one phrase for 2021 will be “I am fully vaccinated,” and the second will be “I am not getting vaccinated.” What’s a person to do? Take the vaccine or avoid it at all cost? Is it all a bunch of… Read More »
Chosen Yet Frozen
“People do not seek God. They seek after the benefits that only God can give them. The sin of fallen humanity is this: Humanity seeks the benefits of God while at the same time fleeing from God themselves. We are, by nature, fugitives.” ~ R.C. Sprouls Humankind did not happen by chance. Any honest scientist… 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 »
Heavenly MVP
The Super Bowl will draw an audience of over 100,000 million people from all around the world. At the end of the game, the NFL will recognize a player(s) as the MVP of the game. In the realm of the Spirit, we don’t go from bad to good or sick to well; we go to… 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 »