“We should be rigorous in judging ourselves and gracious in judging others.” ~ John Wesley We have all heard the phrases “you never get a second chance to make a first impression” and “don’t judge a book by its cover.” One of the many flawed characteristics of being human is that we learn to judge… Read More »
This Land is My Land
In Genesis, God grants humans dominion over the land and cautions people to take care of the land and all of the other creatures God had made. God clarifies the land has rights and deserves rest (a sabbath) in the same way as humankind. The land is not different than any other creature or thing;… 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 »
Action vs. Knowledge
There is a golden rule in spirituality; it’s more about action than knowledge. It’s also imperative to understand obedience outperforms self-sacrifice. When you find yourself off the spiritual beam, you can trace it back to a moment in time where you ignored the call to action through obedience, which caused you to fall off the… Read More »
It’s Time For A Funeral
God’s means of delivering us from sin is not by making us stronger and stronger, but by making us weaker and weaker. That is surely rather a peculiar way of victory, you say, but it is the divine way. God sets us free from the dominion of sin, not by strengthening our old man but… 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 Challenges of Flesh and Blood
Have you ever had challenges with your own flesh and blood? Does skepticism run rapidly in your family? Would you refer to your tribe as a dysfunctional family? If this is your experience, guess what, you are not alone. Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ grew up in the same kind of family. Think for… 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 »
Dust in the Wind
Today is the start of the Lenten season known as Ash Wednesday. This symbolic tradition stems from Judaism. One could argue that Christianity is the final development of Judaism. Throughout history, people have covered themselves in ashes to present an outward sign of the sin in their hearts and their willingness for God to cleanse… Read More »
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