“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 »
Finding Hope In Grief
“While grief is not fun to deal with, it is a valuable tool to bring about amazing change and growth. The key to this deep level of learning is attitude. How will you respond to the pain you’re feeling?” ~ Diamante Lavendar During this pandemic, we have watched the news and read the reports of… Read More »
Sound Bite of Love
“You cannot receive what you don’t give. Outflow determines inflow.” ~ Laozi When we listen to the news, read the paper, scroll social media, and view the people around us, we hear many people speaking of judgment, blame, divisiveness, hate, racism, and evil, but only a sound bite here and there about love. Love is… Read More »
The Log Eye Process
“Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating. By judging others, we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are.” ~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer All humans at varying times throughout their lives suffer from “the log eye process.” The log eye process means… Read More »
Justice, Righteousness, and Shalom
“There is no peace in Southern Africa. There is no peace because there is no justice. There can be no real peace and security until there be first justice enjoyed by all the inhabitants of that beautiful land. The Bible knows nothing about peace without justice, for that would be crying “peace, peace, where there… Read More »
Problem or a Blessing?
“Many problems are blessings in disguise” ~ Leslie Stone Take a moment to reflect on your life. Think about those situations you have considered “problems” in your past. How many of those problems turned out to be a blessing in disguise? Consider how God was able to produce blessings from your problems (Romans 8:28). The… Read More »
Birth, Sickness, Old Age, and Death
“The world is full of suffering. Birth is suffering; decrepitude is suffering; sickness and death are sufferings. To face a man of hatred is suffering; to be separated from a beloved one is suffering; to be vainly struggling to satisfy one’s needs is suffering. In fact, a life that is not free from desire and… Read More »
Labor of Love
“Hard work is painful when life is devoid of purpose. But when you live for something greater than yourself and the gratification of your own ego, then hard work becomes a labor of love.” ~ Steve Pavlina How would you define the labor of love? Are you doing something you love? Do you work in… Read More »
Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired
“All my life, I’ve been sick and tired. Now I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired.” ~ Frannie Lou Hamer Have you ever heard or used the phrase “I am sick and tired of being sick and tired?” In today’s culture, this phrase is frequently quoted in recovery circles. Addicts and alcoholics are describing… Read More »