“Let your light shine so brightly that others can see their way out of the dark.” ~ Unknown If you attended Sunday school as a child or were raised in a religious family, then you know the classic gospel song “This Little Light of Mine.” The song is still a favorite in mainline denominations and… Read More »
Spiritual Solidarity
“Not everyone is your brother or sister in the faith, but everyone is your neighbor, and you must love your neighbor.”~ Tim Keller What is the purpose of faith? What is the purpose of the church? What is the goal of a 501C3? If your answer is to help “others,” you would be correct. Faith… Read More »
Taking Care of God’s Children
“Tell me what’s more important than being present for children and listening to them. I’ll wait.” ~ Maxime Lagacé Unfortunately, fate chooses our parents. Children need champions in their lives if they are to succeed and survive. Many children are born into broken homes with broken parents, and some with no parents at all. Parentless… Read More »
Enemy Love
“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. We have all heard in some fashion or another “love your enemies.” We find… Read More »
Here Comes The Judge
When you are spiritually connected, you are not looking for occasions to be offended, and you are not judging and labeling others. You are in a state of grace in which you know you are connected to God and thus free from the effects of anyone or anything external to yourself. ~ Wayne Dyer When… Read More »
Blink of the Eye
“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 »
God’s Day Off
“Sabbath is that uncluttered time and space in which we can distance ourselves from our own activities enough to see what God is doing.” ~ Eugene Peterson According to the National Sleep Foundation, American’s rated sleeping number four out of five choices. The five choices being:¹ Fitness/Nutrition Work Hobbies Sleep/Rest Social Life If America was… 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 »
Unity, Liberty, and Charity
“In essentials, unity; and nonessentials, liberty; and in all things charity.” ~ John Wesley If you had to make a top ten list of essentials for every human being, what would they be? Food, water, housing, equal treatment, employment, healthcare, freedom of faith, sexuality, love, etc.? What are some possible nonessentials? Where you live, your… Read More »
The Disciples Modus Operandi
When you hear the term spiritual experience, what comes to mind? When believers share a testimony or preach, most share remarkable stories of God’s redemptive power. Their story’s subject(s) was lost, broken, and at times all but dead, but something happened. Out of a desperate state, they became willing to turn their will and live… Read More »
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