Word has it, their feet stood in the moving river, near the rocks on a sandbar… Underneath no walls and an open sky. Voices lingered in the light, as the orchard nearby flooded with fruit. Hearts unfiltered. Praises rising because of the mighty name of Jesus. I can imagine it was a hot day. Only a […]
He stumbled down the frozen road; grey blanket, grey pants, and a sweater matching underneath. The road he shuffled on wasn’t seen by most. Little traffic, overlooking a valley, and open space in the distance. What was he doing there? Where his feet frozen, his exposed hands in below freezing weather starting to feel numb? What […]
“I am the activities director and I don’t see you having an appointment to be here.” The smile-less faces and chilling looks of three women without make-up, greet me behind the counter. “Let me talk to the lady who made the appointment. She is on her way”, I assure her. The sound of a strummed guitar, […]
I don’t know about you, but I can get caught believing …Grace paves our way to heaven, so we don’t have to do anything. Recently, God’s been showing me just how much false teaching has been slipping into my thinking. In studying scripture, something I had never considered before was revealed to me…Jesus frequently asked people […]
“She was mean to me”, “They excluded me”, “He violated me”. Haven’t we all heard them…the excuses people use to justify building walls around themselves? And yet it is clear, those who love much, will have to overcome offense. I remember when a group of people set me up to exploit me. I loved them deeply, […]
We have all heard, “Don’t judge”. It’s the equivalent of, “get out of my business”. Or, “I don’t want your input into whatever it is I am doing (good or bad)”. But Jesus came to break our chains, make a ways for us to get past the walls put between us, as people. Jesus called out […]