I remember it clearly. Faces planted. The presence of a God captivating souls completely, with peace. Humility hitting the congregation like a wave. True repentance flowing from grace…not bought or sold or earned from even the most religious in that place. A quickening of the spirit, songs rose, and chains were broken, easily. Still… The world […]
What Is Love In A World Full Of Fakes?
She regresses. This child in our home who has become the battleground of her parents. She throws her coat, bites, and hits the ones this two-year-old has chosen to give her full trust to… As if cutting skin, and projecting pain can somehow alleviate the hurt within. He sits in our church meeting. A stranger, riding […]
11 Ways to Protect Our Kids
No one goes into parenting to raise a killer. We hold those tiny feet, let little finger wrap around our index, quietly dreaming in the recesses of our minds of Homecoming princesses, athlete’s, super genius’… But never killers. And are killers really all that different. Born of that same heart of sin before regeneration, same tender […]
8 Biblical Victories Found in Praise and Thanksgiving
Have you ever had one of those days where the walls seem to be falling in all around you, and pressures and stresses seem to tug at you and you can’t get loose? The past few weeks have been like that for me. I will spare you the details, but let’s just say I was at […]
Why Good People Suffer
I see the preachers. A hundred-thousand dollar purchases, parading fancy suits on t.v. Claiming Jesus equals earthly pleasure, material reward, physical prosperity. They say if bad things happen, it is because of lack of faith, it is because sin is hidden and it is likely that you haven’t repented yet. Still, I wonder why we follow […]
When Obedience Sounds Like A Cuss Word
“Faith, as Paul saw it, was a living, flaming thing leading to surrender and obedience to the commandments of Christ” ~ A. W. Tozier We hear a lot about faith now days. People often say, “I have faith for _____ “, or “Just keep the faith”. But what is faith? Tozier says, faith is a living, […]