The trek to England and Ireland was worth it and taught me a good lesson. I am no longer satisfied with having God ride shot gun or trying to be a backseat driver. Instead, I want to be a passenger and see where He leads me this year. And for once in a long while, I am kinda...
Part of the preparation has been deeper healing. He had already brought so much healing into my life that I wasn’t going into 40 thinking “I need healing, I’m broken”. I feel like He was saying “You’re not broken, now you’re ready to go deeper. I’m going to make you un...
The central figure of the New Testament, Jesus is preparing for the Passover meal with His disciples. This event is significant as it leads to the Last Supper. 2.The Disciples Specifically, Peter and John are tasked with preparing the Passover meal. They are followers of Jesus, learning fro...
You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. Treasury of Scripture Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Genesis 5:22 And Enoch walked with God after he ...
I emphasize the verse, “He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul…” That is the purpose of Sabbath, I believe. To lie down; be led into and among a place of peace and beauty; and to have one’s soul restored. It all serves...
But the second piece, and perhaps the even greater one, is to then listen for His voice and follow where He leads. Jesus’ words didn’t end with His sheep listening to Him. He went on to say that He knew them and they followed Him. If He is in our hearts, we will actually ...
we are “normal” and most others are “like us.” It makes us complacent and complacency leads to regression not progression. In the words of a friend and colleague, Rev. Ed Stallworth, “I do not want to be color blind. I want to see the beautiful mosaic that defines our nation.”...
He leads. He embodies power, success, and dominance in a way that makes Australians deeply uncomfortable. But is that really enough to explain the sheer intensity of the hatred? Or is there something else at play? For years, Australians have been told what to think about Trump. The media ...
“Be still and know that I Am God,” says the scripture – an invitation to find the Divine in the quiet depth of now. In the Eternal Now, illusion and reality converge. The illusion of time gives way to the reality of a single, ever-present Creator witnessing Itself. Here, soul ...
For example, the book The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life was released in 1968, just as I was making decisions about how I wanted to spend my life. Chapter 14, entitled “How to Identify the True Religion” opens with these words: “Logically there must be just one true religion.” ...