Manifesting LIFE!
Life really is that simple. Our behavior is either fostering life or death in our lives and in the lives of others. It really is that simple and really THAT profound. It reminds me of the stark confrontation Moses set before the Israelites in Deuteronomy when he was exhorting...
A Spirit of Gentleness
There's one word that those who know me best would NEVER use to describe me: Gentle! I don't know if it's my "creative" use of language or just my deep suspicion of spineless mediocrity or that I'm afraid of being called a "girl!" I am rarely what you might...
Strange Teachings!
"Nobody told me there'd be days like these!" Well, that not exactly true. St. Paul did warn that "in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control,...
If We Live by the Spirit…
"By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another." With this revelation from our Lord Jesus, He set the standard of communion and community for those who claim to follow Him. And, it is this ongoing and historical reality that set...
They Devoted Themselves
The first time I heard this, it hit me like a ton of bricks! "Let us commend ourselves, ONE ANOTHER, and our whole life unto Christ, our God. To You, O Lord." "One another?" How do I "commend" someone else to "Christ, our God?" Aren't they responsible for themselves?...
No Better Than a Slave
She was, to say the least, frustrated! I mean to the point of flaying her arms, tears in her eyes, and "saying" (if by that you mean "yelling") "I can stay by myself! I'm a big girl!" OK, so I smiled just a bit at that since my 4...
With A Little Help from my Friends
OK, I know this will be controversial, and I admit to being torn about this, but The Beatles' Sgt. Peppers album "may" be my favorite Beatles album (It's in competition with the "White album"). And one of my favorite songs is "With a Little Help from my Friends." Great...
The Same Yesterday, Today, Forever!
It's dangerous to confuse "now" with "forever," especially if you don't know WHO forever is!
I Must Decrease!
I was once confronted by a wise and spiritual man about some of the consequences of my actions. Specifically he was confronting me about the dangers of a false humility. You see, I had spent a great deal of time building up another gifted minister and this wise man...
I Bear Witness
Ralph Waldo Emerson once suggested that the greatest invention of humanity is friendship. But Emerson is mistaken. Friendship isn't man's invention. It is God's. No matter how hard we try to hide it, our hunger for intimacy, relationships, and communion always "spills" out of our hearts. That's why we hunger...