Religion
The Wicked Will Be No More
It was a ladies’ Bible study and we finished the session by asking if anyone had a prayer request. Patsy had finally broken free from a long-time abusive marriage, and even after the divorce was final, her ex-husband just wouldn’t leave her alone. The legal piece of paper forbidding him to contact her was a…
Read MoreDo It Yourself
A few nights ago I was watching a much anticipated campmeeting being broadcast on multiple streaming services. The guest speakers were teachers with decades of study and experience in the arena of faith. But the first night something happened that made me stand up on the inside and let out a string of, YES, YES,…
Read MoreWhat Are You Made Of?
I had never been out of the country, but kept feeling a tug in my spirit to go to The Netherlands. The minute I agreed, money started pouring in and I never asked anyone for a penny. Plane tickets, passports…all paid for. I showed up not having a clue what I was supposed to do…
Read MoreThoughts on Proverbs 27:17 “As Iron Sharpens Iron”
I’m amazed at how frequently I see the verse in Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” used, especially when men are encouraging other men. When I do, I always feel the need to make sure that we are not missing the underlying truth to the verse and its message. We…
Read MoreGratitude
The ten lepers slowly, but deliberately, hobbled down the middle of the street, knowing that at any minute someone might come out from the shadows and shoo them away. They were desperate. They had to find out if what they had heard was true. Stumbling along the way, leaning on their canes, covering their faces…
Read MoreDon’t Take The Force With You
It was 1967 and according to the hit musical Hair, it was “The Age of Aquarius.” That song was the number one pop single for six weeks, and all over the nation, schools were teaching their students the song by the same name. Few knew what the song meant, but that didn’t seem to matter…
Read MoreAnd David Perceived He Was King
Samuel was weeping when God told him to go anoint David. There may be a Saul we are weeping over, but God has a David standing in the field that we need to anoint. We must fill our horn with oil, and be on our way. Samuel didn’t live to see his greatest most unlikely…
Read MoreThe Business Side of Ministry
When Jesus said, “I must be about My Father’s business” (Luke 2:49 KJV), I don’t think that anyone interprets that as Jesus building His church as a business. The dictionary defines business as; “The activity of buying and selling commodities, products, or services.” Other definitions include; “A person, partnership, or corporation engaged in commerce, manufacturing,…
Read MoreHugs, Pearls, and Swine
“Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.” I recall being newly married, and constantly getting this Scripture. Imagine that. I could not for the life of me interpret completely what this was to mean to me. Though I studied…
Read MoreVoluntary Displacement
Some months back, in a conversation with fellow believers I heard these words, “Voluntary Displacement.” In looking at the word displacement, I saw its definition as, “The act of displacing oneself from something, or someone”. I am sure we can all look back over our lives and recall instances of displacement. While many of these…
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