The Merriam-Webster dictionary lists 103 entries for the word “black.” For the purposes of this study, we are focusing on one entry. The definition of the word black is defined as; a: characterized by the absence of light b: reflecting or transmitting little or no light.[1]The Shumalite woman, speaks of blackness when she says, “I am [...]
Prayer (1)
Think about it. We have a God that gave His life for us so that we could live FOREVER with Him. Forever. We have a God, that died on a cross, so that we could come to Him directly in prayer. One on one with our High Priest. One on one with our Lord. One [...]
Life as a Christian
The Christian life is hard. I didn’t know that going into it. I didn’t know that until I read it in the Word. The Christian life is hard. The world is a mess. I find myself trying to do the right thing and it starts out okay until BAM! I’m right back in my old nature. [...]
Brokenness…
Brokenness The other night I was leading a group at Celebrate Recovery. Typically, when I lead groups, I don’t choose topics, I just open up the group to whatever people want to speak about. Friday night was different. We had just been singing a song that says, “Brokenness, brokenness is what I long [...]
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom…
2 Corinthians 3:17 “Now the Lord is that Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. This was my verse this week at work. It helped me remember that no matter what is going on in life, where the Spirit [...]
Letter from Deb…
Typically, I would never share a letter that I receive from Deborah. They are personal and they are each very meaningful to me. This one is a true love letter. It says so much in so little words. Truly I love her. We have been through terrible times together and those times have brought us [...]
The Word of God, Or A Self-Help Book??
What is up with today’s preachers on television? As I sit here and watch, I wait for them to preach God’s Word. Instead, what I see is people turning the Bible into a self-help book. God will do this for you, heal this for you, give you money, cars, clothes, and vacations. Friends, we have [...]
Are you wrestling with God?
Genesis 32:24-26 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” [...]
Some thoughts on spiritual warfare…
I read a letter that a teenager wrote to her mom. It was so sad. All about how her grandma is whacked out on drugs and screaming for someone to give her a gun so she can just shoot herself. All in front of her granddaughter. Wow drugs suck. This entire deal is [...]
