Who or what empowers your life? Are you totally self-empowered, or do you seek an outside source for that extra empowerment? If you are totally self-empowered, where does all that drive and motivation come from? If you are not totally self-empowered, from whom or what do you seek that extra drive and motivation to keep […]
Acceptance
Sitting around last night talking about the word “acceptance” and how it impacts our lives through a multitude of venues including: ourselves, each other, life itself, God; at school, at work, at play, at home; internally, externally, spiritually, holistically. We suddenly discovered how all pervasive and powerful the word “acceptance” really is, as a specific […]
So Help Me God
Feeling insecure, inadequate, and unqualified…welcome to reality! For most of us, these feelings are a normal part of our lives as we deal with all the situations, problems, and difficulties that confront us on a daily basis. We are in good company though, because many of the Biblical characters we uphold as examples to follow […]
Come, Follow Me
The challenge of life is sufficiently burdensome. Why bother then in adding to that burden by caring for others and being concerned for their welfare through sacrificial behavior? Why bother then with a world in need of nuturing guidance and loving discipline? Why bother then to suffer on behalf of others so they can reap […]
Happy Agape Day
In the English language there is only one word for “love”. The ancient Greeks had four different words for love. Three of these words were considered “conditional” love (erotic, friendship, and family) because they come naturally as part of our human nature. But, there was one word reserved for “unconditional” love (agape) because it does […]
Free of Charge
We spend so much time and effort trying to fill ourselves and our lives with the treasures this world has to offer. The toll it takes and the expense involved are overwhelming while the payoff is short lived and disappointing. Why not tap into the treasures God has already deposited in us, His: presence, power, […]
A New Perspective
What difference does it make? Well, depending on what’s been done or left undone, it can make all the difference in the world. We can all recount a situation where we wished we had done something or not done something, but once it’s over, there’s no turning back. Thank God, we have a God who’s […]
What a Deal
Seek and you shall find! How many times have you heard this statement? Have you ever asked yourself, “What is it I’m looking for?”, “Where can I find what I’m looking for?”, “How much seeking must I do?” This world offers a multitude of answers: each with a cost invloved; each leading in a different […]
A Different Kind of Reality
Welcome to reality, where everything is real according to our senses that function on a three dimensional level, height, width, and depth (four if you include time). Could there be more “dimensions” working in this world than what we can simply see, touch, hear, or smell? I believe in a spiritual dimension. Jesus was always […]
Time for a Core Change?
What lies at the core of your being (internally) dictates what you do and say (externally). What lies at the core of your existence dictates how you feel about yourself and how you treat those around you. Only Jesus had the power to see what lies at the very core of those whom He came […]