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Contagious: communicable by contact, catching, exciting similar emotions or conduct (i.e. your enthusiasm is contagious)
Will those I come in contact with today catch love from me? Will my presence be communicable with love? Will my loving character e

Like the joy of the sea coming home to shore, May the relief of laughter rinse through your soul. As the wind loves to call things to dance, May your gravity be lightened by grace. Like the dignity of moonlight restoring the earth, May your thoughts

Jesus Is In the ‘Hood’
For those of you who are my age, ‘hood’ is slang for neighborhood. “The word became flesh and blood, and moved into the (hood) neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Gen

"Still, it's what God had in mind all along, to crush him with pain. The plan was that he gives himself as an offering for sin so that he'd see life come from it--life, life, and more life. And God's plan will deeply prosper through him. Out of that

Following are some words from Papa’s heart that are imperative if we are to make it through these difficult days. When received, they will strengthen you for whatever the journey has for you. All of creation is groaning for the sons and daughters of

Do you hear what I hear? Is your heart strangely warmed within you--like the men who walked with Jesus on the road to Emmaus right after he was raised from the dead? Or like Francis of Assisi, have you heard the ‘call’ too walk away from the riches a

Brennan Manning loved to refer to the Gospel as the Ragamuffin Gospel. I always liked that. Here’s why. I didn’t come to Jesus with any piety or with the veil of religious performance. I was completely surprised when I encountered Jesus. He was total

Would you dare characterize your relationship with Jesus as a scandalous affair? Wait a minute before you reject this seeming crazy notion.  We live in a culture that continually tries to pull us down to its level of immaturity. Every day, world medi

Jesus you have won me! Because you are, I can be! I am hidden and safe in you! I am restored to innocence in you! Because you have always been and always will be ‘I Am’; I am also! My Eternity is void and does not exist apart from Father, Jesus and H

Practice is the only way to improve at anything. The word "practice" means "learning by repetition". What you prioritize and practice; with repetitive action, will be mastered in time. If we take an honest, soul searching personal inventory, we are l

This is an actual photograph taken of the moon poking through the clouds with a reminder of our Father’s heart toward the entire world. The gift of His precious Son Jesus born to be our Savior, Lord, Lover, Elder Brother, King, Healer, Counselor, Ho

"Then I heard a loud voice shouting across the heavens. It has happened at last! God's Salvation and the power and the rule and the authority of His Christ are finally here; for the Accuser of our brothers has been thrown down from heaven unto earth-

Nurtured by Heaven’s Embrace

Indulge your ‘inner person’ for a moment of reflection and hopeful fresh revelation. We are so quick to ‘indulge’ our ‘outer person’. You know that extra brownie, and five more minutes under the warm covers on a cold winte

Nurtured by Heart Lessons

"Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
I will praise you, O Lord my God, with all my heart;
I will glorify your name forever.
For great is your l