- “Father, what you say seems so often out of my reach.” “Son, that’s true. It is! What I desire for you is always out of your reach. But never out of the reach of My faith within you. That’s why I had to send My Only Begotten Son and then Holy Spirit
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Can you indulge me a moment of what may seem to be a hyperbolas overstatement? Okay, here goes. You cannot exaggerate how critical your value is to Jesus. His Message hinges on you and me believing the Gospel for ourselves in every moment of every da
You and I are the connection the world is desperately looking for. How is that factual? First, the world is disconnected from their awakening to THE one and only true God. And that is not His desire or doing. We are ambassadors to that emergent conne
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 reality does not exist apart from You, Your Father and Holy Spirit
What is your sense of self? How we see our self impacts every aspect of our daily life. We can either be our own worst enemy or our number one advocate for blessing. For too long I struggled to like or enjoy myself. Self disgust is epidemic and cause
Our challenge is believing the gospel of grace (aggressive forgiveness) for ourself and others, daily!
"Your salvation is not a reward for good behavior! It was a grace thing from start to finish; you had no hand in it. Even the gift to believe simply
Would you dare characterize your relationship with Jesus as scandalous? 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 media outlets
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
You can't be lost without first truly belonging! Our belonging trumps any lostness we have ever experienced! As bearers of the image and likeness of God, we are always invited into the depths of His searching and finding. I desire to fully know and
Are you impervious to performance? Say what? The essence of the meaning of the word impervious (or impermeable) is: too not allow something to enter or pass through: and to not be bothered or affected by something! Are you allowing the tyrants of leg
Our youngest daughter Amy (who just had her first baby) is one who has provided me with many stories; some ‘nurturing’ to reflect on and some not so much. This one has always been ‘nurturing’. Over the years, when down or especially tattered by life’
Can you hear God laughing? Can you see rays of sunlight as they warm your face? Can you sense affirmation and acceptance in another’s smile? Can you observe a flower growing? Can you see the notes that come from a piano being played?
“Like the joy of
Having Grace to Endure
Endurance: Staying the course when problems look or feel overwhelming or the journey seems too long…
Even though we have the power of the Resurrected Christ, His Holy Spirit within us, always available to us---What motivates us t
Intentional Loving
An indecisive faith and a wavering hope immobilize us on our journey to fullness of life and our daily walk in the Spirit of Jesus. If we could only believe Jesus was telling the truth then this world in which we live would be an ex
"Praise is the rehearsal of our eternal song." Psalm 145, (Charles Spurgeon)
“I lift you high in praise, my God, O my King! And I'll bless your name into eternity. 2 I'll bless you every day, and keep it up from now to eternity. 3 God is magnificent;
“The Word became a human being; we are his address; he resides in us! He captivates our gaze! The glory we see there is not a religious replica; he is the authentic begotten son. The glory (that Adam lost) returns in fullness! Only grace can communi
“Jesus is so excited about His partnership with you in this world, that He said the following: I am not praying that you take them out of the world.” (John 17:15 HCSB)
“Because they didn’t join the world’s ways, just as I didn’t join the world’s ways
“I can’t do a solitary thing on my own: I listen, then I decide. You can trust my decision because I’m not out to get my own way but only to carry out orders. If I were simply speaking on my own account, it would be an empty self-serving witness.” (J
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