By Dr. Martin Luther King JR, Baptist minister, Civil Rights Movement Leader
Ye have heard that it hath been said, thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them t
Each of us has a significant part to play in God's plan of Redemption! And it is not a trifling part or role! It is a call to "fight the good fight of faith." Preparation is critical; even non-negotiable. More than Moses have sheepishly argued with "
"Father, I'm like Your Son's early disciples who believed what He said but as soon as He disappeared from sight went fishing (John 20:2-3). I want to live a life I'm good at, a life that let's me protect myself from unavoidable pain and feel good in
What is passion? It is surely the becoming and releasing of one’s authentic self. His passion reveals ‘His’ redemptive, substitutionary desire for you! Are you not, for most of your lives, marking time if not chasing his passion? Most of your being i
"Oh! May the God of green hope fill you up with joy; fill you up with peace, so that your believing lives, filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit, will brim over with hope!" Romans 15:13, The Message, emphasis mine.
Green hope-wow, w
Transcend: to be or go beyond the range or limits of (something abstract, typically a conceptual field or division):
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 An
One thing I’m learning about my rear view mirror; albeit, rather slowly and painstakingly. You can’t drive into the future focused there. Rear view mirrors are only designed for an occasional glance to keep your bearings sighted for a more successful
A Gift Giver
By: Alan Smith
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God. Trust in me also. "There are many rooms in my Father's house. If this were not true, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. If I go and do that, I will come back. And I w
The exemplary life and sacrificial death of Jesus did not change the Father’s disposition toward us. Instead; on Calvary he unveiled for all who would believe, the full rights and privileges of eternally experiencing His Father’s benevolent heart of
Last night I was reminded how important being inspired can be to your sense of well being. Countless people gave hours and hours of their time and sweat to facilitate my opportunity for inspiration. Their motive was simply to worship Jesus and give a
“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
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
There is no pain quite like the sting left in the wake of self rejection. Yet, our own failures open the door to the possibilities discovered in the feeling and... knowing of regret and guilt. It is bravery of the highest degree to plumb the depths o
‘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’ to walk away from the riches
‘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’ to walk away from the riches
"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
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
“To be at ease is to be unsafe.” Pope John XXIII When one is not listening; one is at ease and is not awakening. Awakening to what? “Sanctify them in the truth, Thy Word is truth.” John 17:17 Whatever Jesus has to say about any and every thing: our d
Have you ever felt like your life was just a bit out of tune or sync? Or that you are invisible and/or marginalized to those around you and in your own self-image. Have you bought into the lie that your life doesn’t matter to others or in the grand s
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