TRANSFORMING OUR GRIEF

Grief that comes from the loss of someone or something can be devastating.  It can immobilize our faith. So can divorce or failure. The wisest of counsel cannot produce our healing  The evidence that we have crossed the Rubicon of our suffering is the presence of joy...

PROTECTED BY INTEGRITY AND HONESTY

Two choices will protect us in times of trouble: integrity and honesty. Holding onto what we know is true and right will place the outcome of our lives in God’s hands. It will be our place of safety.  David wrote about those things when his life and reputation...

A STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED

Our weather service just warned our area that a strong storm is coming. They predict extensive rain and flash floods. In the Spirit, storms are also coming that will arrive in seasons where we would not expect their appearance.  It is just a bit after 4:00 a.m., and I...

WHAT MAKES CHRISTMAS MERRY

“The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us’” (Matthew 1:23). Immanuel is a word used frequently during Christmas. His presence is larger than a theological concept or definition. It...

THE SOUNDS OF A BACKFIRE

I remember the first time I heard a car backfire. The loud and piercing sound broke through the normal sounds of life and got my attention. The backfire was the sound of something coming to life. No matter the depths of evil being planned and expressed in our world,...

TOPPLING TREES OF DECEPTION

After a recent windstorm, I was hiking along a familiar trail past where a prominent old dead tree once stood. I’ve passed by that old tree for years. Under the wind’s influence, the tree was sheared off, causing the tree to fall. When I saw the fallen tree, the...