Responding Christ's Way to Life's Challenges
A few months ago I wrote about how God kept placing on my heart the need to slow down and take a pause. I suppose between then and now, I may have actually listened only a handful of times. "I'm ambitious" was the excuse in my mind, but my heart still longed to rest...to truly... Continue Reading →
Hmmm...I'm so thankful for this revelation this morning. I've commissioned myself to ensure above all else that in my walk with Christ from here on that I refuse to chase the fake again...that I be completely authentic to who God made me. That said, I must do away with the roles I once played. I... Continue Reading →
As I braved the bitter temperatures arresting my face and hands this morning I felt thankful and saddened in an instant. That feeling lasted a little longer than I wanted. So I continued about the business of moving things from my car to another temporary residence. My second trip indoors was harder than my first... Continue Reading →
I posted this little note this morning on Facebook after reading the following headline: WHITE GUNMAN CAUGHT IN KILLING OF 9 IN HISTORIC BLACK CHURCH I'm more disturbed by the headline of this article than its content. Despite the facts that 9 black lives were lost to a white assailant, we need not make this... Continue Reading →
I must say that in a mere 36 years, I have been here long enough to live out many of the "all things" of this verse. I hadn't always wanted to accept that the "all things" my Lord inspired Paul to write included those bad things though. Like many baby Christians, initially, I accepted Christ... Continue Reading →
Believe it or not there are some people out there who are so overwhelmingly positive that if you put a stick of dynamite in their Kool-aid, their response would be something like, " What colorful fireworks!" Well I know envy is not an attribute I want to advocate here so let's just say that... Continue Reading →
Here we go again. Yes, I woke this morning to and unfortunately not to my surprise a mound of laundry waiting for me. No it didn't magically appear. I saw it the night before, yet I already had a load in the washer and another in the dryer so the cycle continued as I wandered... Continue Reading →
When I change my perspective of my past to match His, only then can I truly embrace my purpose. Let’s face it! Whatever happened yesterday is irrevocable…..so why wallow in it as if you have some way to push a rewind button on life. You can’t undo what’s been done, but you can choose to... Continue Reading →
Better Not Bitter 