He no longer sleeps

โ€œOn that day, when evening had come, he said to them, โ€œLet us go across to the other side.โ€ And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so … Continue reading He no longer sleeps

The Ministry of Smiling

Does anyone remember the ad campaign โ€œHave a Coke and a Smileโ€? https://youtu.be/9fmZ1KJDzls?feature=shared Advertising works and for a while people were actually mimicking the commercial. We have a better ad campaign in the Good News of Christ Jesus. We humans are living our best life when we are mimicking Jesusโ€™ example of living in community … Continue reading The Ministry of Smiling

Please and Thank You.

โ€œGive us each day our daily bread.โ€โ€ญโ€ญLukeโ€ฌ โ€ญ11โ€ฌ:โ€ญ3โ€ฌ โ€ญNIVโ€ฌโ€ฌ Please, Lord. Please, give us today the bread we need for living today. Please. And thank you. Probably the most life-changing and freeing paradigm shift in my brain has come about these last 15 years of living in the footprints of Jesus. Everything comes from God.Every. … Continue reading Please and Thank You.

Watch Out

The most dangerous season for a Christian is the peaceful one following a chaotic trial, or a heart wrenching hardship. Itโ€™s the period of time when you take a deep exhale, and you feel like an overcomer! Because in the hardest days of your life, you clung to Jesus as a lifeline. In my darkest … Continue reading Watch Out

We all have roots

We all have roots. Some are tangled. Some are stunted. Some tap into unclean waters. Some run into concrete barriers. Generational stuff is real. Talk to Jesus about your roots. Heโ€™s the Master Gardener. He knows what to do to break you free. He knows how to replant you, water you in His Living Water, … Continue reading We all have roots

Leaningโ€ฆ

Iโ€™m not the only one who struggles with this puzzling scripture. I know Iโ€™m not.Struggling doesnโ€™t mean that I donโ€™t believe it. It just means that I struggle to understand what it really means. And I think you donโ€™t really know either. Probably, like me youโ€™ve asked for something and not received it. Maybe you … Continue reading Leaningโ€ฆ

On Motherโ€™s Day

We rejoice with she who rejoices. We weep with she who weeps. We pray blessings on all the women who have battled hard in their prayers to have a child, and for all who graciously adopted another womanโ€™s child. We give thanks for moms who have won victories through tears on their knees, and those … Continue reading On Motherโ€™s Day