Breatheโ€ฆ ministry leaders

Dear minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, May I ask you to stop for 4 minutes? I know you donโ€™t have time. But stop anyway. Please. You need to eat something and drink some water. And breathe with me. Be still and know God is on His Throne Listen, please. All of you whether … Continue reading Breatheโ€ฆ ministry leaders

Risk relationshipsโ€ฆ

If you are reading this, I am thankful for you! Iโ€™m giving thanks to God for you because youโ€™re not just like me. No one in the world is just like me. And no one is a replica of you either. Itโ€™s because weโ€™re not just alike that you help me learn and grow and … Continue reading Risk relationshipsโ€ฆ

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

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โ€œGod has such a great sense of humor. He allowed my physical weakness to be public so that I canโ€™t hide my need for prayer.โ€Randy Brittain With so much public conversation about who or what gets to decide what happens with our bodies, Godโ€™s word comes in pretty clear. We, with our God given free … Continue reading Page 12

Who owns the breath?

We are planners. Westerners, I mean. Arenโ€™t we wired by our culture to have a plan, stock our calendars with appointments, and respond to greetings with just how incredibly busy we are? We (Westerners) are driven from a young age to think about (plan) what we want to do when we grow up. We are … Continue reading Who owns the breath?

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

Do not be anxious

โ€œdo not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.โ€โ€ญโ€ญPhilippiansโ€ฌ โ€ญ4โ€ฌ:โ€ญ6โ€ฌ-โ€ญ7โ€ฌ โ€ญESVโ€ฌโ€ฌ We, my dear man and I, are so grateful for this … Continue reading Do not be anxious