Getting Comfortable With Rejection
This same Jesus, who they had pretty much left everyone and everything to follow, was being dissed by family, friends, neighbors, classmates…basically everyone
This same Jesus, who they had pretty much left everyone and everything to follow, was being dissed by family, friends, neighbors, classmates…basically everyone
The Father longs to birth through them His image of perfect love, sacred bridal romance, and, ultimately, the bridal identity.
We need pastors, as much as we need any of the ministry gifts, and we are all called to operate as a pastor from time to time.
Oftentimes, the values of God’s kingdom are different than the values of the kingdoms of this world.
For the Christian with a biblical worldview, we have a solid foundation from which we can view evil and suffering. God has set a standard of perfection.
I’m a pretty adaptable person. I mean I’ve lived sleeping my nights on a futon in a tiny room in Mexico for two months with Calvin.
Why do I share? Why drudge up hurts of the past and let you into some of my deepest places of rejection? Because this is a story of hope
Anyone who makes that right turn at the Gullah Grub Restaurant can pull onto the property of the Penn Center and dream the same dreams as Dr. King.
My tendency to be negative happens because I get too focused on the thing (or person) right in my face, and I miss the bigger picture.
If we are using alcohol to escape reality, why not tap into the One who can help us survive in our reality?
The Lover of our souls is calling out to us, beloved. He’s inviting us into a depth of intimacy, revelation, and creativity that has never been experienced.
No matter how a prophecy plays out, at a minimum, it must always lead people toward Jesus and His ways.
The deep waters are the breeding ground for intimacy with God. It’s here we receive a glimpse into the windows of heaven.
The last thing our Savior wants to see when our life on this earth is over is for us to think, look, and act the same way we did when we first came to know Him.
I love change for the positive outcome it brings (like packages from Amazon), but I hate it for the process we have to go through to get there.
Unfortunately, too often we cannot seem to make the time to read His love letter to us. It gets pushed to the back of our daily priorities.
When we decide what stops and starts and when, we put ourselves, our desires, our limits at the forefront instead of allowing God to show up.
But we, sisters and brothers, woke up today in joyous celebration; because we know the truth—the Messiah has come. Emmanuel is here.
He prefers stables, delights in homeless addicts, and comes to heal our broken, wayward hearts. I pray, as you end this year, that you, too, will find Him in the unexpected places, in the secret place in your heart!
These are amazing times we’re living in as we see Bible prophecy unfolding right before our eyes and the world stage being set up.
Paul is an example of God’s love and mercy. How God can take someone and change their life.
I really believe God loves His Bride, and we are in a time of God exposing corruption in religious leaders, as well as in government.
If Christians knew the effects of their prayers and decisions, I’d wager they would live more intentionally in many areas of their lives.
She told me this was the better of the diagnoses, this was treatable, and she could work with it. I didn’t think she’d be wrong or consider she meant “with enough money.”