Category Archives: Jesus

Brother Against Brother, and So it Goes On…

If you live in this world you can not help but see or hear of some of the discord or violence experienced in it. It always seems like it’s worse than it ever has been. We hear of how violence is increasing. It might be. Or maybe violence is being enacted in a different wayContinue reading “Brother Against Brother, and So it Goes On…”

Trust, and the Truth Will Reveal Itself

As I see it, there are two kinds of truth. There is truth with a capital “T” meaning higher or divine truth. Then there is truth as in the opposite of a lie. The statement in my title is about truth with a small “t” or the opposite of a lie. Lying, deception, setting upContinue reading “Trust, and the Truth Will Reveal Itself”

Love’s Truth

Along life’s path we all experience so many different feelings and facets of what love might be. It’s like it is segmented into pieces that we, as humans, can somehow understand. Maybe the full depth of it is so overwhelming that slicing it up like pieces of warm apple pie is the only way weContinue reading “Love’s Truth”

Transitional Periods Should Be a Time of Rest and Peaceful Waters

Transition is as faithful as God is faithful. If there is no transition then there is no growth, gain in wisdom, or gain in strength. I often call them new seasons but right now transition seems more appropriate. Taking the emotion out of the upheaval is the harder part. We struggle under the pressure ofContinue reading “Transitional Periods Should Be a Time of Rest and Peaceful Waters”

Loving Yourself While Loving God

You were not meant to be a sacrificial lamb but one who holds onto the lamb who died to give you an abundant life. God never called you to sacrifice but to love yourself so that you can love others in return. Learn a lesson from this teaching about staying in integrity to that love.Continue reading “Loving Yourself While Loving God”

Defining Who You Are (An Emotional Moment and Video)

Hello Everyone, I hope this video helps someone, or maybe everyone, understand their value and how much we need them on this earth. We are all a part of one humanity and we all affect the lives of others. We need you! So please watch and pass this on to someone who you believe needsContinue reading “Defining Who You Are (An Emotional Moment and Video)”

Here is Your Weekly Wisdom!

                      8) Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.  9) But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’sContinue reading “Here is Your Weekly Wisdom!”

Scapegoat Mentality

Back in Biblical times there was a sacrificial animal called the “scapegoat”. When the Levite priests did ceremony to cleanse the people of sins, the sins were symbolically placed into the animal and then it was sent out into the wilderness. It ran off carrying the sins of the people with it. In modern days,Continue reading “Scapegoat Mentality”

Love Trumps Rules

Have you ever heard the expression, “rules without relationship bring rebellion”? A person can try to enforce all the rules upon someone else but if there is no relationship all the rules in the world can not make someone love or obey. I can’t say why we get so caught up in rules in theContinue reading “Love Trumps Rules”