Yesterday in church, after the sermon while the "prayer counselors" were down at the end of the aisles, available to pray with anyone who would like to, something caught my eye. One of the prayer counselors across the room was a bigger gentleman, tall and built pretty tough, with black-rimmed glasses. I was only looking… Continue reading the good news
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maker of the trees
The people of Rwanda have been through so much. In December, we met children from the country when Asante Children's Choir came to our church and my sister was able to host two of the boys from the choir in her home for the weekend. That was an experience for a blog post of its own… Continue reading maker of the trees
the feelings of faith
I always consider how tainted we are by our human condition. We are held captive by time, shackled to these ever-changing emotions, prisoner to this world and all of its limitations and constraints. We as humans are always looking for a good feeling that won't go away. For this reason it has been said many times that… Continue reading the feelings of faith
only Jesus
I was Christmas shopping today and went into a really beautiful store with tons of "spirituality" merchandise. Floor to ceiling wind chimes, art, banners, candles, colorful stones, books, tapestries. Usually I go into these stores because I like some of that earthy, Chinese characters, peace-type stuff. It's pretty, and calming, and the stores usually smell like incense. I definitely don't… Continue reading only Jesus
create in me a pure heart
I have always known that God knows our hearts, He knows our thoughts, our motives, our desires, and He knows what we truly put first in our lives. It was the other day He revealed to me that it is so much more than that. It was the kind of epiphany that will change everything… Continue reading create in me a pure heart