SPIRIT AND POWER
I, when I came to you, brothers, I did not come proclaiming to you the testimony of God with lofty speech or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing […]
October 2020
IMMERSED INTO
Baptism has great significance in most Christian traditions. It is a rather distinctive New Testament ordinance although some might point to the Jewish ‘cleansing ceremony’ […]
SMOKEY BEAR
“Smokey Bear is an American campaign and advertising icon of the U.S. Forest Service. In the Wildfire Prevention Campaign, which is the longest-running public service announcement campaign […]
SPOTS, COLORS AND SUCH
The ring-necked Dove has a …yep, a ring of dark feathers around half their neck. The Bobcat has a bobbed off tail. The Great Blue […]
SEEING IS BELIEVING
‘Seeing is believing’ is a very old proverb and is undoubtedly true on many occasions. Many times we can believe and process something because we […]
INSIDE THE WALLS
Conversion is a process. It works deeper and deeper, like an acid until it has altered our most secret places and our darkest depths. Every […]
WE BECOME WHAT WE RELEASE
Both the Hebrew and Greek meanings of release are “the forgiveness of a debt” or “to let go free” (Deuteronomy 15:1-2, 9; 31:10; Matthew 27:15, […]
A NEW TIME IS COMING
When are The Last Days? Are we in The Last Days? When is The Second Coming? Is it all about over? No one knows…even those […]
ONLY YOUR LOVE
St Vincent de Paul (1581-1660) was a French priest who served the poor and later formed missionary societies to better serve. He worked primarily among […]
MAKING APPRENTICES
Dallas Willard (1937-2013) wrote, “After Jesus had completed all that he intended to do on earth “in the days of his flesh,” he left his […]