I remember when she picked out the rock. Smooth surfaces, each imprinted with words on them, like, “faith”, “hope”, and “love”. She was a child we cared for, loved and walked with while testifying. It was hard. She needed encouragement. The prosecuting attorney asked her to pick something small to cling to as she sat as […]
Where to Find Break-Through When the Day Grows Dark?
I remember it clearly. Faces planted. The presence of a God captivating souls completely, with peace. Humility hitting the congregation like a wave. True repentance flowing from grace…not bought or sold or earned from even the most religious in that place. A quickening of the spirit, songs rose, and chains were broken, easily. Still… The world […]
The Magnet of God. UNITE Linky
Some might say, it started like any normal day… Wake up, brush teeth, use the restroom, slip downstairs, drink coffee, scan the phone to see what was missed while I was sleeping…. But then, everything changed. The lights when off after what sounded like one big, electrical surge. And just like that, in a second, we […]
Shattering the Lies of Insecurity
I sobbed all the way to the first small group I ever went to. Scared, young, fearing I was too un-spiritual. Worried of being asked to read the Bible. Petrified of what I might look like to others. Would I come across weird, or lost, or stupid? But most of all I was horrified of small […]