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Nurtured by Heaven’s Embrace

Indulge your ‘inner person’ for a moment of reflection and hopeful fresh revelation. We are so quick to ‘indulge’ our ‘outer person’. You know that extra brownie, and five more minutes under the warm covers on a cold winte

“Love Must Exceed Your Message”

By: Alan Smith

Esther 5:6-7: During the wine course the king said to Esther, "Now tell me what you really want, and I will give it to you, even if it is half of the kingdom!"  Esther replied, "My request, my deepest

Kingdom flow is more important at this moment in His-story than ever! His Kingdom heart must beat in the “cradle of civilization”- our hearts. He is so willing to open the eyes and ears of our hearts, so that we can be immersed in the flow of his Kin

This morning while at work I saw one of the biggest, most beautiful, spider webs. This magnificent tapestry must have taken this little spider all night long to painstakingly weave. The little micro-droplets of dew were still on it and it glistened i

Nurtured by the Right Question

Wrong questions are the breeding ground of doubt, despair and unbelief. I know; I’ve asked the wrong questions for almost sixty years. But, in the midst of those questions mercy, grace, atonement and the answer burst its

Been in a funk and drought of late? I certainly have. It’s almost like being a rung out washcloth; hung up to dry as a lifeless and stiff version of your former self. It feels like the very life has been rung out of me. And I’ve been asking some scar

The Kite
By: Alan Smith

  
Life with no direction: have you ever been there?  You know, just blowing in the wind.  Just letting the cares of life take you where they may.  You don’t really care where you have been or where you are going. You are just

This Is Grace.  By Sarah Dawn Helser

(I offer this on the altar of authenticity; as a powerful testimonial of transforming grace, leading the way for a life of Thanksgiving~~Ron Ross)

    A fraction of a second and a spill can cost you a month’s inc

the LORD revealed to me a silver door glowing white then i see the door open and i saw a garden that death nor sin, nor anger, not depression nor any other worldy thing has touched by only prosperity and life dwells within this garden then i see the

“I lower you into the depths of despair to lift you into the heights of joy. The way up is the way down. There is no other way. You will not hear My song of love until you hear no other music.”

There is no shortcut to a deep encounter with My Son.

The

James Houston said; “True Christianity is turning the possible into the actual.” Is this true for you? How do the possible become the actual in our experience? A good friend of mine and I were having a conversation that is of increasing concern the o

Be Strengthened

Following are some words from Papa’s heart that are imperative if we are to make it through these difficult days. When received, they will strengthen you for whatever the journey has for you. All of creation is groaning for the sons an

“The Unbelievable”

By: Alan Smith

Zech. 8:6: The Lord says, "This seems unbelievable to you-a remnant, small, discouraged as you are-but it is no great thing for me. (TLB)

Do I dare to believe the “unbelievable”?  Even though I get discouraged so e

 Potential: existing in possibility: capable of development into actuality

Too many of us are intimidated by potential. Why? Could it be that potential has not been nurtured into the core of who/whose we are? Frankly, I have taken the potential course

Sunday during worship service, while we sang a song about trials and pain a particular scripture kept coming up inside of me.

Hebrews 12:2 (KJV) ^“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured

“Star Search”

by Alan Smith 

Dan. 12:3: Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. (NIV)

Have you ever been to a country music or rock concert?  It f

  One of the most important books I have read this past year, besides the Holy Bible that is, is E.M. Bounds book titled "Power Through Prayer".  How can we expect to know anything in Spirit unless we are walking in the Spirit and tuned into what God

There is victory in knowing when to retreat. There are times when God pulls the plug, asks us to stand down, and draws us back to Him for the next steps. We may continue to strive for victory in a place where God's Wind has left the scene, therefore