"It cost God plenty to get you and me out of that dead-end, empty-headed life we grew up in." Is the price Jesus paid for you and me enough? Do you feel that you need to add your (good intentioned) efforts-kind of like the “Cross of Calvary”, plus yo
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Father’s Opinion
You are an unrepeatable and entirely unique masterpiece of Heavenly Father’s, Lord Jesus and Holy Spirit’s creative love! You are in no measure a mistake or of inferior bloodline. You are in no measure lacking anything or flawed. You
Fathers Scandalous Love Expose’
A friend shared this mind blowing, yet simple truth about God’s love. He posed the following question: do you know that God loves you as much as He loves Himself? Do you love yourself as much as God does? That simple qu
"But because God was/is so gracious, so very gracious, here I am. And I'm not about to let His grace go to waste." 1 Cor. 15:10, The Message.
Today, this very morning, here I am-but which me am I? I am the authentic self Jesus is conforming me to be.
“To be at ease is to be unsafe.” Pope John XXIII When one is not listening; one is at ease and is not awakening. Awakening to what? “Sanctify them in the truth, Thy Word is truth.” John 17:17 Whatever Jesus has to say about any and every thing: our d
My dear friend Ray shared some things with me recently that I wanted to pass on. Jesus had already been stirring the slow simmer of this liberating revelation in my heart. Of course, that is not unusual. He often yokes us together with those who can
"Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus." Well, here goes. It's true! While all of us have trauma, trials and tribulations, we don't necessarily think of them as coming seemingly in unrelenting waves.
Let me be candid. The follow
“Who would, after seeking the King’s palace, be content to stand in the door, when he is invited to dwell in the King’s presence and share with Him in all the glory of His royal life? Certainly, all would assume that no one would so foolishly give up
Be still. Can you hear it? Do you perceive what is about to happen? Do you think that all your sweat and effort will accomplish what you are really longing for? We are entering a season of shout followed by a holy hush! Be still and know that only Go
Too many of us have lived our lives suffering in a silent, shameful prison of hopeless despair. When we tried to hope--our hopes were always deferred. We were heart sick from all our seeming endless deferred hopes (Proverbs). Hope for us was more of
What mental destinations do you visit most often? Or maybe this would be an easier way for you to measure. Where does your ‘self’ talk invite you to go? Self talk captures more of our attention than we realize: conservatively, maybe forty percent. S
Jesus you have won me! Because you are, I can be! I am hidden and safe in you! I am restored to innocence in you! Because you have always been and always will be ‘I Am’; I am also! My Eternity is void and does not exist apart from Father, Jesus and H
This is an actual photograph taken of the moon poking through the clouds with a reminder of our Father’s heart toward the entire world. The gift of His precious Son Jesus born to be our Savior, Lord, Lover, Elder Brother, King, Healer, Counselor, Ho
Minding His Minding-Letting Go
“Though being in the form of God, equality with God He did not count a prize to seize. Rather, He emptied Himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness. And found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself,
Each new day in Christ is filled with hope and anticipation! Yet, at the same time many of us are fighting horrific battles. Battles we did not knowingly invite or were thrust into at the choice and hand of others. Nevertheless, they are our battles
Heart Seminary
"I am the Real Vine and my Father is the Farmer...Live in me. Make your home in me just as I do in you. In the same way that a branch can't bear grapes by itself but only by being joined to the vine, you can't bear fruit unless you are
Picture this: The stage is set; the game is on! You are more than a mere spectator who is detached from the action and watching from the seeming safety of the grand-stands. You are standing on the field; in the readied position, opposite each other i
Nurtured by Practicing Love
Practice is the only way to improve at anything. The word “practice” means “learning by repetition“. What you prioritize and practice; with repetitive action, will be mastered in time. If we take an honest, soul searching p
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