Loving God

What does it look like to love God with all our heart?  According to Jesus, the two greatest commandments are to love God and our neighbors.  What the world teaches about love is pure fantasy.  Jesus did not emphasize not to lie, steal, or cheat.  He went deep into our stone cold hearts to highlight…

A Tour of Israel

“It is well within my soul” This well known hymn was penned by a gifted Aussie named Horatio Spafford. Our Shoresh Tour guide David masterfully sprinkled us with tidbits of info that only a local would know. As we drove to our hotel from the Ben Gurion Airport we were told; “Horatio is also credited…

Begin Expecting

Expect GOD to be faithful to His living Word. Speak truth to self to cancel all lies. “Jesus is alive in me as the Holy Spirit wakes me early between 3 am and 6 am with His peace, patience, kindness, goodness, comfort, compassion, and merciful grace.  Gladly I begin each day with God to build…

Blow Your Horn

The Feast of Trumpets, or Rosh Hashanah is a celebration of creation, it marks the “head of the year”. On the Feast of Trumpets, 100 ritual trumpet blasts signify the issuance of revelation and a call for Israel to gather for God’s word of redemption. The feast also symbolizes the Lord’s final harvest of souls. More…

Inspiring History

On March 3, 1933 a positive movement began by a regular guy, once an atheist who got converted by an inspired written word. Under the influence of alcohol, a wannabe sailor named Dawson Trotman was arrested and on his way to jail. The policeman asked, “Do you like your life?” Trotman replied “Sir, I hate…

Mirror Reflections

Unplugged from the news, the nasty noise of blame, I am well placed, with ears to hear what the Spirit is singing.  The sweet symphony of a gentle breeze rustling through the trees beckons my consideration of Who blows this unseen wind?   The world is quick to finger point at science, to cast a…