Dwell in Grace

We all have a beef about something not going according to our way, our plan, or our set of beliefs. We all have rituals that were born out of how we were raised. Our customary way of thinking and believing becomes a religious habit. We get up on the same side of the bed, some…

AMOS

Eight hundred years before the birth of Jesus, God called a very busy man out of his field while he still had a shepherd’s crook in his hand.  Although Amos was just a rugged worker and formally uneducated, he received divine training directly from God while tending a herd of sheep in the wild uplands…

Esther

For such a critical time as this, God chose a young orphan named Hadassah to be the Queen who our Father uses to save His people. The riveting true story of Queen Esther includes lots of drama, rejection, danger, surprise, courage, and deliverance. Hadassah’s parents were killed and as a teen she was violently abducted…

Joel

Joel is known as the Prophet of Revival. The title of this book is the name of its writer, as is probably true of all the prophetical books of the Old Testament. The name Joel means “Yahweh is God.” He was the son of Pethuel (“Persuaded of God”), who does not appear to have been…

Absent Minded

And the winner is…. “Me” for being absent minded!   My pen was behind my ear the entire time I searched my desk to find it.  Equally embarrassing is when I go blank when asked  “what’s your phone number?” Or the times when I scan photo’s that I personally took with my phone and  I beg…

True Story

BE inspired by the true story about a rough Brooklyn neighborhood that gets transformed. A man transformed himself into a homeless person and went to the church that he would soon lead. He walked around the church grounds for 30 minutes while it was filling with people. Only 3 people said hello to him, most…

Good Advice

Often times the best advice comes from a person of humility. “Turn your ear to wisdom and apply your heart to understanding.” Proverbs 2:2 We learn by the example of those with a quiet, humble, yet strong and positive spirit. Without concern of pleasing others, a desperate woman’s humble act of tenacious faith, is recorded…