A Gift Unwrapped

To every heart, amazing love is extended. SOON, very SOON, packaged gifts tied up with ribbons will be undone as colorful paper is torn off boxes of gifts. The world chose December 25th as the designated day to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Many will choose to rejoice in our rebirth “in Him.” Singing “Silent…

Christmas Poetry

On Friday, December 25, 1863, Henry Longfellow—as a 57-year-old widowed father of six children, the oldest of which had been nearly paralyzed as his country fought a war against itself—wrote a poem seeking to capture the dissonance in his own heart and the world he observes around him that Christmas Day. Henry’s most widely read…

Both Sides

We all could face up to our own faults if we could see our clear need for a Savior. Peter said, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” Acts‬ ‭2‬:‭38‬ ‭KJV Left alone,…

Purposeful Retreat

To get away, to go into the secret place of the most High, to reconnect with His purpose and supreme plan, is to retreat from the distractions of this world. A purpose driven retreat from the Deceiver, is to realign our life with Jesus, the Author and perfector of our faith. It is a choice…

Waiting

Patience proves to be profitable, however, do NOT be idle as you wait. Waiting on God in Hebrew is the active word quavah. Our Father does not expect us to be passive and watch the world have its way. As we wait, we expect, hope, and interact in peace with Spirit. We intertwine with His Spirit…

Divinely Aligned

Imagine the King calling you by name! He issues you a lifelong Spirit companion for guidance through these shadowlands. He anoints you as His ambassador, and He divinely positions you within certain groups. As a new creature in Christ, you have many lessons to learn. Humbly, you admit when you have discerned without His input.…

Who Dunnit?

Flash Point! Who changes hearts? Who has all power? Where did the sudden flash of Wisdom come from? What is the will of God? Who, What, Where? Our Father’s angels encircle us, the Spirit of God envelops us, and our joy is rightly exuberant. Our compelling glow draws bewildered people into our circle of influence. We…

UNITED IN STRENGTH

An American stands for UNITED, and NOT division. The United States of America has been given a second chance to unite in our allegiance to ONE NATION under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Robert F. Kennedy is a true American who is open to CHANGE in order to fix what is broken.…

Victory in Praise

“Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. For the Lord Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth. He subdued nations under us, peoples under our feet. He chose our inheritance for us, the pride of Jacob, whom he loved. God has ascended amid shouts of…

Robert Vander Maten

Be a Berean, study for yourself. Timothy 2:15-17 “Do your best to PRESENT YOURSELF to GOD as one APPROVED, a WORKER who does NOT need to be ASHAMED and who CORRECTLY HANDLES the WORD of TRUTH. Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly. Their teaching will spread…