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"Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams …For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow." – Langston Hughes   Indeed, we must dream – we must do so wide awake, alert, eyes focused, never wavering, always pursuing, moving,…

So Jesus tells Peter than he got it right and he got it from God — but to be careful how he tells it because the gospel must be seen and experienced in order to be fully understood and that titles are meaningless without the full work of redemption is accomplished in the cross and…

To ask, to seek, to dwell, to gaze, to inquire. I suppose you could mix them up, stir them around, or take them in reverse. You could do them all at once. You could take them in order. It is a simple "ask" that ushers in a progression beyond asking. That which is sought is…

What if we dedicated our freedom and independence to service of others, to being a good neighbor? What if we majored on neighborliness as an expression of appreciation for our country this year? What if this Independence Day, 2018, was also a national good neighbor day?

“…  When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering…” – Matthew 16:2-3 The poetic version of these words goes like this: “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky…

The God who declares new things have come has declared  that the old is past! The Creator God has called us to righteousness. Righteousness! We have not been called to blindly aim and shoot, but to be taken by the hand and be led. The God who made all that He has called, as He…

There are many good reasons for having a broken heart. Show me your broken heart and I can tell what drives you and ignites your passion for action. …. That kind of brokenness energizes us.,, Without it, we lost some of our own humanity and pliability…What we cannot afford is loss of heart.

It was the cool of the day. It ought to have been the most precious time of their day. Instead … (Read More)

We've lived long enough to know that power can be stripped bare and become as lowly as the fleeting breath of the ordinary soul. Power, wealth, position, and prestige are rather frail. The ability to buy favor will fade. Riches do not last. Major companies, power-brokers of influence, and empires turn to dust daily and…

We have a HEART problem according to Jesus. There is no problem with how well we have memorized the rules or how well we keep them to the letter. We are deficient in the areas of intent and application.