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   And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.  -Revelation 7:14   There are two powerful words joined together in the scriptures – two prepositions that together…

It is enough to be instruments. Peace is the end in itself.     Peace cannot be defined by what it is not. It is not the absence of conflict. It is more. It is not the cessation of violence. It is that which creates an atmosphere where violence cannot exist. Peace is well being,…

 “Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field … He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man;  The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the…

Blessing God “Bless the Lord, O my soul … and all that is within me …” Psalms 103:1 Audacity and capacity are issues that are triggered by this prayer as it is suggested to us.  It is audacious to think that we could somehow bless God. Yet, He has given us the capacity to be…

I am mediating on the power of a moment well done. Moments create momentum without being obvious or ostentatious. Momentous moments motion us over and envelop us like a cloud and then … Pass over. Missing moments is a mournful sorrow. Magnificent moments multiply in some invisible space called influence, but … Muddling moments may…

    I waited patiently for the Lord;    he turned to me and heard my cry.He lifted me out of the slimy pit,    out of the mud and mire;he set my feet on a rock    and gave me a firm place to stand.He put a new song in my mouth,    a hymn of praise to our God.Many will see and fear the Lord    and put their…

"This calls for wisdom …" – Revelation 13:18 Rather than trying to figure out who the ultimate and last deceiver, trickster, miracle worker, and en-slaver of souls is, one might be better informed to ask, "Who or what is it now?" What seeks to overwhelm me with something short of awe and wonder, something more…

What does it mean "to bless?" How do we bless? Here is an acronym for what it might mean for us to bless others. B = Being. We first bless by being who and what we are. It is our lives that must be channels of blessing as we are authentic, vulnerable, and transparent. L…

  "We were born to shine …"   So shine, my friends, shine.   Hearts full of love and laughter and life… Songs prompting our best and repose Awaits, rest we suppose, But life, more life, more love beckons us And love alone is what reckons us Believers … full of love and laughter and…

"… I have called you friends …"  – John 15:15 We are a circle of friends. Barely have we comprehended what it means to be servants, much less children of God, when Jesus rocks our understanding at its very foundations and calls us His friends. Friends of Jesus we are, for whom He showed the…