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    This little slave girl had powers, but she was powerless. Paul and Silas spoke deliverance to her and she was released from the powers that possessed her. That did not sit well with those who profited by keeping her in bondage. She had special "gifts" that brought them benefits, but it was at…

Deep Thoughts Deep thoughts … I have them … They are quite deep … And, they are covered with hard pan … Many pounds … tons of hard pan … I need something stronger than a shovel to get to them … Never mind.   The Tongue in the Cheek My tongue became en-lodged in…

Four little girls dressed up for church as pretty as could be.Four little girls show up to worship in the land of the free.Four little girls bowed down in peace and closed their eyes in prayerAnd when their eyes were opened they didn't have a care,But here among the living the weeping, wailing facesMourned the…

God has a very big day in store for you tomorrow.You will conquer fear, despair, and sorrow.You will rise to heights you've never known.You will sigh and laugh, and sing and groan.You will live and celebrate your inspired humanity.You will rise above the dull, monotony of senseless insanityTo soar, to roar with the voice of…

Job never prays for his own restoration or prosperity. He desires only to know the mind, heart, and ways of God in the midst of his suffering. When he does encounter God in face to face meeting, he turns, repents, and humbles himself. Then, he prays for the friends who have misjudged him in their…

Love someone today that you have not taken the time to really love before. You might need some help with this project. You might have to reach down to a pretty deep place inside of you. It might hurt. It might disgust you. It might alter you. It won't be easy. It may require extra…

There are always things we do not want to forget. There are always people that we always want to remember and honor. There are always lessons from the past that we want to build upon. There is nothing in our past that is tragic that we want to define or confine us. 9-11 was one…

Urgency – There is a lot to be said, that has been said about the power of urgency to motivate, expiate, and eliminate. In fact, sometimes, it is necessary …. .. but it is a poor substitute for sustained action. And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of…

“For the Lord taketh pleasure in His people…” – Psalm 149:4a “I believe God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast!And when I run I feel his pleasure.”  – Eric Liddell Again, God cares for your soul, Do you care for the souls of others? Do you care for your own…

Our ongoing task is to flesh out the ideals of the American dream that the first dreamers neither completely understood, yet glimpsed in truth, that they restricted to a few, but could not contain, that they believed, but could not fully envision in  all of its implications. It is ours to bring to the next…