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  Romans 1:21 – "Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened." This indictment is about what we do with what we know. It is an offense to reason  to know that God is the source…

“…without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; Making request, if by any means now at length I might have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may…

“And the woman left her waterpot, and went her way into the city, and saith to the men, ’Come, see a man, who told me all the things that I ever did. Is this not the Christ?’" – John 4:28-29 Are we too attached to our water pots to carry the call of Jesus to…

Our deepest desires lead us and draw us into His presence to discover that His presence has already surrounded us. Self-talk/God-talk – Dialogue/Trialogue -Interactive It becomes unclear sometimes in the cycle of the central verse who is speaking because the WORD is embedded in each word and even the longing complaint of the heart is…

"Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name." – Psalm 86:11 I need to be taught to walk with a united heart to this end: reverence, deep reverence, respect, awe, and wonder. Let me be PRESENT: I need to be taught, therefore, here I…

When people tell me that they have an issue with God, sometimes a complaint, sometimes real anger, I often ask, "Have you discussed it with God? Have you told God how you feel?" "I could not do that," they might respond. "Why not?" I ask. "I am afraid to do that. God might get angry…

Have you ever been on a roller coaster? It is where you land that is most important. The singer of songs landed on, "I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanksgiving." (Psalm 69:30 ESV) Yet, he had a lot of anger, angst, and avarice mixed with gratitude…

  Our bodies are professors of truth and life. There is much we can learn philosophically, theologically, ecologically,and poetically from the human body. he body is made up of multiple systems, but no system can be compartmentalized in complete isolation. Physically, we are a system of systems. Then, there is the integration of the physical…

Sided with by the One who walks beside.

Pride can be pretty destructive to our perspective, especially when it leads us into complacency and superiority. When we travel the road of self-righteous blindness, we forget what righteousness is. We  sugar coat our failures. We gloss over our sins. Then, our feelings of manifest destiny and entitlement trigger attitudes that evoke injustice and misuse…