"Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven."Practicing your righteousness before men." – Matthew 6:1 NIV I… Continue reading

Prayer is not a scholastic exercise. It is relationship. Continue reading

  Break them again, Lord. Wouldn't it be something if every army and violent fraternity on earth woke up in the morning and none of their weapons worked? What would that be like? What it their knuckles had no punch?… Continue reading

Not a harsh word, is the word spoken to our condition. There is no need. Nor, is it a condemning word in tone or force. Truth rejected cannot forever be avoided. There is a built-in condemnation when all the Universe… Continue reading

We have all been burned by bad religion. Sometimes we have been burned by good religion wrongly expressed. On occasions, God's best friends are living examples of the adage, "With friends like that, who needs enemies?" "Thine enemies roar in… Continue reading

Our best prayers are squeezed out of us in the pressure cooker of life. On troubled waters, we discover the presence and peace of God as we are rocked, rolled, tossed, and whipped by the winds of furious love, reckless… Continue reading

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There is no substitute for encounter. Encounter is the essence of faith for it is where faith leads us and from whence it comes. Encounter is meeting God and meeting God is what the fear and reverence of God are… Continue reading

    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… Continue reading

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… Continue reading