Living in the Margins
“The number of marginalized people we see in our ministry is growing. These are beautiful people who have no idea where they really fit."…”
Room of Disappointment
“We often give people the mental picture of a tapestry. So, so messy on the backside. Strings everywhere without a rhyme or reason, but turn it over and it’s a masterpiece. God is weaving a masterpiece if we let him. We don’t have to know what it looks like right now, but we do have to be still and know…”
Dove’s Eyes
“This past week I noticed for the first time a dove nesting on top of an electric box mounted to the side of the house. I was noisily uncoiling the garden hose from its holder and my eyes were drawn up, no doubt by the Lord Himself, to see this lovely, innocent avian watching me. Surely if she thought I might harm her or her babies, she would have flown away. Instead, she just watched and waited while I quieted my efforts and calmed my movements…”
The Battle for Your Mind
“As children of God, we have a responsibility to steward our minds, the property between our ears. We have to renew our minds daily, uprooting the lies planted by the one who only wants to steal, kill and destroy. Our minds are prime property that must be fenced into the kingdom realm, because if there’s one thing we know, there’s a lot of real estate fraud going on there…”
Who’s Branding You?
“So how do we die to self? It might be helpful to examine some of the self words that have crept into our vocabulary. Self-confident. Self-satisfied. Self-centered. Self-absorbed. Self-righteous. Self-important. Self-sufficient. Self-promotion…”
Moral and Ethical Values Drive How You Act
“If I were your enemy ----
I would watch your values carefully; not the ones you say you ascribe to, but the ones you live by. I dare say some of the enemy’s greatest successes lie in his ability to gain entrance to your life here, for this is where you expose your weaknesses and your vulnerabilities…”