Religions see certain people as the enemy. Jesus followers see sin as the enemy. All my life I have listened to preachers speak as though we are in and they are out. They speak of those within the church as being saved and the rest are not. They speak as though its a club and…
Happy Jesus Day! The Way Of Love! The question was “what is love exactly”? Love, as an action, is the only thing that has ever changed the world for the better. Love is Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi…. Love is a little girl in Pakistan named Malala Yousafzai standing up to men who said that…
A mystic, Caryll Houselander told the story of a train journey where Christ revealed himself to her in every person on the train. Those sitting, those standing, those passing by. Upon exiting the train she saw the same in everyone on the street. Scientist have discovered that even in what appears to be total darkness…
I am sitting alone in our family room. This room was once filled with large amounts of love and laughter now sits silent. The packages are gone and the food has been devoured. I sit in silence thinking how incredible this time of year is and how I never want it to end. Then I…
They followed the light. Everyone that saw the light that night followed it. The wisemen… the shepherds… Was it an angel that glowed? A star that shined? Regardless they followed the light. They came because they felt his holy spirit. They came bearing gifts and having a sense of awe and wonder. Should we not…
Every year I try to put myself in Mary’s sandals. I try to imagine what it was like to look upon his face for the first time. To touch his head, to feel his breath, and to know it is the breath of God. What went thru her mind as she realized she was delivering…
As I travel down a street in Fort Worth named Lancaster, I pass thru the mission area. I have had to go that way many times, as of late. With each trip my heart hurts, and my spirit instantly turns to prayer. The homeless souls are so numerous you would have difficulty counting them. So…
He comes by when he is in need of validation. So many times I second guess if I should help, but Christ always enters my heart to remind me of how much I love him. Christ took time for everyone. He never turned his back or neglected a soul. As I hug this young man…
I love the bible. I love scripture and mostly the letters in red. One of the factors in loving something is being critical of it or critical of a belief in it. That shows how much you love it. If you didn’t love it you wouldn’t want it to improve and be loved and understood…
I wake up each morning at six. As I rise from the covers I have a prayer in my thoughts. My goal in waking up is not personal perfection, but surrender, and union with God. Any preoccupation with my own moral goodness keeps my eyes on myself and not on God… or grace… or love. …