Her question was “how can you be so happy everyday?” She knew my answer but she wanted to hear it. Happiness comes from the mind… pure joy comes from the heart. Abraham Lincoln said “people are as happy as they choose to be”. It’s only thru the dwelling of the holy spirit that you can…
As I look back over this day I sit in amazement. I enjoyed a day of amazing food, amazing fun and a show with amazing entertainment. As I listened to the music I thought of how thankful I am for being able to hear the sounds. See the lights. Feel the beat. Smell the food……
There is nothing greater than LOVE! Everything in Jesus life leads to love. Every concept in the bible leads to love. God… Jesus… Holy Spirit… all exist as pure love. Pure love does not see others as right or wrong but rejoices in existence. Pure love looks beyond faults and peers into the heart. We,…
I watched as she ran around the store with a look of despair. She was simply a customer but her stress level was unmeasurable. I wondered, as I silently prayed for her, if she ever knows peace? Does she ever let go and let God? Do any of us? So many times I have tried…
Why do we focus so much on the differences in each other instead of the things we have in common? As I sit at the airport I see so many nationalities but we all have one thing in common. LOVE! I watch as a whole family from China hug and are excited to see each…
I couldn’t take my eyes from them. As I watched my grandkids play in the park I felt uneasy at the thought of them being lost or taken. So much so that nothing else mattered at the time. Them being with me and their safety was all that concerned me. Then I thought of how…
But Lord I studied your scripture daily. I know you did son… but where is the love? I attended your worship weekly. I know you did… but where is the love? But I gave more than my share of your money. I know… but where is the love? I worked in your fields to help. …
As I walked teary eyed out of a five hundred year old church in Chile I encounter a courtyard full of street entertainers wanting money to perform. I immediately thought of the money changers that Christ lashed out at. Then I wondered what he thinks of all the pretentious things we do in his name….
As I stand beside the ocean in Chile I feel so incredibly small. Do you ever think that God made such grandeur in the oceans… the mountains… as a way to humble us? As a way to say don’t feel more important than you really are. We are to humble ourselves to each other. We…
Everything about Jesus life says… step out of your comfort zone. His virgin birth. His resurrection. Everything in between. He knew no box and taught us to think differently. When others were saying hate, he was saying love. When others wanted to fight, he said love your enemy. Do you think Peter, John and James…