Questioning the Sanity of Humanity
God has a plan for our cultural sanity. The sanity of humanity is called into question daily. Maybe it is through our isolation and reemergence that we will begin to better understand God’s plan. Possibly, clearing our calendars and separating ourselves from others has the potential to open our eyes to look at life a…
Rushing to Taste
Much is being written and discussed on the airwaves these days about the fast pace of life we have grown accustomed to. Epic bestsellers like John Mark Comer’s “The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry” speak to our desperate need to slow down. I have no doubt that all of this rushing to accomplish everything on “our…
Identifying the Antichrist
Recently, a friend asked me (via Facebook) to look at a website published by a woman claiming to be a modern day prophet and naming a specific individual as the antichrist. He wanted to know what I thought about it. My response was lengthy, and considering the tribulation we all can see in the world…
In the Throne Room of God
I am blessed to be co-leading a Sunday school class on the Book of Revelation, and through it am seeing everything in an entirely new way. We have spent 2 months very slowly moving through the first five chapters, taking in and internalizing the history and the imagery to gain a deeper understanding of what…
A Beautiful Thing Happened On the Way to the Benediction
Sometimes we are so caught up in worldly things that we just can’t see the beautiful thing God is doing in the midst of it. Today I witnessed one of these beautiful moments when everything came together with perfection only God can offer, but even in the midst of it, the enemy was doing his best to beat those being blessed down and cause them to miss their blessing.
Who Conquered Sin & Death
from anberlin_fan on GodTube.
A Lucrative Investment
When we speak of spiritual investment, everything becomes a bit less tangible, and difficult if not impossible to measure. What would the ROI of a lucrative investment spiritually look like? How high is the risk and how great the potential return, and what is the risk of making no investment at all?
Pastor Leonardo Diaz and His Final Act Of Faith
when they took Leo’s body he had his Bible open on his lap and had written a paper saying “Christ loves you”. Bishop also told us that there were other writings all over the car
Charismatic Christianity – Is it Crazy?
The charismatic movement has touched all of the predominant denominations in one way or another, as young Christians are seeking a more experiential spiritual life. More conservative worshipers resist change, and because of the actions of some tent meeting con men, may be doubtful when they see the Spirit move upon an individual in a manner that is anticipated in a charismatic worship environment. What this is all leading up to, is something my pastor said to the congregation a couple of weeks ago that really took me by surprise.
MUIP Cuba Caravan October 2011 Reflections
Today I want to share a bit of my recent trip to Cuba Blessings & Adventure, Lynn “lynnibug” Rios