““Quit your worship charades. I can’t stand your trivial religious games: Monthly conferences, weekly Sabbaths, special meetings— meetings, meetings, meetings—I can’t stand one more! Meetings for this, meetings for that. I hate them! You’ve worn me out! I’m sick of your religion, religion, religion, while you go right on sinning. When you put on your... Continue Reading →
Enjoy the Pruning
Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:2 Today I realized how much I enjoy pruning. We started out picking up weeds to keep the yard from getting overrun. We are trying to avoid needing to have a... Continue Reading →
Stuck to unstuck
I recently attended an intimate fellowship weekend at Glorieta, NM, Saturday night was reserved for testimonies. My spiritual mentor walked our women's group through something she called Treasure Testimony many years before, and I felt like it was something that we were supposed to do for this weekend. I admit the first time I took... Continue Reading →
Chasing
Something I have never noticed about flying west is that you are almost chasing the sunset. As we flew out of New Mexico and towards Washington, we chased the sun setting. The sky sandwiched the dark horizon with a red, orange, and yellow line between the dark clouds in the sky. The sunset never quiet... Continue Reading →
I Am
The thing that stood out to me today was the I am statements. John shares the words of Jesus, stating He is the bread of life, the living bread from Heaven. He is the light. He is I am. He is the gate. He is the good shepherd. He is the resurrection and the life.... Continue Reading →
True Leadership
“So Jesus called them all together and said, “You know that the rulers of the heathen have power over them, and the leaders have complete authority. This, however, is not the way it shall be among you. If one of you wants to be great, you must be the servant of the rest; and if... Continue Reading →
Walk on Water Faith
Scripture: “When they saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and screamed with fear. Jesus spoke to them at once. “Courage!” he said. “It is I. Don’t be afraid!” Then Peter spoke up. “Lord, if it is really you, order me to come out on the water to... Continue Reading →
Fancy Rhetoric
“God didn’t send me out to collect a following for myself, but to preach the Message of what he has done, collecting a following for him. And he didn’t send me to do it with a lot of fancy rhetoric of my own, lest the powerful action at the center—Christ on the Cross—be trivialized into... Continue Reading →
The Valley
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 This passage immediately takes me back to Israel as we stood atop what is known as the Valley of Shadow of Death. The... Continue Reading →
