“If you aren’t in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty or back to pain and regret.” ~ Jim Carrey We miss out on many blessings in life because we habitually rummage through our past, fixating on our regrets. Making a gratitude list is an effective strategy to help overcome the dark memories… Read More »
From Ignorance to Enlightenment
“To become learned, each day add something. To become enlightened, each day drop something” ~ Laozi When you hear the word enlightenment, before heading to google for definitions, how would you define it? Have you experienced it? If yes, how do you know for sure? The word enlightened comes from the Latin prefix en meaning “in,… Read More »
Hope You Guess My Name
“Pleased to meet you… hope you guess my name.” ~ Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones There is no denying that we all have evil thoughts from time to time, and throughout our lives, we have often acted on those thoughts. Where do these selfish and wicked thoughts come from that take up residence in our minds?… Read More »
Toss the Whipping Stick
“…occasionally I wished I could walk through a picture window and have the sharp, broken shards slash me to ribbons so I would finally look like I felt.” ~ Elizabeth Wurtzel One thing is for sure; life is hard. The world can be a dark and lonely place to live and regularly broadcast what a… Read More »
We Think and Let Think
“As to all opinions which do not strike at the root of Christianity, we think and let think.” ~ John Wesley What is at the root of your faith? For John Wesley, it was Christianity. He put great emphasis on his faith in Christianity and what scholars would deem the quadrilateral. The quadrilateral comprises four… Read More »
Coming Out Of The Closet
“ The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you’ve just told them. ” ~ Rachel Maddow When you first read the title of this devotional, what were your initial thoughts? That this devotional was about people from the LBGTQ+ community coming out… Read More »
Living Sober-Minded
“Be sober, and to doubt prepense, These are the sinews of good sense.” ~ Sir William Hamilton Are you sober-minded? When we hear the term sober-minded, we immediately assume they refer to being free from alcohol and all mood-altering chemicals, but it means so much more. Being sober-minded means being free of any toxic waste… Read More »
Say Goodbye To A Punishing God
“A god who is all love, all grace, all mercy, no sovereignty, no justice, no holiness, and no wrath is an idol.” ~ R. C. Sproul If someone asked you to define the wrath of God, what would be your response? God’s anger? God’s vengeance? God’s justice? Some powerful words are synonymous with wrath, e.g.,… Read More »
The Grace and Space
“All the natural movements of the soul are controlled by laws analogous to those of physical gravity. Grace is the only exception. Grace fills empty spaces, but it can only enter where there is a void to receive it, and it is grace itself that makes this void. The imagination is continually at work filling… Read More »
A Sister’s Prayer
“Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure.” ~ D. L. Moody On May 20, 2021, a young man celebrated 365 days of sobriety. His father, mother, and sister attended an early morning recovery group to support him and help celebrate his clean and sober birthday with all those in attendance.… Read More »
