God’s Judgments are His Mercy

Sisters, brothers… Believers in the Lord Almighty and His Only Begotten Son Jesus whom He gave to save us from our sins; I say to myself and I say to you: whatever affliction is facing you right now has been allowed by the Lord. Although Satan has temporary authority on earth given him at the … Continue reading →

Success and Failure

The devil’s really been trying to tempt me to think that I’m a failure. In the eyes of the world and its measures of success (along with many Christians’, I might add), I stink. I haven’t held any job post-college for more than 2 years. I have no pension into which I’m currently paying. I … Continue reading →

The Ministry of the Holy Spirit

Lord, please let your words and ideas flow through me now as I sit down to type this out. THis is for me and for the rest of your people – in Jesus’ name, amen. ——– I was doing some work around the house today (pretty common with me since I work in the same … Continue reading →

Insomnia & Laura Story

Been spending time with the Lord this morning, and it’s been GLORIOUS!  Got some housework done, and then I felt as though the Lord was calling me in unto Himself, for some private time with Him.  I don’t often, or at least up until now, haven’t often, shared about such experiences, but I feel compelled … Continue reading →

Application of the Golden Rule: Some Real-Life Communication

So, I’ve been realizing something about the Golden Rule lately; it requires a bit of forward thinking! In the years that I’ve been following Christ, I’ve transitioned from needing to be heavily discipled by others, to entering into more of a period of enjoying peer fellowship, to now having attained the degree of maturity in … Continue reading →

The Lord Answers Prayer. He REALLY Does.

I haven’t been feeling the best lately, folks.  I can’t explain it, but I’ve been feeling a high level of fatigue for weeks on end. I’ve tried different diets, more and less sleep, more and less exercise, etc. etc. and nothing seems to shake it.  It’s even begun to affect my attention during conversations and … Continue reading →

On the Importance of Theology OR Hermeneutics, Exegesis, and Other Big Words that Really Help to Obey

Reading the word of God, the Holy Bible, is EXTREMELY important in the life of a Christian.  Regardless of what movement, denomination, or local church we find ourselves, all Christians can agree on this one point.  Since the Bible is so important in the life of a believer, let me put forth a question to … Continue reading →

Purposeful Beauty

Beauty with a Purpose So, I was walking down the street today, (like many days lately, since I am currently without a vehicle) and the beauty of the white blossoms in the otherwise sterile metropolitan environment.  Then, a blurb from an old Creed song popped into my head.  Go ahead and take a moment to … Continue reading →

Church Discipline: A Blessing of the Lord – So, Where’s it At?

Father, please allow this post to be filled with your wisdom.  Anything that doesn’t reflect Your heart or Your wisdom, please may it fall dead to the ground.  In Your precious Son’s name: amen. Today is a collection of some of the things I’ve been reading / thinking about.  May it bless you in some … Continue reading →

Thoughts on the ‘Modern Church’: Priests and Perfection

This started as an e-mail to a friend this morning, and grew to immense proportions – The Spirit of the Lord has a way of doing that to me! Papa Yahweh, may this post be filled with Your wisdom only, and may any of my momentary conclusions only serve to bring us closer to Your … Continue reading →