Last year my life changed a lot. The city I live in, the job I do, the people I live with, the church I attend, the work I do at church… All different now. All the changes happened pretty close to the same time. That season of so much transition left me feeling lost andContinue reading “Home Is Where the Heart [of God] Is”
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The God Who Answers By Fire
About a month ago, the worship teams of both my churches learned a song by Eddie James to sing at a conference. The title of the song is “I’m Sending the Fire”. It’s based on the scripture in 1 Kings 18 where Elijah got fed up with all the idol worship. He said, “Then callContinue reading “The God Who Answers By Fire”
So I Asked
This is a Part 2 to another blog called “Ask” so if you really wanna get this one and if you wanna make me feel good go read that one first. Click this link! Ask, Seek, Knock Oh Cae.. You done now? As you read, for YEARS The Lord has been showing me that allContinue reading “So I Asked”
Vote With the Spirit
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. (Galatians 5:16 ESV) I had someone give me a new way of understanding how to “walk in the Spirit” last week and it finally made it click for me. So I wanted to share it with you guys.Continue reading “Vote With the Spirit”
Ok. Now what?
There was a pastor was at the Ella Baker Child Policy Training Institute (Freedom School national training) this summer. She told a story of when the leaders of the church asked the people in the congregation what they needed. A homeless man stood up and said he needed a job to which she replied “We willContinue reading “Ok. Now what?”
Wake Up
For a while I was waiting for my mourning to end so that my morning would come. Then I realized Morning had already come, but I was too busy mourning to enjoy it. Wake up outta your funk! It’s morning!
ASK
When I was 17, I was in the Michigan State University Gospel Choir and we had an engagement at the Kellogg Center on campus. In the vestibule T-shirts were being sold for $15. One of them said “ASK” and had the Ask, Seek, Knock scripture on it. Me being the smartie I can be atContinue reading “ASK”
Doesn’t Quite Fit. Don’t force it.
I hate when I take stuff out of its box and can never successfully get it back in there perfectly. It’s almost like it didn’t come in that box cuz I just cannot figure out where everything is supposed to go so that it’ll be smooth and compact like it was when I first gotContinue reading “Doesn’t Quite Fit. Don’t force it.”
That’s So Raven!
I used to LOVE That’s So Raven! when I was in high school. I know I know I was too old to be watching a Disney Channel show but I still loved it. If you’ve never seen it, I’ll let you know that Raven is a psychic and she’s a teenager she would get theseContinue reading “That’s So Raven!”
Job’s Wife, She Wasn’t So Crazy…
Why is that any time Job’s wife is mentioned she’s always seen as an irrational person?? I mean, let’s look at it from her perspective. In a short span of time, Job lost all of his possessions AND his children. I’m sure this was devastating and it probably made his already failing health even worse. However,Continue reading “Job’s Wife, She Wasn’t So Crazy…”