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What is pride?Â
Pride is not merely thinking too much of oneself, but rather thinking of oneself too much.Â
In other words, pride is living from a “me” center. Pride has me and my pleasure, satisfac...
Revival:
I'm writing this blog post on February 18, 2023. In the past few weeks news of revival has spread like wildfire across our nation from the small campus of Asbury University in the tiny town ...
It was March 8, 2011. I'd just come home from having a colonoscopy. The weather was cruddy, and my heart was heavy.Â
I was having the colonoscopy because a normal follow up in treatment for colon can...
This is the third thing you pastor might not have told you about prayer. Now that we’ve dealt with 2 MAJOR issues we have with prayer—I’m going to conclude with this big one. Are you ready for this? I...
This is the second of 3 Things Your Pastor Might Not Have Told You About Prayer. And this isn’t as much related to what your pastor hasn’t told you as it is something your pastor probably doesn’t want...
3 Things Your Pastor Might Not Have Told You About Prayer
My husband is a pastor—and I think he’s a good one. But I have never heard him preach what I’m about to share with you. Now I haven’t heard y...
Where did we get it wrong?
When were we taught that prayer was a sweet little thing we do when we get too old to do the other "things?"Â
Maybe it started in 2nd grade Sunday School when we were seat...
I asked my granddaughter, River, how she would define peace. She said, "It's not war. It's not when people are angry and fighting."Â
She defined peace by pointing to its' opposite. If we live more li...
As I write this blog post we are in the first week of advent. During the first week of advent we focus on...
HOPE
I found a great definition of hope online:
Hope is an optimistic state of mind that...
I’m literally sitting on top of the Mountain of Blessing in the West Bank of Israel as I write this. Tom and I are guests of Tommy and Sherri Waller who founded and lead HaYovel, a ministry here that ...
 Tis the season of ghosts and goblins, witches and vampires! It's one of the funnest holidays of the year! Children dress up in costumes and go door to door with their little plastic pumpkins lifted ...
This is part 4 of what I've decided now is a 5-part series on learning how to hear the voice of God. As I was preparing to publish this post, I came across this youtube message by pastor Mike Todd. In...
