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Sermon: THE RIGHT TO DO RIGHT
There were times when Abraham could have strengthened Sarah’s faith, or helped her to strengthen her faith, but instead he did some things that actually counteracted her faith and her growth and her development. Certain decisions that he made. Certain mistakes that he made. {Click to read}
A taste of love
Where was the love? I offered him what I had and he gave it back. Isn’t that the simplest expression of love? {Click to read full post.}
The older I get, the less I worry about relationships.
As I have matured, I have become more confident with all I have to offer as a human being, as a woman, as a friend, as a worker. There’s no need for me to chase anybody or anything. God is my supplier. {Click to read full post.}
Poem: WHEN GREAT TREES FALL by Maya Angelou
When Great Trees Fall by Maya AngelouWhen great trees fall,rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. When great trees fall in forests, small things recoil into silence, their senses eroded beyond fear.When great souls die, the air around us becomes light, rare, sterile. We breathe,ContinueContinue reading “Poem: WHEN GREAT TREES FALL by Maya Angelou”
Seven-year itch: Where did my zeal go?
Where’s the community that actually reaches out within itself? To the Believers who are still hurt or newly hurt? To the Believers who need more than words, who need to be shown how loved they are? Need to know how much they matter in the chain of events that surround their life. Where’s that community that focuses on itself, embraces itself and then radiates itself to surrounding communities? {Follow the link to read the full post.}
Sermon: THE BATTLE OF FAMILIARITY
Link to sermon here: The Battle of Familiarity by Pastor Carter Conlon. August 25, 2013 – We will all fight the battle of familiarity. It’s part of our sin nature to become bored with what we are doing. We can become familiar with the presence of God, ministry and relationships. Today we are reminded that when GodContinueContinue reading “Sermon: THE BATTLE OF FAMILIARITY”
Note to Self: Basic Sight
When you are brave enough to see me and accept me at my most basic, uninspired, unremarkable self….
A grown man cried in my arms tonight.
From my own experience, it’s when I try my hardest to be strong – exhibiting my idea of strength, anyway – that I am the most brittle. In my brittleness, I easily break. However, as I learned again that evening, it is in my gentleness that others see power and strength in me.
I Believe in Love: An evening with Elton John
Two simple words. Spoken to people in response of the misery they continually dump into my my life – my ears, my mind, my heart, my spirit. People who refuse to deal with their problems partly because they usually have a sympathetic listener in me. As soon as I feel my eyes glaze over, the words slip out…
Harvest Life 