I feel like sometimes I forget in the midst of the whirlwind the power we have in the secret place. We are told that when we pray, go to our room and shut the door to talk to our Father who hears us in secret but rewards us openly (Mat. 6:6). As Believers in […]
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Common Dream Themes
Symbols in dreams may mean more than one thing. Some may have positive or negative aspects. While there is one interpretation, there may be several applications of symbols. The general rule of thumb when looking at dreams – “If one area is symbolic, the entire dream is symbolic.” Hint: People in Dreams are usually symbolic […]
Black Pearls
Isn’t it odd that we celebrate pearls as objects of beauty yet they started their journey in a place of pain in the soft flesh of that oyster? Imagine Ollie, the oyster, doing what oysters do, living their aquatic life, sucking the good out of the water passing over their gills, when some foreign object […]
Jesus Wept
When Jesus got to Bethany that day, he wept. I have heard so many stories through the years of why he wept. That God wept because they didn’t believe in Him. That he wept because they didn’t understand what he could do for Lazarus now. Or did the man Jesus weep because he felt the […]
“Pop” Quizzes and Tests of Character
Yikes! Nobody likes a surprise quiz or test. Especially if failing it means you don’t get to move on. Did you know officers in the military are prepared for their positions of leadership by surprise tests in the middle of the night? More responsibility, greater authority, means being able to function with competence under stress. […]
God is not Santa Claus
I wonder if anybody has ever done a documentary to expose the idolatry in the Christian church today of a false concept of God as Santa just waiting to fill their wish list and punishing them for being naughty? This false god shows up when you want something or is there to blame when bad […]