Click here if you missed Part 1 or Part 2. I now know, WHAT I have to do, but HOW do I do it? How do I truly let the hot rock go? HOW do I practice forgiveness? I had a counselor tell me once, “Emote the emotion. Say it, until it becomes a reality […]
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I am offended. Now WHAT? – Part 2
If you are jumping in, you can read Part 1. So, if I am holding a hot rock of offense, and my freedom comes from forgiveness then, what exactly is and is not forgiveness? First, let’s start with what it is. Then we will cover what it is not. (In my life, “what forgiveness is […]
I am offended. Now WHAT? – Part 1
When my kids were about 4 and 5, I was trying to teach them about offenses. I was always a big “like as” teacher. So, I told them offenses were like “hot rocks.” The quicker you let it go, the less damage it will do to your hand. Well, after a rather intense day of […]
Little Encounters
Who doesn’t want to be taken up into the third heaven to tour your eternal mansion? Who doesn’t want to ride in a chariot of fire? Who wouldn’t willingly climb a mountain to see the finger of God write on a stone tablet? Without a doubt, these life-changing encounters mark you but those surprises happen […]
Seeing Value in Each Other – Election Afterthoughts
We all have a story. Anyone who knows me, knows my story, knows that beneath my white skin I have suffered prejudices, rejection, being misunderstood and dismissed and knows that my brokenness has created an incredible love for Jesus in my heart. Because of my story of brokenness, I have learned to be”‘poor in spirit” […]
Just a piece of the Robe
David had fifteen years of preparation from the time that he was anointed until he took the throne. During that time, the king first embraced him and then turned against him even trying to kill him by putting a bounty out on his head. David was the apple of God’s eye. Why did God not […]