This last week, I had the pleasure of being with Jesus. I listened as Jesus explained how a wealthy man could get into heaven and I watched as John baptized Him. How, may you ask, was I able to be with Jesus? I did it the same way anyone does when reflect on special moments…
Today I just want to say thank you. When God does a mighty work in our lives and the lives of others it’s always important to return to His presence and praise Him for what was accomplished. On Saturday, Pearls of Promise held its third annual Level-Up Conference and as I reflect on every aspect…
I have been trying to dive deeper into knowing who I am and who I am in Christ. In my pursuit of greater understanding, I discovered the book The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery by David G. Benner, who is a well-known psychologist and author. A quote from Benner’s book that caught…
I ask for a word to live by every year and when I felt like my word was “deliver,” I didn’t understand it. I’d been delivered from my past—healed from childhood wounds, delivered from chronic sinful behavior. Why deliver? Why that word now? But then I turned up with some questionable bloodwork recently—a marker for…
I was reading in Matthew 17 the other day where tax collectors asked Peter if Jesus paid the temple tax. When Peter asked Jesus about it, Jesus basically said that He’s exempt because the tax is for God and God wouldn’t tax His own child. However so they would not offend anyone, Jesus chose to…