Love Never Fails

What does it mean that love never fails?  Does it mean that love remains a simple underlying current, tossed to and fro by the more powerful forces of worry, doubt, betrayal or fear? Does it mean that love just exists, that it stays like a distant roommate always locked away in its room. Never to…

The Gift of Peace

Today on Christmas, as we open up gifts from loved ones and family, I think on how gift giving on Christmas is a reflection of the many gifts the come from our God. Scriptures talk about many wonderful gifts God gives us, spiritual gifts, heavenly rewards, to name a few. But one gift in particular…

Overcoming

Somehow, there was a narrative that I bought into early in my Christian walk. I don’t know where it came from or how it got there but all I know is that I believed very strongly that by being Christian, I was supposed to be perfect and make sure my life was perfect. I became…

God is Love

My grandmother is an important person to me. She is very special and I when I think back to my memories growing up with her, the one thing that remains constant to me is that I have always felt loved by my grandmother. She made love her motto in life, she wanted to make sure…

Where Does This Path Lead?

I find myself on a road. I’ve been down this way here before but it’s somehow different this time. But I’m not sure exactly how. This time, the road seems narrower. Did I have a map? Or have I been lead by someone this whole time? I pause from my long journey and take a…

His Grace is Enough

Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses,…

Why Wait on God?

We live in an immediate gratification world, don't we? We can mobile order our coffee and walk in and pick it up and we can pre-select our groceries to get them delivered to our car. There is no waiting in our modern-day world. The same thing can be applied to our lives and the expectations…