Are we willing to love them?

It is estimated that on average 1,202,000 abortions are performed monthly worldwide. Some studies show there are approximately 2 million gay men living in the United States and almost 1 million lesbians (I think that estimate is probably low). One study showed that on June 30, 2006 there were 2,245,189 prisoners held in Federal or [...]

Thank You “Secret Sister”

There it sat, on the bottom row of cluttered and unorganized shelves at the Humane Society Thrift Store, a copy of Oswald Chambers “My Utmost for His Highest.” I had been in search of a new devotional and this was one I had often thought of. So I dislodged the book from between copies of [...]

Faith Redefined

In his book The Ragamuffin Gospel, Brennan Manning shares the following:
“If a random sample of one thousand American Christians were taken today, the majority would define faith as belief in the existence of God. In earlier times it did not take faith to believe that God existed – almost everybody took that for granted. Rather, [...]

A Blazing Fire

“The Cross is a blazing fire at which the flame of our love is kindled, but we have to get near enough for its sparks to fall on us.” – John Stott
I am so thankful that God allowed me to read these words last night.  They bring focus to my journey at its very beginning.  [...]