The interview below with Art Ayris, producer of the movie "No Vacancy," along with my column for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, will challenge you with the question: What can we as the Church do to help those who are hurting in our cities? Click HERE to listen if you are viewing this post in your email. Even though the U.S. government knew that the homelessness crisis grew exponentially during the pandemic, it became difficult to accurately register the numbers of those without Continue Reading
How a Christian Worldview Protects You 
Do you have a Christian worldview? Many years ago in a faraway land, Joseph lived with his father, his father’s wife and concubines, and many half-siblings. Joseph’s own mother had died when he was very young. His half-brothers hated him because Joseph was good and reminded his father of Joseph’s beloved mother. Joseph’s father trusted him and showered him with attention. And his heavenly Father placed a remarkable dream in his heart to be a great leader. One day his jealous half-brothers Continue Reading
God, Please Give Me One More Sign! {Recharge Wednesday}
Then Gideon said to God, “Do not let Your anger burn against me that I may speak once more; please let me make a test once more with the fleece, let it now be dry only on the fleece, and let there be dew on all the ground. (Judges 6:39) “Lord, did I really hear from you? Or is it my mind, my heart, my flesh, legalism, or anything else shouting out, silencing the voice of Grace? Will you forgive my doubts? Will you speak and confirm your Word to me? Again? Please?” That was the gist of Continue Reading
Compassion Turns your Talents into Gifts {The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}
Compassion is a powerful emotion that carries the potential to change the world around us. While empathy is a feeling that involves a caring, emotional response to the suffering of others, compassion adds to that a strong desire to ease our neighbor’s pain. It turns our concerns for others into action and is a critical emotion that moves us to bring hands and feet to the commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” In the 24th and 25th chapters of the book of Matthew, Jesus began his Continue Reading
Dallas Jenkins Interview – The Chosen and more
Dallas Jenkins is best known for the hit series, The Chosen, which has been watched by over 400 million people worldwide since it started airing in 2018. Dallas is the son of Jerry B. Jenkins, a Christian novelist best known for the Left Behind series, one of the highest-selling book series of all time, selling over 60 million copies. In this interview, Dallas talks to Patricia about the surprising success of The Chosen after what he calls his "biggest career failure" and how each Continue Reading
Everyone Needs a Barnabas {Recharge Wednesday}
He was born Joses, a Greek variant of the name “Joseph.” Later on, when recounting the story of how he sold his possessions to give money to the apostles in Jerusalem, the Book of Acts calls him “Barnabas,” which in Greek translates as “son of encouragement” or “son of consolation.” Barnabas was a Hellenic Jew from Cyprus, which is an island country located south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon and north of Israel. Barnabas knew the culture and customs of both Jewish and Roman Continue Reading
