Passage: Matthew 14:22-34 “Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,”he said, “why did you doubt?” v.31 It was the miracles of miracles at that point. The first mass miracle took place in Decapolis, where between ten to fifteen thousand people were fed with two fish and five loaves of bread. I can only imagine the excitement, as the multitudes watched the fish and bread multiply before their eyes. Yahweh Jireh, their Provider, fed the hungry in an Continue Reading
Recipe for Failure: Anchoring Your Heart in the Past {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
I recently came across the script of one of President Truman’s addresses to the Democratic party during a dinner to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Democratic National Committee. The dinner was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C., on the morning of February 19, 1948. With a country still rebuilding its economy after WWII, President Truman addressed his party while campaigning for the 1948 elections, which ultimately placed him in the White House for a second term. During the Continue Reading
A Little Bit of Crazy {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
We all have a story—a story God has written on the pages of our lives so we can retell it to the benefit of others and to God’s glory. One of the first posts I wrote, way back in the day, was a tongue in cheek article about anxiety. I can tease about myself but for most people struggling with anxiety it’s no laughing matter. It’s debilitating. I gave a talk this summer in which I shared part of my story that had to do with panic and peace. Two words as far from each other as the east is Continue Reading
JESUS – The War Against the Name
“But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than Him? We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.” Acts 4: 19-20 (NLT) Pastor Terry Sartain of Charlotte, North Carolina has ministered to police officers and their families for the past seven years. During this time, he has always closed his prayers “in the Name of Jesus”. He can’t do that anymore. The police department said that he can still pray, just not in the Name of Jesus. A Continue Reading
God Won’t Budge {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
“Come oooooonnnn,” is a phrase I mostly use in the kitchen. By the fridge. Holding something with a lid. Twist-off tops and I don’t get along because they will NOT budge. In most cases, being inflexible, stubborn, or unmoving isn’t favorable. So often it seems like if we just grip tighter or twist harder, we’ll have the opportunities we long for. We’ll find satisfaction. We’ll gain the missing ingredient and finally put together that idea we think is best for us. But, if God’s the Continue Reading
Mass Murderers – Are We Missing the Signs? {The Atlanta Journal Constitution Column}
“Suspect Charged – Nicholas Cruz faces 17 counts of premeditated murder.” In the aftermath of the Valentine’s Day slayings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in South Florida, an astounded nation wakes up to read the shocking details on another mass shooter. Once again, a troubled teen’s warning signs are not caught in time to avoid tragedy. The most unsettling fact in this case, however, is that Cruz did not fly under the radar, unnoticed by authorities, the school, peers and neighbors. Continue Reading
