This week's post is an excerpt taken from the sixth chapter of Patricia's upcoming book "Twelve Inches - Bridging the Gap between how you feel and what you know about God." Available on line and in bookstores nationwide on July 7th, 2015. “So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, ‘Abba, Father.’ ” (Romans 8:15 – NLT) Many of us have different names by which people call Continue Reading
Believing Lies About Yourself (Excerpt from Patricia’s Book “12 Inches”)
Print PDF: Believing Lies about Yourself 02.17.15 Passage: John 10:1-10 Key Verse: "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and [a]have it abundantly." It was almost ten o’clock at night. I was tired and a bit grouchy. When the commercial played, I rolled my eyes, annoyed. Another miraculous skin rejuvenating product, promising to restore my skin’s radiance and make my crow’s feet vanish in 8 weeks. The model’s face beamed on the screen, Continue Reading
My Christmas Letter to Jesus
Click Here to Print PDF: My Christmas Letter to Jesus 2014 Passage: Romans 8:31-39 Key Verse: “He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?” (v.32) My heart sings this morning. Two days ‘til Christmas and I feel overwhelmed by the sense of belonging. God’s surrounding love makes my spirit soar. For each blessing I count for this past year, an old assurance echoes in my heart like a mantra: He Continue Reading