You Want to Put What, Where? 

“…and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God (our Father) has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us”.     Romans 5:5 This is such a problematic passage. For some reason I chuckle when I read this text because of the way Scripture continually offers the same invitation. The invitation is to …

The Hamster Wheel

Jesus’s offer is real.  His way of life is powerful, and it is readily available.   Consider His words from John 7:37-39,  On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water …

No Mas Grandma

“He also removed Maacah, the mother of King Asa, from the position of queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah, and Asa cut down her horrid image, crushed it and burned it at the brook Kidron.”   2 Chronicles 15:16  What does generational freedom look like? How can we be freed from those in our family …