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A popular thing many people do is home restoration and I enjoy watching those home reno shows. I, however, do mouth restoration, …

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The Storm was Raging – and God showed up

I usually don’t write off-the-cuff without a lot of editing nor do I usually finish an article in one day...

You Take Good Care of Me

I was listening to the song “Sparrows” by Cory Asbury while I was plugged in to my music during a...

Reject All…

Reject all that is contrary to the Word of God. Those were the words that hit me like a ton...

Don’t Mess With God

There is an Old Testament story about The Old Prophet and the Man of God. The Man of God had...

Do We Ask God for Enough?

For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will...

I’m Nailing My Anxiety to the Cross

Recently at Mass I was feeling more anxious than usual. While I was freaking out from my anxiety symptoms an...

Battle Scars

“Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.” Then he...

HELP!

My most frequent prayer throughout each day is, “Lord Jesus, help me.” Only four short words, it sounds almost too...

They That Wait Upon the Lord

There is a song I used to sing at Prayer Meetings as a teen. These are the words: They that...

The Darkness Hates the Light

Have you ever felt like you were under attack for your faith? Can you sometimes sense a demonic spirit in...

No Dishes in Heaven – change is inevitable

I never liked “old” people. I found most of them wrinkly, gross and scary. I still do, except now I...

This is Jesus

I was looking down right before communion at Mass the other day, when suddenly, in a booming voice with great...

Does Your Faith Move Mountains?

In Matthew 17 in the Bible, Jesus heals a boy with a demon after the disciples were unsuccessful. When the...

Seeing What Others Don’t See – Rejoice when the world hates you

Walking with Christ can at times be a lonely walk. The world just doesn’t understand where Spirit-filled believers are coming...

O Breath of God

Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath...

Trust in God Even When it’s Difficult

I often find it extremely difficult to trust God. There are times I am better at trusting than others. It’s...

What Can Man Do to Us?

Probably the biggest problem that plagues us as individuals and as a church, is WE FEAR MAN, NOT GOD. We...

Life is Your Research Lab

Not everything has to be proven by a “scientist” or a study. Life itself is the best teacher. This was...

Can You See Jesus?

I was reading the passage in Luke where after the crucifixion two of Jesus’ disciples were walking to Emmaus when...

I Could Just Cry

I could just cry. Because of the severe pain in my back and the kindness of a stranger. I strained...

Marred, Like My Kitchen Table

This describes my kitchen table. It has been marred over the years and looks quite beat up with scrapes and...

My Journey from Death to Life

In His hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind. Job 12:10 This isn’t an...

Dogs, the Horror

In 2020, my son acquired his long awaited first pet, a six-week-old puppy. He wanted to bring it over to...

Stay Home, Waste Lives

Fear and anxiety have walked beside me basically my entire life. Friends they are not, however during the covid fiasco...