“If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave.” Matthew 10:14 NLT “Cruelty is cheap and easy.” Brene Brown Not everyone deserves you. Not everyone will like you. Many will gossip about you. Some will try to use you. Some willContinue reading “Shake the Dust Off Your Feet”
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Words
‘Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”’ John 6:68 NIV “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” HebrewsContinue reading “Words”
Self-Rejection
“I will give thanks to You, because I am awesomely and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well.” Psalm 139:14 NASB “It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.” Abraham Lincoln We liveContinue reading “Self-Rejection”
Homecoming
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and eat with him, and he with me.” Revelation 3:20 ESV “Hospitality is not to change people but to offer them space where change can take place.” Henri Nouwen. Homecoming is a bigContinue reading “Homecoming”
Survival
“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.” Matthew 7:13 NLT “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.” Mark Twain When I was younger and notContinue reading “Survival”
Gifts
“Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,Continue reading “Gifts”
That Was Then
That Was Then. This is Now. “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18-19 “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, todayContinue reading “That Was Then”
Shame… Again!
“Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood.” Isaiah 54:4 NLT “If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.” BreneContinue reading “Shame… Again!”
Foolish
“But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, that no one may boast before him.” 1Continue reading “Foolish”
Attachments
Attachments “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come! Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. TheContinue reading “Attachments”
Prayers and Musings of a Black Sheep 