Heartcry of one who overcomes
“I so want to be a woman of grace in all this!” she cried, through deep, wrenching sobs. In that holy moment, I heard the heartcry of one who overcomes.
To the exiles scattered by toxic church
Maybe the church has become bewildering to you. Leaders you trusted and people you respected are acting in ways that do not reflect who Jesus is, nor what they profess to believe. They have turned on anyone among them who appears to threaten the status quo. What is going on?
The truth will set you free
Since childhood, I’ve treasured what Jesus said in John 8:32. “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Yet somehow, till now, I have not seen the diamond in its setting, so to speak. I have not seen the import for us all.
The forgotten key: Loving one-anothering
Our Lord is building his church. He told us what is key. “Love one another,” he said. When that is happening, all that embodies Christ’s love flows both ways.
Adulthood and the church that rejects it
Frustrated, exhausted, I realized: I would never count as an adult in my church system. Free at last, I’m embracing the adulthood God works in his own
Strange fruit – or good?
"The Church's broken history with race needs to be acknowledged before we can move forward."
Prayer for the Body of Christ
"I would like to share this prayer with you and ask you to pray with me that, as the Bride of Christ, we will continue to learn to 'walk in beauty' with our fellow man and God." - Mark Charles
Listen to the whole Body
It's crucial that we humbly receive what the Lord Jesus wants to pour into our lives through others who love him but look and think differently from us.