I was talking to someone on the phone the other day and she was upset to the pointof being hysterical and crying. I told her, “I can’t hear you in the emotional stateyou’re in right now.” She said, “I just want to rest.” I responded, “Okay, call meback when you calm down.” I didn’t feel she would be receptive to prayer at thatpoint, and I also needed to calm down before I continued the conversatio...  Read More

This is my personal prayer for 2023: “the LORD orders the steps of a good man:and he delights in his way. Though he falls, he shall not be utterly cast down: forthe LORD upholds him with his hand. I have been young, and now am old; yethave I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.”(Ps 37:23-25 KJV)There is a song I love from the ‘African American Heritage Hymnal,’ #333, “Order...  Read More

There are times in our lives when we try to manage things ourselves. We want to mentally figure everything out in an orderly fashion to make it all look organized. It is like we put God on the shelf and tell Him to rest because we have it under control. Have you ever been in that situation where you felt you had everything under control, and yet you feel a little tug in your spirit? You never thin...  Read More

Whether we like it or not, the devil is a real personality who is looking for ways to destroy our lives. “Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings” (1 Peter 5:8-9 NIV). It is critical t...  Read More

I am always fascinated by the strength and beauty of lions. Of course, I have never been in actual contact with a real lion except at the zoo. They are locked in their confined space, and I am on the outside in my free space. But never be fooled; there is an invisible lion that roams wherever they can get a foothold in, and that is in your mind. Whether we like it or not, the devil is a real perso...  Read More

A dear friend of ours recently passed away. She was rushed to the hospital with heart issues. She was recovering so well that the doctors decided it was a good time to remove a cancer that was in her right side. Unfortunately, the cancer had attached to her other organs. There was nothing more the doctors could do but to notify the family that she had three weeks at the most. Despite the medical r...  Read More