
Battle In The Garden
on March 26th, 2023
March has been designated as Women’s History Month. It started in 1978 when aschool district in California wanted to celebrate women’s contributions to culture,history, and society. Other schools caught on and for a week, presentations weregiven at schools, students participated in “Real Woman” essay contests, and aparade was held. In 1980, Jimmy Carter declared the week of March 8 asNational Wome... Read More
Take Time to Listen
on March 5th, 2023
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
Lord, Order My Steps
on February 19th, 2023
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
Let Go and Let God
on September 18th, 2022
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
Stronger Than a Lion (Part 2)
on September 4th, 2022
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
Stronger Than a Lion (Part 1)
on August 28th, 2022
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
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