Is there a crack in your salvation foundation? There are foundational beliefs 1 as a follower of Christ that are to be held inalienable (absolute, immutable, indisputable). If they are not, you are positioned on a false footing that will ultimately crumble. Why? Because Jesus loves you too much to leave error intact while beneath you are […]
Vineyard Days – Selah III
Penning Vineyard Days has been to this wellspring’s heart what writer’s block is to an author’s novel. I hit a wall. For four weeks I have been focused on writing other pieces and getting a Fall video series underway with fourteen students in the class. It was also four weeks ago that I posted Part […]
Vineyard Days – Three Confessions of Love, Part 2
If a branch is going to bear fruit, there comes a time in the believer’s life when growth is not an option. It is a necessity. To advance upon the stairs toward the heart of the Beloved means that Eros love must be left behind and a higher expression of love embraced. It is a […]
A Thousand Little Choices, Part 2
A few weeks ago I conducted a two-hour life coaching intake session. I had never met this person before, but through a mutual acquaintance I now sat across the table from this young adult. Presented to me one way on the phone call of inquiry, their answer to my question, “What brought you to seek […]
Royalty Realm – When God Hits the Wall, Part 2
When last we met, I left you with this … “Sometimes, God hits the wall. When He does, will He find in you and me a heart that is so identified with Him that He will know He has found a place where He can settle down and remain in rest?” Let’s continue our exploring […]
Royalty Realm – Christ Our Apparel
My husband and I have a running joke when one of us, in the course of conversation, declares, “I had an idea!” The other one’s funny bone gets tickled and usually pops off with the reply, “Ah! Two BBs in a boxcar collided!” Somehow it never gets old; it just sends us off into a […]
Royalty Realm – The End
Before you think to yourself, “Wow, that’s the shortest blog theme ever written…,” let me explain! In the two weeks since I wrote the Royalty Realm introductory post, a lot of hard work and sore muscles has ensued. My husband and I moved the counseling office to a more suitable location. We now have in […]
Climbing Your Mountain, Part 2
Mountain climbing may not be for the fainthearted, but neither is it for the lone ranger. It is one thing to go hiking in the wooded mountains with a compass, a canteen, and some beans and weenies. To reach nosebleed heights on the highest of mountain peaks, it is never wise to go it alone. […]
Desert Days – The Eye of the Needle
You know it’s been a long week when it stretches into two… I left us all standing at the border between the desert and the Promised Land. While I was waiting on dusty tiptoes, you may have started tapping an impatient toe or two of your own. I apologize. I was practicing tonight’s blog… The […]
Desert Days – Standing at the Border
Earlier this week I came across a teaching that is the capstone my spirit has been waiting for to bring closure to this series on Desert Days. Instinctively, I’ve known for several weeks that the shift was coming but recognized that waiting for God’s timing was key. On the Jewish calendar there is a specific […]