Category: Body of Christ
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The Most Dangerous Animal
Growing up in the church, I often heard the phrase, “The devil made me do it.” I never gave it much thought until recently. I was watching a special about pictures discovered from the Auschwitz concentration camp. These pictures didn’t show the atrocities we associate with Auschwitz. Instead, they depicted normal life for a soldier:…
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In Deed(More than words)
When you have bad news often enough your mind becomes numb to it. You are no longer are shocked by the horrors, the numbers dead, or those that are in need. You just don’t see it anymore. It seems in America we are all inundated with bad news. We hear it so often that we…
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The Hands and Feet of Jesus
I’ve never been a person who has wanted to need anything from anyone. I know that sounds like wisdom in some respects because it is good to be independent and try to take care of your own problems, right? Yet I’m coming to realize that there’s a negative side effect to this kind of self-reliance…
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What’s next?
Self-actualization or realization is powerful. As a matter of fact, the first step in most recovery programs or in counseling is just that. It’s admitting and recognizing, being honest in your self-awareness about where you are. Yet we miss it, the point of it all when we stop there. Yes, you recognize and admit, but…
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Unified Uniqueness
I went with my daughter and her boyfriend to one of those painting classes. It is one where the teacher walks you through step by step how to paint a certain picture that she has created a model of already. There was another group of people who had joined the class as well, so there…
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The Proverbial Tag Dilemma
In front of me at church is a girl with the tag showing. Maybe you like me have been in a similar position, I’m almost positive you have at one point or another. The position where someone in front of you has something that is not right that they can’t see but you can because…
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One Small Light
I was sitting at the piano before church during worship practice and I looked to the side. There was this one little spotlight sitting in the corner all by itself. This one light, just a small part of the lighting system in our church shined. This singular light got me thinking about how we are…
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Consider the Lilies…
Easter lilies are undeniably beautiful, lovely, and very fragrant. On Easter Sunday, they often adorn our churches for obvious reasons. You see them in the foyers, on the stage, in the windows, and beside the church pews. One Easter Sunday, the Easter lilies taught me a valuable lesson, though it might not be what you…
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CommUnity
Today, I had the privilege of attending the Emmaus gathering. Every time I participate in any Emmaus-related event, I am reminded of the beauty of community. We come from all ages and backgrounds, attending churches of different denominations. I’m sure we have varying beliefs on issues such as politics or some of the controversial topics…
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Say Something…
I am not a person known for silence. Yet I often fail to speak what would be beneficial or life giving. I navigate between pleasantries and various topics, discuss the weather or the day’s events or regale others with stories. This thought drove me to self-contemplation, and I find myself lacking in this area of…
Devotions For Real Life 