Already you are wondering if I have any grasp on the English language I am sure just by the title of this post. No, this word (The blog’s title) is not in the dictionary, but in the Morris house, it is understood alongside other words such as “availabiliwality”, and “confusational”. We love to make up […]
God, I am angry with you. You let me go through a horrific ordeal. I prayed and prayed and prayed that the madness would stop. Every morning, for years, I woke up wondering what evil would befall me. There seemed to be no end to the torment. People told me to find joy in the
If ever I am at a hotel with cable TV, it is my weakness to be watching the Home & Garden Channel, otherwise known as HGTV. This was the case a few weeks ago when a friend and I took a trip to Sitka, Alaska to watch my husband and the other fishermen there during
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If you have ever experienced what I am writing about, perhaps you will add your comments to what I say. The feeling that inside of you is a time bomb ticking away– waiting to detonate. You feel desperate, and unable to handle what life has thrown at you. Some may call it a burden, or
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When I was in Bible school, I had a professor who recounted a story of a dream someone had that made an impact on him. Consequently, all these years later, I have to say that it had a profound impact on me as well. Here is the scene: “The scene was the depths of hell.
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On the eve of my 40th Birthday… In no particular order, here are 40 thoughts that have sparked within me and inspired a teaching, a song, or a blog. Prayer is only as powerful as the god it is directed to. No one is allowed the privilege of disbelief only. You must have a counter-belief
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It has taken me several years to finally figure it out, and honestly, I cannot exactly pinpoint where I allowed the myths to take hold in my heart, but I can trace its storyline through much of my frustration. The myths begins like this: “If God has called you to full-time ministry, you need to
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I attended Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas where I earned an Associated Degree in Practical Theology, in 1995. It was a two-year intensive course in Biblical studies, and ministry applications that was well stocked with teachers of the Word, and was frequented by many guest speakers who often spoke in one week
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It was 2009, and I was with a group of musicians, pastors, and authors traveling in Italy, ministering in churches and other venues in worship and music. We took a day to sight-see and visit Pompeii, the ancient city near Naples that was completely buried in ash when the volcano, Mt. Vesuvius, blew in 79
Having a few physical complications from time to time give cause for me to take painkillers for relief. Often, I ignore my condition as long as I can, and carry on. Other times, my pain is brought to my attention by the way I am breathing…short, shallow and often. Paying attention to the way I