What is Sacrifice?

Jesus is our High Priest who “gets us”. He became flesh and blood to dwell among us. He experienced the confines and weaknesses of being human. It really is beautiful.
I mean…think about it…if I were the creator of a new breed of insect and I loved that breed above all others, and wanted that breed to [...]

Strength of Character

What a week!  I’ve struggled with many issues - some old, some new, some psychological, some physical, but all spiritual.  God is about making us into the people He desires us to be. Like most Americans, I like comfort and feel happiness is what I’m meant to have.  I get to pursue it in freedom and [...]

I’m Puny

Why is it we can talk about “soul mates” among humans but not when it comes to God?  You know… the people who feel they have found eachother and were meant to be together for a lifetime, or the best friend who hears the other’s heart and on many occassions can complete eachother’s sentences, or the author [...]

All the Way My Savior Leads Me

I grew up in a Christian home.  My father was the choir director of our small local church, and my mother played the piano.  We were always at church.  It was our community.
We were known as “holy rollers,” although I never saw any rolling.  Sometimes, someone would “feel” the Spirit and let out a “whoop,” [...]

Authentic Conversion

No one is born Christian.  By nature we are flesh.  The Christian life begins with the work of the Holy Spirit in rebirth.  The term “born-again Christian” is almost a misnomer.  It is a redundancy.  It is a kind of theological stuttering.  If one is born again, then he is a Christian.  If he is a [...]

A Poem by Ric Booth

My Friend
by ric booth

i was talking with my best friend just the other day
here’s what He told me to speak up and say 
 in the beginning, there were three in the One
but i had not yet met the counselor nor the Son.
still, everything was mine; He even walked with us
bathed in love, no one knew what [...]

I Want an Abundant Entrance!

 This is the second part of the previous post, “Transforming Power?”
 I am not a biblical scholar.  I just love the Lord and want to know what His Word says, so I dig in.  I use all the study helps I have and start looking into the original language of the text.  I am surprised when the meaning is not what I [...]

Peter’s Practical Approach

I know I’m not where I need to be.  I can feel Him calling me come closer.  And sadly, I can feel I am resisting.
Daily I struggle with anxieties about the future.  My husband?  My kids?  My health?  I have thoughts that cause my mind to become unsettled and my focus to change from my ultimate goal:  pleasing my [...]