reflection: the time is now
I wrote this while waiting on my flight home from Ghana… Time stops for no one. In a mere 5 hours I will be on my way home from West Africa and I’m confronted with the fact that we only have but so much time to make an impact in the world in which we live.
canceled debt.
When we are weak, He is strong. His grace is enough. (2 Corinthians 2:9). I’m so glad that I serve a God who doesn’t hold my weaknesses, sins, or shortcomings against me! He can’t deny himself! Thank you, God, for your AMAZING grace! I’ll never be worthy, yet you still chose me! If we are unfaithful, he
the night my mother won.
Many people might say that my mother lost the Millington mayoral election last night, and technically she did. But, honestly, she’s won even more in losing… Let me explain. Years ago my mother became frustrated with the injustices that were happening in her small community right out side of Memphis. Rather than shake her head and
surrender your burdens.
Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.“ (Matthew 11:28-29 NLT) God’s truth is amazing! To me, this scripture
Like A Fire
Verse 1Like a fire shut up in my bonesI want the world to know You are GodWith a passion burning deep withinI want the world to know that You liveVerse 2Let Your presence come and saturateEvery part of me make me newLet Your Spirit come and move withinFill me once again cause I need
psalm 91
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a] 2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” 3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you
gotta have faith
I just read an entry in my journal from December 2, 2011. In it, I wrote about a dream I had the previous night: I was traveling up a river on my way to a waterfall. When I was at the top, I realized that my eyes were closed and I couldn’t see how high