Matthew 10:18-20 – “You will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. When they deliver you over, do not be anxious about how you speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. […]
Salvation
The God of Do-Overs and Second Chances!
In my late teens, I was blessed to be mentored by two powerful women. They also discipled young inmates who came to know Christ while incarcerated. Most of these young men were first-time offenders. Their fledgling forays into the legal system terrified them. The calm, gentle, and no-nonsense discipleship method used by Opal and Myrtle […]
Be Real and Let His Light Shine Through You
For much of my High School years, I walked the quarter-mile to school with two friends, Annie and Annette. Our morning walks halted in my last year of High School as I became gravely ill and spent several months in bed. Their loyal friendship continued, and they often stopped on their way to school to […]
What Does Born Again Mean? Why do Christians call themselves that?
What does it mean to be born again? Like the moment of our physical birth, there’s a specific point and moment in which a person must be born again. It starts with realizing that no matter how hard we try, there are areas of our lives that we just cannot overcome: sinful behaviours, attitudes, harmful […]
Being Raised in a Christian Culture Won’t Save You
A cautionary and sober word to my followers: You may have been fortunate enough to be born in and raised in a Christian culture, but you must be born again by deliberately choosing to surrender your past, present and future to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. You must confess and repent by turning away from […]
I Owed Father God a Huge Apology
I once owed Father God a HUGE apology. You see, I came to salvation with a whole boatload of baggage that I wasn’t ready to unpack until decades later. I didn’t even know what was in that luggage back then, and that was because of God’s mercy in hindsight. However, my picture of Father God […]