u Yesterday, my daughter and I explored downtown Cincinnati. Now, some parts of downtown Cincinnati have been gentrified. Others have not. We parked on Vine Street and made our way to the River. We walked a mile, some blocks more gentrified than others. We then went in the opposite direction, looking for Findlay Market and found ourselves heading toward non-gentrified downtown Cincinnati. Honestly, I began to get a little nervous....
Doubts Will Not Win
Why do we allow doubt to win? Peter was granted permission to walk on water. An amazing and miraculous feat. It defied the laws of gravity and physics. I think it’s also interesting, Peter’s desire to walk on water was purely for fun. It was not like he wanted to cross the sea to save a dying man. It just looked fun and Jesus said, “You, too can walk on...
No Fear, No Shame
Two emotions we were never meant to carry: fear and shame. These emotions were only felt after Adam & Eve ate from the forbidden tree. In the Garden there was no need to fear. All of their needs were met. They enjoyed the presence of their Creator. There was no competition, no striving. The enemy was there but they had been given authority over him and directions to subdue him. ...
Greater Revelation of Love
Did you know the opposite of love is not hate but fear? Fear is the root of most sins. We fear loneliness, so we make bad choices. We fear financial insecurity so we cheat. We fear rejection, so we make poor alliances. We fear our way of life is being threatened so we reject others who are different from us. But the remedy for fear is a greater revelation of...
It’s Time to Tread
Fear is dastardly. It’s job is to distract and dismay us from doing what we are called to do. I am about to take a trip of a lifetime and fear is raising its ugly head. There is so much unrest in the world – we mourn with the families of Nice, we pray for peace in Turkey. Even at home threats of violence has me wanting to lock the...