One day, I met a young mother. I knew the mother was experiencing some financial difficulty. Her daughter was pouting and decided to tattle on her mom. When I asked the little girl how she was doing, she said in her best pouty voice, “I only have two pairs of shoes.” I smiled and with all the excitement I could muster, I said, “ Wow, you have two pairs of...
Forgiveness is My Super Power
I wrote a couple of days ago we don’t have bad days, just bad moments. But I think it’s safe to say on this day in history, Jesus was having a bad day. Betrayed by a friend. Abandoned by his students. Denied by his buddy. Ridiculed. Beaten. Slapped. Spit upon. Lied upon. Sentenced to death. Crucified. But as He was dying, as He came to the end of this horrific...
It’s time for a Divorce
She stood in the back of the room. Crippled. Bent over. This Teacher had come who taught with authority. She had heard of the miracles He had performed – raising the dead, healing the sick, feeding the multitudes – but still, in her pain, in her illness, she stood afar off, not daring to ask for what she needed. But Jesus saw her. He saw a daughter married to a...
Unity
Yesterday, I had so much fun hanging out with my girl, Ashley Shuell. We prayed for people together, laughed like crazy, encouraged each other in the Lord, preached to a Facebook audience and healed the sick. But if you were to look at Ashley and I from a worldly view, we would seem unlikely friends. We are of different ethnicities. I’m young. She’s younger. My kids are grown and gone....
Testimony
Testimony: I wrote this two years ago. My knees were healed at that healing service. This morning I awoke before my alarm went off. I laid in bed thinking about the Healing Service we are having at our church this Sunday. While I am excited about attending, part of me doubts I will be healed. I know God heals. He has healed me countless times. I have prayed for people...
Forgiven
She went where she was not wanted. She went where she was scorned, shamed, and shunned. She had the audacity to enter into a Pharisee’s house as a sinner, a prostitute. Once there, she did not try to hide herself, blend in with the crowd. No, she made a scene. She boldly touched the Teacher, the Holy Man of God. She wept and her tears washed His feet. She let...
X-Ray Vision
A few weeks ago, I shared about an obnoxious student. He is a know it all and tries to usurp my authority. My goal this semester is to love him where he is. I must admit, it is a lofty goal and I am not always successful. But yesterday… I had a rare free lunch period. No students, no meetings, no duty just me and my music alone in my...
Faith Was Her Super Power
For twelve years, she went from doctor to doctor to no avail. Everything she tried failed. She was left alone, poor, frail. She had no reason to hope, yet she hoped. She refused to give up. She refused to accept this was her fate. Her Super Power was faith. Her faith propelled her when her body failed her. Her faith would not allow her to give up despite what the...
My Super Power is Peace
As I mentioned last week, I am juggling four major projects at the moment. By the time last Friday arrived, I was sleep deprived and anxious. These four projects consumed my every thought. But Friday night, I met with some amazing women and they prayed for me. Saturday, God gave me a word: “Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely...