I had a conversation with a friend the other day that was hoping to revitalize a community through revitalizing an old church positioned in the middle of it. He expressed some disappointment as he discovered the church leadership wasn’t willing to make some needed changes due to doctrinal beliefs. It seems the pulpit of the... Continue Reading →
None of us knew Adam, the first man, but we are all connected to him through physical birth. Adam passed to all of his descendants the defect of death. Now we all have an opportunity to be freed from this defect through becoming a descendant of Christ. The bible refers to Christ as the second... Continue Reading →
Recently, I was examining my heart to see how much of what I do is motivated from a desire for validation. As I thought more about it, I realized that people look for validation from things that they think will add value to them. I decided to look up the word “validate” to see if... Continue Reading →
We Unite, as the body of Christ, in Worship of the Father. The Son came to reconcile us back to the Father. There is unity in worship because all of our focus is on GOD as we acknowledge there is nothing or no one greater. In the act of worship, we yield our body and... Continue Reading →
I have found that many people don’t except that their actions are a direct reflection of what they truly value. People often profess they have certain values and beliefs, but their actions betray the person they profess. Knowing that people walk around blind though they profess they can see, the Lord allows certain pits to... Continue Reading →
All we like sheep have gone astray;We have turned, every one, to his own way;And the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. (Isaiah 53:6 NKJV) Today, this prophecy from the book of Isaiah still rings true. Many Christians today have used the liberty of being redeemed from the Law of Moses to live... Continue Reading →
One of the three main missions of the Holy Spirit in the earth, as described by Christ before His ascension, is to expose the condemnation that has been decreed upon the ruler of this present world system that men might separate themselves and not be condemned through adulteration with it. The Holy Spirit has shown... Continue Reading →
Romans 12:2 Today I was listening to a song by Minister Fred Hammond called “How Do You Love That Way”. It is beautiful to me how Fred articulates his experience of being washed over with GOD’s love. The lyrics of the song illuminated how much more my love has to grow to truly reflect my... Continue Reading →
A Christian brother of mine, that happens to be White, recently asked me to help him understand the grievances I have with identifying America as a Nation founded on Christian values. Though he and I are siblings through rebirth in Christ, he recognized that we had different perspectives on America's history and its correlation to... Continue Reading →
The journey and the destination are one. You get to your destination by thoughtfully taking many individual steps. You hit your distant target by taking careful aim. Wae must be mindful of how we travel through each day. There are universal laws in effect which cannot be circumnavigated because they are ordained of YAHWEH. There... Continue Reading →
