Better Than Chocolate Cake

I had had a pretty tough day at work.  I can’t remember the specific details that made my day so challenging, but I’ll never forget the conversation I had with my friend at the end of the day. I was sharing with my friend about the rough day I had and I was...
The Fall-ing

The Fall-ing

Genesis 3:1-6 The Fall 1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees...
Faith Does

Faith Does

Us Christians love Hebrews 11 and for good reason.  The passage is filled with accounts of history that rival and have even influenced the cinematic thrills and intrigue of Hollywood blockbusters.  But like all scripture, it wasn’t given to us for entertainment but to...
Show Me Where You Laid Him

Show Me Where You Laid Him

Show me where you laid him;   The one that heaped out equal measures of terror and excitement Feeding your desire for purpose and meaning But leaving you hungry for the courage to pursue it So it lays there Wrapped in the web of your self-imposed limitations...
One Faithful Friend

One Faithful Friend

I sat on the balcony overlooking the gardens, the humidity kissed air caressed my skin. I was soaking in the quietness and warmth of this tropical paradise, the chosen escape in celebration of my birthday when my solitude was interrupted. It was room service...
Not So Sweet Surrender

Not So Sweet Surrender

“As you say, my lord, O king, I am yours, and all that I have. (1 kings 20)   These words by themselves sound like an act of worship to a worthy God and King but in context it is one King’s tame and submissive response – an act of surrender to the demands of...