Abraham Maslow said that humans NEED peak transcendent experiences with the divine for becoming their fully best selves….. how sad that Western institutions lopped off the top part of his “hierarchy of needs”, omitting spiritual transcendence, and...
Today Pastor Terry Tatum preached at Lynn Haven UMC on conversion and repentance. At one point he referred to himself as one who had come to see his ego “self” as one inch big in comparison to a prior opinion of himself as a super-hero! It reminded me of a day when I...
I observed some folks mentally applauding this meme: “If churches want to help people heal they need to become trauma-informed. Everything is not the devil.” As it garnered “likes” I thought to myself ( and posted): Who or what do you think was responsible for the...
As I have pondered the God-breathed words of the NT, red-letters and black letters, I have realized the beautiful harmony of ALL of the Bible…… how Jesus Christ’s knowledge, understanding of and obedience to the OT “Law and Prophets” could only have been...
I’ve always been intrigued by Simon Peter’s name change dubbed by Jesus and the way in which, at particular times of reprimand, Jesus would resort to his former natural flesh-life name and when Jesus was seeing something more promising and worthy of...
Telling Ourselves the Truth about Who We Are The Apostle Paul grew in self-awareness and understanding throughout his Christian journey. 1.) Early on, before his encounter with Christ on the Damascus Rd. – Paul (known as Saul, before his conversion) considered...
