For years I have observed the regular use of marijuana (THC) in teens escalate into paranoia and then into full blown episodes of psychosis, resulting in diagnoses of bipolar disorder and other chronic mental health problems. The casual attitude about the use and...
Zephaniah 3:14-17 14 Sing, Daughter Zion; shout aloud, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem! 15 The LORD has taken away your punishment, he has turned back your enemy. The LORD, the King of Israel, is with you; never again will you fear...
This resonates with me. I know that God is present, good, sovereign and personally cares for me, even when circumstances are uncomfortable, even painful. “God’s movement is often abrupt and unsettling rather than predictable and settling.” ― Michael Joseph...
Experiencing Christ…..Each Friday I gather with 4 other women for fellowship, Bible study, and accountability. What a joy it is to “know and be known, love and be loved, admonish and be admonished, serve and be served, and celebrate and be...
One poster in a daily devotional discussion group observed that having grown up in a particular faith tradition, she appreciated the ways in which it had developed her spiritually. “But I was never taught that there was any other kind of faith than...
The Christ is here! Some go astray when they express belief that, because Jesus was human, we as humans can “incarnate the Spirit of God” in the same manner as Jesus and become gods, too. They take the “brother” notion and the...
Jesus’ life provides the template, the BEST example, of how we are to grow in six ways (Luke 2:52). Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy became the standard for understanding human development and setting institutional policies to support healthy populations after...
My word for 2020: “Grow”…….in grace, in obedience to God’s will, in the fruit of the Spirit, in spirit-soul-body, in all the ways that God has intended and ordained….. “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to...
