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Prayer Begins With Listening

  If we can attune our ears and hearts to listen for God’s Word continually, then that would be the essence of praying continually, right? Okay. I can listen continually…. I can’t talk continually. And I certainy can’t talk and listen at...

Of The World Or Of The Kingdom

From 8/27/21. CBB From Revelation: Before the Day of the Lord, during tribulation, only those who receive the mark of the beast will have the “currency” to buy and sell in the earth. One has to understand the beast of the sea and the beast of the land to grasp what is...

Boats In A Storm

From 8/24/2022. CBB This picture depicts Jesus on the boat with the disciples after speaking to the storm, “Peace, be still .” I’ve had this picture since 1997, the year of a fierce spiritual figurative “storm” in my life. It had hung...

Self Respect and Boundaries

From 8/24/2014. CBB   Saw this on a friend’s facebook this morning……”Just because I cut someone out of my life does not mean I hate the person….it simply means I respect myself.” In recovery ministry we often have to help our...

Measuring Energy

8/24/2016. CBB   I went for a massage today and was telling the massage therapist about my muscle aches and fever last week and that several folks had suggested fibromyalgia. One person on Facebook, however, had said, “Don’t receive that word.” Today the massage...

Values and Boundaries

  Our willingness to set or embrace boundaries is a function of the values we hold. It’s important to know what they are, which are non-negotiable and which are permeable and may be superceded by higher-ranking values. Titus 2 ladies today reviewed an...

Paul’s Audiences With Christ

“Hungering in my spirit is a testimony to the reality of my faith, a witness to the fact that I belong to God. Spiritual hunger is the requirement for your growth It will spur you on to growth in discipleship. Jesus consciously sought to divide his crowd, to...

People Can Change!

People do change! Maybe not always quickly, but eventually…I had gotten a call last week from a former student from several years ago who had completed all her work, gotten an associates degree while with us and had moved on with her life. The last time I heard from...

Why Empathy Is Important

“Some people think of empathy as a “soft” skill, but really it is the core of emotional intelligence, so it’s absolutely essential to positive relationships in the workplace (and everywhere). This thoughtful infographic reflects how little we usually know...