10 years ago today, in a hospital in Philly, I was told I was in acute renal failure. Six surgeries followed, weakening my body with each surgery until I didn't think I would make it. The last 10 years have been an amazing and undeserved gift from God. I am healthy and strong
George Floyd. Not another name, not another statistic, not a news story. He is a man made in the image of God. Church rise up, silence is not an option. God has commissioned us to represent him in the face of injustice. Speak out. Lord please intervene. Lord help us!
When you pray, remember that the power of prayer is not in the beauty of the words or the righteous deeds of the one praying, but in the character and power of the one being prayed to.
Don’t congratulate yourself for your spiritual awareness, your biblical knowledge or your theological understanding. These are all generously given gifts of God’s grace. Your eyes, heart and mind are open, because God chose to place his love on you.
The Bible isn’t a book of heroes. No, it’s the story of one hero, everyone else was flawed and needy, only made usable and strong by the grace and power of God.
