Wise Guy, huh?

I need strength and protection. I’m needy that way. My own strength and ability to protect myself is restricted because of my humanity. Furthermore, my adversary, the Evil One, is not overcome by human effort anyway. Here’s where my Protector and Defender comes in. He will shield me. He will grant me the resilience to…

In the previous blog post, I wrote about the challenges that I face in trying to love people after being disappointed or wounded. Outside of Him, it will never happen. In Him, it is difficult but not impossible. If I became a Christian, I took Him on. I decided we live in tandem. He dwells…

When your soul is lit, the flame drives you to run after your passions and dreams. You strive to achieve and you always believe. You may stumble some and you may run low at times,  but you won’t give it up. It is as if you can see the fulfillment of your objective despite  distance…

Everybody needs it.  I can guarantee that I will be depending on it today and everyday that I am still here. I know that even if I make every effort, I will sin in some way.  Even if I don’t “commit” the sin, my thought life and my heart are guilty because I judge people…

“Come near to God and he will come near to you.”  James 4:8 Pastor Lee invited me to guest write on his Instagram ministry account. He provided the photo image (he’s a photographer), I wrote the quote and the message. That was kind of fun. The message is below: ▪”Draw near.” I searched the Greek…

Here, you’ll experience human love, service, care, concern,  kindness. Not as often as we’d like but it does happen. Yet, underlying all that is a level of self. Do you understand what I’m alluding to? The ever-present part of us that can’t help but think of ourselves not even for a microsecond. Ok, let’s say…