Moses was sensitive toward people who were oppressed by stronger forces. So sensitive, in fact, the reason he was at the well was because he intervened to stop the abuse of a slave and then ran away when things spiraled out of control. This notwithstanding, when he saw abuse again, he stepped in to help.…
As we continue our work through Fathered by God/Way of the Wild Heart, in session 2 we are reading about the “True son of a True Father”, some things float to the surface. The study guide identifies some key points to remember; take into consideration… Most of us feel fundamentally fatherless. Our core assumptions about…
As the calendar comes to an end and many look to new hopes in a new year and many wish things could have gone different, it is a healthy time for us to reflect on the blessings. Many of us have sat around this table in the past month or so and laid our burdens…
As we discussed last week, yielding is so much more than merging and getting along. We read through and captured the clarity that yielding is surrendering and giving into. We don’t want to give into by obligation or coercion, but out of authentic love as a sign of righteousness. Not something we manufacture or earn,…
We hear or have been involved in a lot of yielding in our lives. Most of the time we relate to the term when we merge into a lane of traffic or we yield and let someone in to our lane. We can even get in a position of judging how others either merge or…
How are you feeling? We usually ask that question about a person’s physical health. It’s an equally valid question, however, to ask about a person’s emotional state of being. Each of us has an emotional state of well–being that is just as vital to our overall wholeness as our physical or spiritual well–being. You cannot…
As the holidays invade our common life, we have a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and visit people as well as host and entertain others. The wonderful opportunity to share a snapshot of our life with others. Many people like to have people over to their house and others prefer to just go…
A comeback is described as “a return to a former good position or condition”. A couple things are necessary for a comeback… a baseline position or situation a setback recovery, redemption, restoration All of us have had numerous baselines in our life, a time of where we were at. Many of use visit those a…
A Kingdom Man Builds a Legacy Most, if not all, of us are familiar with the Kingdom Man lessons of Dr. Pastor Tony Evans, founder and senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas Texas and founder and president of The Urban Alternative. Pastor Evans has been working several years on the calling that…
What does it mean for Salvation to be a gift from God? The Parable of the Pushup There was a boy by the name of Steve who was attending school in Utah. Mr. Christianson taught at this particular school. He had an open-door policy and would take in any student that had been thrown out…