Enemies have done me great favors. Of course it’s only now I traveled down the river of life I can say that—at the time of the attacks it felt like my enemies took meat cleavers after my heart—but indeed, my enemies have done for me what my friends could not do. Enemies are a big…
I’m sick of religion. Note: I did not say I’m sick of the Bible or sick of Jesus. I’m sick of religion. I’ve attended many churches in my life. First there was a little rural Catholic church where I was baptized as an infant. Since then, I’ve attended (and cooked for and cleaned for and…
I’m feeling especially burdened this morning for people who feel like I did for so many years. I felt so stuck, so trapped. I didn’t have much hope my life circumstances would ever change. Lack of finances, lack of job opportunities, bad health and more obstacles can make the idea of moving on and getting…
Somewhere along the journey of my life, I stumbled upon a truth. I didn’t read it anywhere, I didn’t hear it from another person. It came to me one day, landing on my mind like a butterfly. One of the names of God in the Bible is “Counselor.” I think this thought came from the…
I was minding my own business, reading my Bible one day, when a verse from the New King James Version jumped off the page and smacked me in the face. “A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire, he rages against all wise judgment.” (Proverbs 18:1 ) Surely I had read that wrong, had understood…