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My Dear India

He:You who dwell in the gardenswith friends in attendance,let me hear your voice!
She:Come away, my beloved,and be like a gazelleor like a young stagon the spice-laden mountains.
- Song of Songs 8:13-14

My Dear India,

Come away with me, my beloved, for I yearn to hold you in my arms.  Come away with me, my beloved, and know what it's like to experience my touch.  Hope is what binds us, hope in eternal rest in our love.

You doubt that one God can love you, is enough for all the love you h...

Holy Spirit Baptism - Are You Ready for More?

I baptize you with water for repentance.  But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry.  He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. - Matthew 3:11
One of the pleasant surprises of my ministry experience on my church's Healing team is the time we spend with each individual not just with physical healing needs, but in other areas of need in their desire for more with God.  I've been privileged to walk several people through the...

Ever Be - Will You Answer the Call?

"For many are invited, but few are chosen." - Matthew 22:14
Free will is a great gift that can be unappreciated or misunderstood at times.  Many of us watch as others come up with great ideas or ministry opportunities that turn into whatever definition of success we have (fame, fortune, a big church following, God's favor, etc.).  We think "why can't I ever get that lucky break?"  or "Hey, I had that idea too a few years ago, why didn't I take action on it?"  We then blame...

The Key To Your Heart

"My beloved put his hand by the latch of the door, and my heart yearned for him." - Song of Songs 5:4
A few days ago I was going for a run, one of my favorite times to listen to praise and worship music and hear from God.  As I was sifting through the song selections on my phone, I decided to do something I've never done before - I asked God what He wanted to hear.  And just like so many other times I've heard from God, His answer was totally unexpected and taught me another imp...

God Is Love

"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." - 1 John 4:8
No matter what you believe, or who you believe in, all people believe in Love.  At the core of humanity, we all want to be loved, and love others.  The Beatles sang, "All You Need Is Love."  And the Bible says, "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.  But the greatest of these is love."

What is love?  The dictionary defines love as "an intense feeling of deep affection."  But lo...

My Encounter With God

After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave.  - 1 Kings 19:12-13
I always enjoy reading stories about near-death experiences and other encounters people have with the heavenly realm.  It encourages us in our faith, and gives us hope in a future eternity with God. I shared one such story from a friend in a previous bl...

What Color Were Your Shoes?

"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end." -Ecclesiastes 3:11
In the natural world, time dominates much of how we operate our lives.  We wake up and go to sleep at certain times, we celebrate another year of being alive on our birthday, and we see the impact of time as our own mortality comes into view in our later years.  The idea of eternity is so difficult for huma...

Strawberry Fields

"Abide in Me, and I in you.  As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me." - John 15:4-5
I have to admit, I have a rebellious tendency that can get me into trouble.  I recall a personality test I took at work years ago, where the watch out for my manager was to "understand his need to rebel."  I also rated high on "mischievous" on another assessment, defined as a "fondness for causing trouble in a playful way....

Man Overboard!

"Keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith." - 1 Timothy 1:19
In the Christian community, we like to talk about our ability to cast our cares upon Jesus.  1 Peter 5:7 says, "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."  And Psalm 55:22 says, "Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken."  For me, when reading these verses I&nbsp...

An Ocean of Secrets

"Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." - James 5:16
I was watching the movie Titanic recently, one of my favorites.  The main character, Rose, tells the story of her romance with Jack, which ends when he dies in the Titanic sinking.  Nearing the end of her life, Rose confesses to her granddaughter this secret love she had before meeting her husband later in life.&n...