Cardinal Rules of Love – Part 3 – Do you love others?
Many perceive love as being flowery and easy, almost fairytale-like. What we fail to realize is that fairytales always end at “And they lived happily ever after.” leaving us to imagine what happens during the “happily ever after” love. As Christians we are taught three cardinal rules of love: I recently posited to a friend […]
Cardinal Rules of Love – Part 2 – Do you love you?
Many perceive love as being flowery and easy, almost fairytale-like. What we fail to realize is that fairytales always end at “And they lived happily ever after.” leaving us to imagine what happens during the “happily ever after” love. As Christians we are taught three cardinal rules of love: I recently posited to a friend […]
Cardinal Rules of Love – Part 1 – Do you love God?
Many perceive love as being flowery and easy, almost fairytale-like. What we fail to realize is that fairytales always end at “And they lived happily ever after.” leaving us to imagine what happens during the “happily ever after” love. As Christians we are taught three cardinal rules of love: I recently posited to a friend […]
Matters of the Heart – Part 2: Who Is Your VIP…?
A Facebook friend recently posted the following: If you can’t make out the image, he had a busy 2013 school year, however, on his tight timetable, he added a 1:00-2:00 am slot called “GIRLFRIEND”. A comment attested to him daily mentioning that he had to go because he had a VIP appointment that he couldn’t […]
Matters of the Heart – Part 1: I Don’t Feel The Same Way…
I have a confession to make. Up until earlier this year I was a slam-bam-thank-you-ma’am Bible reader and prayer. The faster I could get it done, the better. In fact, praying and reading my Bible were just a routine checklist of activities. ✔️Quick prayer ✔️Quick reading of my Bible The thing is: My heart was […]
I Can’t Breathe!
Our assumptions and biases have the ability to make us look like asses who make up entirely false narratives in our heads that cause us to mislabel and react negatively to others because of our own preconceived notions. The Samaritan woman assumed that Jesus would want to have nothing to do with her because he […]
Who is in your bad?
This week has been an emotional rollercoaster for me. In one of the first rounds I experienced, I felt like I had totally lost my footing. My first reaction was to feel sad, overwhelmed and lost. My perspective focused on the black and white where either things worked out the way I wanted (meaning a […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 209
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Isaiah 64:7-8 NLT Yet no one calls on your name or pleads with you for mercy. Therefore, you have turned away from us and turned us over to our sins. And yet, O Lord , you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 196
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 136:23 NLT He remembered us in our weakness. His faithful love endures forever. Observation (s): Application: Have you ever been so sick that you couldn’t move? The last time I was affected by this level of weakness was when Jamaica had an outbreak of the chikungunya virus, commonly called “chik […]
Bible in 365 Days – Day 177
Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Hosea 6:6 NLT I want you to show love,not offer sacrifices.I want you to know memore than I want burnt offerings. Observation (s): Application: It is quite easy to get caught up in the motions of doing things out of habit or because it is expected of us. Regrettably most of […]