“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.” – Walt Whitman
Image via Pixabay Our nation is being torn apart by the political and anarchist actions coming from the left and the right. Both sides are culpable, and neither side has a true solution. The fight is not for solutions but to gain raw power. Anytime a nation’s leadership sacrifices truth for power, destruction follows. This …
Image via Pixabay So often, we come to our God in prayer, not knowing that for which to pray. Paul the apostle knew this to be true. He wrote in Romans 8, “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for….” There is …
“We realize that we are energized by the Holy Spirit for prayer; and we know what it is to pray in accordance with the Spirit; but we don’t often realize that the Holy Spirit Himself prays prayers in us which we cannot utter ourselves. When we are born again of God and are indwelt by …
“Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted because of the …
This is another installment in a series on having a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit within us. The previous posts were published 2/6, 4/16, 23, 30, and 5/7 and 14. An important factor in growing in our ability to hear from the Holy Spirit is what I refer to as the …
This is the fifth installment in a series on developing a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit. The previous posts were published February 6, April 16, 23, and 30. The key to this entire process of conversational communion with our God the Holy Spirit is the absolute surrender of the person to …
Installment five in this series on hearing our God speak. Image: the author (bearded), the big yellow van in this story, and a few volunteers in the Sierra Nevada. The Holy Spirit of God speaks to us often each day, in a variety of ways for a variety of purposes. Often, people will try to …
This is the fourth installment in a series on developing a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit. The previous posts were published February 6, April 16, and April 23. Quote above from Della Reese. The first step in learning to have conversational communion with my God was realizing that He indeed speaks …
Image via Hippostcard.com On April 30, 1983, Lois Main returned from a conference to her home in Coalinga, California. Coalinga, an oil town of 6,757 people nestled in a small valley set in the Diablo Mountains, part of the coastal ranges of central California. These mountains lie along part of the San Andreas Fault and …
David’s prayers are often rendered to God with an air of confidence. What is the source of this confidence when we pray? We have been exploring Psalm 91 as a model for our praying during the Covid-19 pandemic. As we close out the discussion of praying in the midst of this pandemic, the final three …
