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Have you ever wondered why bad things happen to good people? We all can define what a bad thing is but what defines a good person? Job 1:1, gives us an example found in the life of Job. He was Blameless (innocent), Full of Integrity (honest with issues of the heart), Feared (revered/honored) God andContinue reading “Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People”

Today as we look around, it seems America has become “a wilderness” (a neglected and abandoned area that seems inhospitable to live in). It seems we’re just like Israel, that came out of Egypt, and wanted to immediately go and occupy the “land of promise” God said was theirs without learning the lessons of theContinue reading “The Way of the Wilderness”

What America saw yesterday on the steps of our Capital and in its Sacred Halls was a tragedy that should’ve never happened. When they breached our Capital they were taking Justice in their own hands. I want to caution us, before we accuse others for what happened, let’s take a step back and assume someContinue reading “What Happened to Lady Justice?”

Let me ask you, could this be more than just a “New Year.” Could 2021 be the beginning of a whole “New Thing?” For many 2020 left us confused and frustrated wondering what was it that I was suppose to have learned from this crazy year? We know we’ve all had to change but haveContinue reading “2021…”A New Thing””

How we remember 2020 will be determined by the lens of our individual experiences. There is no doubt that we all experienced and shared extreme challenges and pain that we would love to forget. I remember many prophets sharing that 2020 would bring a complete new vision for all of us. A year of doubleContinue reading “2020, “A Year We Won’t Soon Forget””

What is a Maccabee you might be asking? Great question, the Hebrew word literally means “hammer.” But let’s discover who they were as we take a closer look at Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights and the Feast of Dedication. This celebration takes place each year in December, beginning on the 10th and running untilContinue reading “Are You a Wanna-Be or a Maccabee?”

You probably remember Joe Bidden declaring that we all were approaching a very “dark winter” as covid-19 would overshadow the world. Today, I declare the truth from God’s perspective. Dark seasons, filled with doubt’s and fear are designed to be overruled by God’s light. We see this truth occurring throughout scripture. It would seem theContinue reading “December Our Season of Light”

Our last blog was “A Slow Trains Comin,” we used Bob Dylan’s song as a kick off to explain a death-cycle that we saw happening in America. The cancel culture that shames, blames, retaliates and then eliminates all those that don’t agree with or fit into it’s bias and agenda’s. I explained how our cancelContinue reading “Choose Life”