Woman To Woman – Amy Lyle on Mothering
Four moms have influenced me during my life: the mom who gave birth to me and raised me until the age of nine. The mom who married my dad when I was twelve years old, and who loved me unconditionally, and who taught me not to fear. The mother in law who exemplified Christ to…
Beautiful, Borrowed Thoughts From An Honest Trembler
It would be impossible for me to count the number of roommates I have had over my lifetime. While sharing apartments with friends in my wandering days, it was not uncommon for someone to live with us for a few months at a time and sleep on the floor or the couch. More often than…
Getting Out Of The Way
“For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.” – Acts 17:20 Jesus, please help us today to clearly speak what You desire to be shared. Empower us to consciously avoid our churchy clichés and our non-essential theological verbiage. Help us to remember that we live…
I Married A Singer
Worship wars are nothing new for American Christians. Most of us have a particular style of music that we prefer which produces in us a more profound sense of pleasure in worshiping Christ. I totally get that. Sadly, Christians seem to be prone to the habit of identifying their particular flavor of music as being…
The Downpour You Want To Get Stuck In
Amy and I were speaking not too long ago about the desire of most women to be pursued by their man. I had made a comment in a recent sermon that most men are at the top of their game romantically in the “pursuit stage” of their future wife. It would seem that the pattern…
The Harriet Tubman Catalytic
So I posted a simple word of affirmation on my Facebook page about Harriet Tubman becoming the new face on the $20 bill. For me, choosing her was a no-brainer, so I wanted to express my opinion that I believe it to be a wise move from those who make such decisions regarding our paper…
Ministry Update:
Our church family recently united with another local assembly in our community. This Sunday we publicly launch as an independent New Testament local church. Our emphasis will continue to exalt the authority of the scriptures and the necessity of the presence and power of the Holy Spirit for life and ministry. Here is a really…
A Prayer We Must Offer & Endeavor To Answer
Some prayers that are offered by God’s people could be answered by the Father with, “I have heard your prayer, My children. It is an approved request. No go and be the answer to what you have asked of Me.” These are beautiful opportunities because they help us in so many ways. Firstly, we humble…
I Am Plotting An Assassination
Yesterday morning, I spent some time unplugging from everything and welcoming the Holy Spirit to preach to me as I ingested some spiritual nourishment from Luke’s Gospel. Repeatedly, I was seeing just how tender the Lord Jesus was with the outcasts and the broken people. Conversely, I also noted how intentionally forceful He was with…
Religion & Politics: What’s Your 2 Cents?
“And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do…” 1st Chronicles 12:32 God has only made one historical covenant with a nation of people and, proud Americans, it was not us! Christians should not look for the offer of any national…