What is the giant that is keeping the body of Christ from expressing the one-ness that Jesus prayed for in John 17 and thereby revealing to the world that Jesus is the Christ? I suggest that it is division. I have heard Republicans say that Democrats can’t possibly be Christians. And I have heard the …
I have been accused of living in a bubble. And I can understand how this would appear by a person on the outside of this bubble. But the bubble I am in is the Lord Jesus Christ. Yes, I am ‘in Christ’. A phrase used over and over in the New Testament letters to depict …
In late October 2024, my husband and I went to Manila, Philippines to attend a Christian conference. The conference consisted of two days of intense teaching about the oneness of the Body of Christ. Jesus said that he and the Father are one (John 10:30). And right before going to the cross, he prayed his …
Being introduced to a person is a formality that we are all familiar with. After introductions, conversation begins and we either continue to grow in relationship with each other, or we never move beyond introductions. We can’t be in close relationship with everyone because of limitations of time and commitments. However, after being introduced or …
Imagine with me for a few moments. Let’s go back in time and imagine Jesus, born as an innocent baby. Over time he grows to adolescence. We know about Jesus’ priorities as a 12 year old boy through the story of his parents finding him missing on their journey home from a festival. Retracing their …
If I wake up in the morning living in a condition of sin which I have consciously chosen (in a sexual relationship with anyone other than my spouse is a very common one), then I have a conflict with God. My conscience is not clear with God. On the other hand, a person who has …
It is so very freeing to begin to understand that when I died in Jesus Christ on the cross, not only did my old nature die that is self-absorbed, selfish and offendable, but it is also filled with fear, and doubt and self-condemnation. The encouraging reality is that that part died too! When the Lord …
I recall the woman who was calling out to Jesus as the flood waters were sweeping her down a canal during the 2018 flood in Houston TX. Her three-year-old daughter was found alive, clinging to her lifeless body when rescuers got to her. This song was inspired by that story. Whether the Lord brings us …
Heartbreak struck our family in October 2021 when my nephew and his family endured the tragic loss of beautiful 12-year-old Ela. This song rose out of the heartbreak through my 3-year-old grandson, as we gathered together in the catholic church building to try to offer a bit of support during the immense grief her family …