Had You for a Minute, Didn’t I?

I don’t believe in prayer. I believe in the One who answers prayer.   I don’t seek blessings. I seek the Blesser.   I don’t go to church. I gather with those who are the church.   I don’t believe in the power of words. I believe in the Word.   I don’t seek the…

See Ya Later, Alligator

It’s been awhile since I’ve taken a blogging break so I’m going to do just that.  I’ll be back in a week.  I’m going to use the time to work on a new booklet.  The booklet draws together material the Lord showed me in 1 Samuel. I would appreciate your prayers as I try to…

From Christ to the Cat Box

The following is an entry from my journal in 2009. *** This morning, I was lamenting all the things that impinge on my being with God—responsibilities related to family or church, people that need ministry, home or auto maintenance, and 1,000 other things right down to my cat who, when I have a second of…

If You’re Not Angry, You’re Not Paying Attention

I remember it clearly: I told God I hated Him.  I was in my second year at a discipleship/ministry training school.  Leading up to this, the Spirit was showing me Christ’s self-giving nature in a depth I had never known.  (These words— “Christ’s self-giving nature”—seem like stupid, clumsy props when it comes to conveying their…