Freedom has always required intentional sacrifice. It implies a leaving behind of some form of bondage, whether great or small. That which holds captive is not willing to give in but will put up a fight. This is certainly true of the country we live in. Many men and women have given their lives […]
Several of us have experienced the storms of life and we approach it not unlike the disciples in Matthew 8:23-27 (ESV) And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. […]
I remember attending a well known training years ago where I learned that our maturation process begins at the stage of dependence, then transitions to independence, and finally arrives at interdependence. I see God’s process as a different paradigm all together. Maturing in Christ begins when we give up our perceived independence, embrace our dependence, […]