By Sacha Harris Luke 9:23-24 And He said to all, If any person wills to come after Me, let him deny himself (disown himself, forget, lose sight of himself and his own interests, refuse and give up himself) and take up his cross daily and follow Me (cleave steadfastly to Me, conform wholly to My example […]
Ephesians 4:1-3 – 1. As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. […]
As the hot air balloon rose, my heart dropped. The family gathered at one edge of the basket and marveled at the so-called “beautiful” sight, as they were enthralled by the city lights, the hilltops, and the skies. The hot air balloon kept elevating. I positioned my body so that no one could see that […]
“God, Country, Corps, Family, and Self”. What do these words bring to mind? These are the words (in exactly the same order) used by a marine to define honor. Honor has been associated with glory in a lot of circumstances. However, to a Marine, glory has very little to do with honor. To a Marine, […]
An online poll conducted in 2013 of U.S. Adults in regards to contentment and life satisfaction concluded that only 33% of Americans were very happy. Naturally our instincts would point to the current economic conditions where joblessness and homelessness is becoming more prevalent, the increasing incidence of failing health, international turmoil, and other causes. The […]
Time to say sorry and reconcile had come for two best friends that had a small tiff the other day. A verbal fight lasted for just few minutes, but that made them not talk to each other for hours, the day was coming to an end, that they were pretty tired of being grumpy and […]
One of the constant struggle for most Christians is that although we know we are called to live holy and set-apart lives, we are still find the ourselves enamored by the things of this world. Every day, our hearts and minds are on the things that God commands us NOT to think about: what we […]
I have fallen for the misconception that I am a human being on a spiritual journey. Very recently, God has been reminding me that I am actually a spirit-being on a human journey. I was on the heart and mind of Christ before I came to this world. He thought about me and discussed me […]