Short Story Takes First Place!
Blessings Friends! I’m back from the most amazing writers’ conference ever! My short story “The Uninvited Guest” won first place in the Pacific Northwest Writers Association Literary contest! I just about passed out when they announced my name. Out of about 1,000 entries, they had narrowed each category down to eight or nine finalists. From […]
How to Be Divine, Part 6
Blessings, Friends! 2 Peter 1:6: “… and to temperance patience…” So, on to Patience.—You’re going to love this. First, let’s take a look at what James and Paul had to say on the subject: James 1:2-4: “My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers [trials]; Knowing this, that the trying of your […]
How to Be Divine, Part 5
Blessings, Friends! We have so far covered our foundation of faith, and started building on that with God’s own goodness, and knowledge. Now, we are to add temperance. This is the Greek word, “egkrateia” which simply means the strength to control your flesh. (I have added a more in-depth look at the distinctions between the […]
How to Be Divine, Part 4
Blessings Friends, 2 Peter 1:5: “And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue (excellence); and to virtue knowledge.” So far, we’ve established that we have received all we need to live in The Spirit, through an intimate knowledge of God and Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit makes this possible, but, like any […]
How to Be Divine, Part 3
Blessings Friends, We pick up the study in 2 Peter 1:5. “And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue;” We have our foundation of faith, and now we begin to build upon it with virtue. WARNING: Rough Road Ahead! If you are already perfect, stop reading here! This word “virtue” in the […]
How to Be Divine, Part 2
Blessings Friends, Last update, we covered 2 Peter 1:2-4. We know that it is through an intimate knowledge of God that we receive everything we need to walk in The Spirit. Now, Peter shows us how to achieve that, step by step. Because, though each step is a gift, not attainable on our own, we […]
How to Be Divine, Part 1
Blessings Friends, It is a huge step in our lives when we finally submit to the conviction of the Holy Spirit and, realizing our need for salvation, repent, and ask Jesus to be Lord of our lives. This is a life-changing event, in which we become new creatures in Christ, but it is not the […]
Promise of the Day: Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed
Blessings Friends, Today’s promise is Proverbs 16:3: “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.” I can’t think of a better promise to launch my new web site. When God turned my 10cm tumor into a 2.5cm blob that couldn’t be identified, and removed it from my nerve in the two […]