Infused with the Holy Spirit Using God-given passions and talents pleases the Lord and draws people into his kingdom. The Holy Spirit came upon Bezalel when he hammered gold into lamp stands, created gold threads and embroidered them into priestly garments or the tent itself. Shaping the ark cover from one piece of gold he…
God of the stars…of all creation Imagine God in a different way. Seeing and meditating on His creation can cause bad perceptions to change. Why would the creator of the stars care so deeply, yet he does. How do you explain this earth’s existence since our sun has to be the right size, right gravitational…
Letting go of control, especially perfectionism for me is not a one time and done deal. It comes to the forefront when I realize how much I fear mistakes. Certain areas do demand full attention and effort such as driving. My perfectionism came from desiring life to be safe and comfortable. That thinking keeps…
Queens and Kings What is the attraction toward Queen Elizabeth? Or people on a pedestal as a singer, leader and so on that draws thousands of fans. Is it what they represent? Being acknowledged, having no financial lack, having power to change things? Any quest in our lives to grasp power, purpose, superiority yielded to…
Wonder and delight How well do we recognize God’s delight in us? It’s stronger than the parent’s first encounter with their newborn child. Stronger than pleasure of any kind. The God-given emotion of wonder and delight is from being made in His image. As we encounter disappointments, abuse, or fall into sin this truth of…
My love for Oregon has not diminished, this beautiful Foster Lake is one reason why. I’m celebrating 20 years with Youth With A Mission. This blog started in 2018 as a homework assignment for Truth and Transformation. The Lord is leading me restart this blog to encourage you. We all need Him to ignite our…
(Cross culture relationships) This week was so good. I appreciated having both of them and the topic truly impacted me. As I was in the Philippines with a ministry that I knew God called me into, it brought to light two major things. One was I wasn’t rejected by the people who believed that time…
This week of extreme life and death challenges kept our brains and emotions working overtime. Dr. Clem described bioethics as healthcare ethics. These were the areas he focused on this week: Embryo – when life begins Reproductive ethics Abortion Euthanasia Pornography One thought came to me as Dr. Clem described why he believes the…
During this science week, we learned about the dark side of science, and now here’s one area where technology has yet to overcome obstacles. The attempt to grow kidney cells from stem cells ended up with some rouge cells being brain and muscle cells instead. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis…
The two main themes this week were about social science and following God’s design for your life. Most of us who don’t like science hasn’t encountered the world of social science. It is the study of human society and social relationships. It also includes business-related topics such as economics. The first two days we looked…