The more pride, the greater the distortion of reality.

To find love... To find evil...

“...have given me the gut wrenching dilemma of having to choose truth and conscience over relationship with my father and brothers.”

“I need to remember being human is being dust.”

“...it makes you suspicious of everyone, even yourself.”

Though my mother was not terminally ill, my father deceptively took away all professional medical care resulting in her death...

To have that warm, comfortable, positive atmosphere, we have had to ignore things that pose a great danger to the Body of Christ.

So, a profession and even miraculous ministry are nothing without faith that: ... obeys Jesus’ teaching.

“...evil should be defined by the harm or damage done, not by the perceived motives of the person causing the destruction.”

There are MANY...attitudes and action that are required for us to get to the promised destination of God’s eternal Kingdom.

Pointing out a person's sin can be a loving thing if your goal is to free them from it.

When do we ever appropriately participate in His Kingdom purposes?

reflect His light & love ....back to Him

Often the liar will shoot tranquilizing arrows that render those around him powerless both to see or fight for the truth.

Discernment, honesty, integrity, diligence, compassion and more, may be required to step aside for the bully "virtue" LOYALTY!

“it’s end game is simple; maintaining a dark place from which evil can operate.”

Where is God when everything looks so ungodly, even myself? Who do you trust when you have been burned by those you deeply trusted? I...

“...the one who feels the pain knows there’s a problem, but the perpetrator who feels no pain, thinks everything is fine.”

Superficial grace is not sufficient to cover my sin, or your’s. Because our sin goes too deep. I’ve seen enough of the churchianity that...

Recently, my wife and I enjoyed hiking at Starved Rock State Park on the Illinois River. The paths are strenuous and challenging, but the...