SEEING GOD Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.   Matthew 5:8 Blessed (happy, enviably fortunate, and spiritually prosperous—possessing the happiness produced  by the experience of God’s favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His grace, regardless of their outward conditions) are the pure in heart, for… they shall see […]

The Battle For Equality “All men are created equal” The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln / November 19, 1863 Excerpts “a new nation, conceived in Liberty” “dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal” “It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought […]

Questions & Answers – The Decline Of Religious Institutions Pew Research Center Religion & Public Life A survey conducted June 4-Sept. 30, 2014, in English and Spanish among a nationally representative sample of 35,071. “Between 2007 & 2014, Christians decline from 78.4% to 70.6%” “‘Unaffiliated’ grew from 16.1% to 22.8%.” “Non-Christian faiths grew from 4.7% […]

Mindful Worship (Intentional, On Purpose) Experiencing God Within—Expressing God Without Living Life In The Spirit Fueled By Light / Reflecting God Even belief in God is only a poor substitute for the living reality of God manifesting every moment of your life.   —ECKHART TOLLE But small is the gate and narrow the road that […]

Mindful Worship (Intentional, On Purpose) Experiencing God Within Expressing God Without Last Week… “You Shall Receive Power” Acts 1 & 2 What happened next? Peter Heals A Lame Beggar Acts 3:2-6 Now a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful… Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not […]

“You Shall Receive Power” …when the Holy Spirit comes on you; Acts 1:8 The Final Days of Jesus On Earth Acts 1:3 After his suffering, he presented himself to the apostles and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of […]

The Nurturing Quality Of God God Who Cares And Encourages What Is Your Image of God? Holy? Righteous & Just? Strong & Powerful? A Forgiving Father? A Loving Father? A male figure? What about a nurturing Mother? Our Nurturing God Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the […]