It takes quite a spine to turn the other cheek. It takes phenomenal fortitude to love your enemy. It takes firm resolve to pray for those who persecute you. (with reference to Matthew 5)

The ancient Hebrews had a word for this awareness of the importance of things. They called it kavod. Kavod originally was a business term, referring to the heaviness of something, which was crucial in weights and measures and the maintaining of fairness in transactions. Over time the word began to take on a more figurative meaning, referring to the importance and significance of something.

The lesson that has been hardest for me to learn: there is nothing to prove.

Grace is when you know you're loved exactly as you are.

Before anything else, you have received breath - the gift of life itself. The first word about you is GIFT.

I have been told that I need to believe in Jesus. Which is a good thing. But what I am learning is that Jesus believes in me.

Why blame the dark for being dark? It is far more helpful to ask why the light isn’t as bright as it could be.