In 2018, I wrote a seven-part series called, “Two Trees in the Garden of Our Hearts.” If you haven’t read them, I think they will be quite interesting in understanding sin and the flesh, represented by The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, operating in our lives. It also reveals the beautiful gift of Jesus Christ represented by The Tree of Life. He gave us the fullness of His life and kingdom to live in and through…
Many of us grew up with poor self-esteem. Most of our lives were spent trying to prove how smart, how pretty, or how valuable we were. All of our personal and career achievements were saying to the world… “You see, I am worth loving and respecting.” Before I knew the Lord, that was my goal to prove… I was somebody. I became popular by singing, dancing, cheerleading, acting, and other things. Then, when I gave my heart to Jesus,…
In our Del Webb community, we have a women’s group called, “Enjoying God.” The group was formed by me inviting a group of women together for water aerobics. Eventually, the weather got too cold in our outside pool, and with social distancing, we couldn’t do water aerobics together in our inside lane pool. We didn’t want to leave each other, so the Lord led me to start a fellowship group. My sisters-in-Christ meet once a month to share our…
We Are Risen With Him… Yes, We Are Risen With Him Indeed! In this glorious season of celebrating the crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord, I want to reflect on the reason for our Lord coming into the earth in the first place… it was for OUR SAKE. On Easter or Resurrection Sunday, the Orthodox, Catholic, and other liturgical churches greet each other with, “The Lord Is Risen” and the other person responds,…