Who we are runs far deeper than the surface. It transcends how we dress or the social circles we inhabit; these can change with a mere flick of the wrist or the sway of a trend. Our true essence is rooted in our integrity and character....
A Fruit-Bearing Tree Bitter with Toxin In a garden tended by a wise and patient gardener, there stood a tree unlike the others. While the other trees reached toward the heavens, their branches weighed down with sweet, nourishing fruit, this one bore a different kind of...
I stand in the lights of great company today to celebrate and fellowship with the lives that Mr. Rubottom touched. Mr. Rubottom stood for so much in so many ways, and today we stand to celebrate and honor him. Like a ripple that spreads with influence,...
Does someone’s grief offend you and does it cause you to or make you feel uncomfortable? Can you imagine the very thing that makes you uncomfortable is the very thing that someone else now has to live with and be around? Grief is neither a crime...
The journey through grief can often feel overwhelming, filled with emotions that ebb and flow like the tides. In moments of deep sorrow, I found wisdom and guidance from God’s counsel, which became my prevailing notion of faith. This transformative truth served as my anchor,...
When God looked at you, He saw someone who could make it. It is often that we dream, but it isn’t often that we see what God saw – at the beginning, at the conception of time. It was a dream that led me to this...
I quietly prayed today for a lady who was sharing some of her medical challenges. My heart listened as she spoke, and I prayed that God would align everything that was out of place in her life; I asked God to bring her healing, comfort,...
Flowing within the tapestry of history, we find God’s will for creation moving as a current and unstoppable force through time. This divine current touches one generation after another, weaving its way through our lives. As the breath lives within its spoken word, it assures...
As he reflected within his “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech, the fate of grace that led Dr. King to the mountaintop brought him the solace of peace as he drew closer to the appointed time that would come. As we stand on the eve...
The beginning of something new – and your Genesis – is now, and it may seem uncommon because what God is doing within you has never been done before, Beloved. There is a remarkable possibility that God seeks to create something new, something that has never...