I riffled through the draw and unexpectedly my eyes caught a glimpse of a worn and tattered envelope. Inside the folds of the letter lay a dried rose. At once I gathered the tiny rose into my hand and began to read. Tears filled my eyes as the words poured forth in perfect harmony, thoughts of love. It seemed like a dream, yet the feelings s

Were you there, when they crucified my Lord? That is the title of a well-loved old hymn. Imagine standing on that hill 2000 years ago witnessing the nailing of Jesus on the cross. Here he is already near death after a heavy crown of thorns had been sunk deeply into his skull. His back is covered with deep, oozing stripes caused by merciless floggin

Grey filled the sky and rain flooded in a tumultuous outpouring scattering little pea sized hail. Running for cover I stood in shocked silences wondering how long it would take for this storm to pass. This was not the first time that I had been caught in a storm of fury. It seemed that every so often a test would emerge opening my eyes to a t

In most cases Angels do not directly act upon the earth plane. It is necessary in most cases for a human to be directed to action or to another's aid by a guardian or a messenger angel. That is why, if you remain open to being directed, you will have an urgency to pray for someone or feel directed to someone or some place. If you pay attention

But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. Job 32: 8 What inspires you? Is it the laughter of your children, a beautiful song, a verse of scripture or a great work of art? Often, we confuse inspiration with motivation, when they are in fact very different things. Inspiration occurs on a highe

Joshua looked out at the Jordan River. It was harvest time and the river was flooding. His prayers immediately flowed towards Heaven asking God to help the Israelites to safely cross the water. Joshua was the servant of Moses. He was his understudy and now he was the prophet's successor. All Israel looked to his guidance and wondered if he

How do you respond when you're offended? Why is it that one word, a look or even a perceived snub can suddenly change your happy mood into an overwhelming feeling of hurtful indignation? More often than not offence starts with the notion that you were wrongfully hurt and, therefore, have the right to feel resentment towards the perpetrator. Off

I awoke the other day with a start and heard the words: "Look not to the right, nor to the left." I saw myself with blinds on either side of my eyes, like a horse that is being directed by its rider. Pondering as to what exactly the Lord was trying to convey to me, I was directed to: "The light of the body is the eye; if therefore thine eye be s

Mel Gibson offended many people by his anti-semantic words when he was under the influence of alcohol. In order to understand why he said, what he did, we must look not only at his life, but what makes up our human consciousness. We live in a multifaceted world. As a result our human brain is very complex. How we think and what we think about

For those that know me, you know that I am a former US Army soldier. I'm very proud of this fact, and it's one of the reasons that I support both the military personnel in Iraq, as well as the war in Iraq. Ask any soldier though, and he/she will tell you that he/she is reluctant to go to war. After all, it is his/her life on the line. No one hat

Help me to communicate with God? Please help me communicate with God much more easily. Help me be able to hear God's voice? These are quesitons that I've asked others in the past as I was trying to get to know God more and more. But when God revealed to me The Truth in His Word, I reached out in faith and today I' hear and communicate with God for

Even though I could remember talking to the Holy Spirit as a kid, when I was an adult and thought about talking to God, what came to my mind was: "Who are you to think that you can talk to God?" But the truth is, who am I not to? Who are YOU not to? When we think, "Who am I to talk to God?" we deny ourselves a relationship with God and the Holy Spi

It's a bird. . It's a plane. . No! It's Jesus Christ, Superman, Savior of the world! Jesus proved, not only to be powerful and miraculous, but all-knowing, filling the hearts of those who listened with hope. Jesus Christ, Superman, went all over Galilee teaching and preaching in the synagogues and telling everyone the good news of how to be s

This is not about fighting a battle against a sin of the flesh. It's all about fighting a spiritual battle of faith. Actually, the verse the Lord directed me to for this message is this one: "I will: be thou clean." (Luke 5: 13) That was the Lord's answer to a leper, who had begged Him that if he wanted to, he could heal him from his disease

A luminous world appeared in perfect splendor. It was all a flutter with beautiful angels darting back and forth excitedly proclaiming the Greatness of God. Suddenly a Being more beautiful than all of the rest stood before the exuberate crowd dressed in clothes that shone like lightning. All activity stopped and focused on the words that flowed