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Understanding God’s Mercy

Before we can ever understand God’s mercy, we must first understand why Jesus came and why he willingly went to the cross to be crucified. In the old testament the high priests of that day were to bring the sacrificial blood of animals to the altar not only for his own sins but for the…

The Father’s Love

Just the other day I heard the Lord say to me these words: “A Father’s Love”. I believe he was trying to get my attention to remind me of “His” love for me. Sometimes we can all go through life working and trying to figure things out for ourselves. Full of questions that are sometimes…

Do Nothing?

What would you do if there was a man, woman or even a child on the side of the road hurt? Many of us would do something to help? Some may call 911 while others would pull over to see what is wrong and believe it or not, there are those who would just pass…

“Red & Yellow, Black & White…”

I’m sure many of us are familiar with the song heard in Sunday Schools all across American and abroad: “Jesus Loves the Little Children” and it goes something like this: “Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world, red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight, Jesus loves…

Free From Addictions

Have you ever been engaged in a conversation with someone and have them say something so “off-the-wall” that it leaves you speechless? Well that happened to me during my walk just the other day. While enjoying the beautiful ocean and river view from the jetty a friend was passing on their bike. We both stopped…

Mending Families

Lately I have been thinking about families and how so many relationships within each family unit are hurting. Although it is included, I am not just singling out couples such as husbands and wives I am also referring to our relationships with our mothers, fathers, in-laws, our brothers and sisters and in some cases even…

Girl Meets God-My Story

Growing up as a young girl, I remember waking up early every Sunday morning with my father and going to church. Although I have fond memories of singing in the choir and hearing about Jesus in my Sunday school class, I had no idea how loving and compassionate God was until years later. Much of…

His Love is Never Limited

Jesus Love is not limited. When he walked this earth as a man he shunned no one. He loved everyone especially those who were despised and ridiculed by others. As I was thinking the other morning, I remembered a true story in the Bible where Jesus and his disciples were invited by Mathew (a despised…