Reconciliation

As God often does, topics seem to ‘fall in line.’  Today’s lesson was largely about racial reconciliation in the church. Jackson teaches that without ‘learning to walk in humility and love, lasting racial reconciliation is not really possible.’ (127) Many times believers try to force the issue of diversity and instead of true acceptance we [...]

Lesson 8

Last week we studied a simple, yet critical concept for living the warrior’s lifestyle: what we accomplish in life, the mark we make for God is directly related to our outlook and attitude. As discussed lesson, rather than concentrate on those things that we have no control over we DO have control over how we [...]

Open Letter from Alice Walker to President-Elect Obama

Though this letter was written to Obama, the wisdom in it is for each of us. As I read it, I found myself reflecting on my own life and the ease with which the temporal so often upstages the eternal. Ms. Walker’s words contain an indictment for each of us AND hope that we can [...]

Ten Ways to Ensure that Your Spouse Feels Loved

This is from Family Dynamics Institute.

1.     Pray with your spouse every day.
2.     Enjoy a “date” every week with your spouse.
3.     Spend 10 minutes each day listening to your spouse share his or her day.
4.     Discover & fulfill four ways your spouse likes you to receive affection.
5.     While at home wear [...]