David's name means beloved. What if he didn't know he was loved? What if he'd decided he wasn't worth loving? What if his lack of self love in turn caused him to lack love for others? What if that lack of love made him not care if his people's enemies mocked his people and their [...]
Some random thoughts I've had: We each fit into a bigger picture somewhere, so never overestimate your own importance and, more importantly, never underestimate the significance of others. If you always talk about people and say, "He's/she's great BUT..." that habit needs to be loved out of you, and it starts with loving yourself. [...]
A collection of thoughts I've had: We've been religious for decades about the words that come out of our mouths, but it's not about the words, it's about the hearts behind the words. Once your heart is whole, you don't have to focus on what comes out of your mouth. You can just focus on [...]
Back in my teens, I often ran to the front just as quickly as the one beside me when there was an altar call. "Will you go to the nations?" "Will you change the world?" "Will you obey the call and sacrifice it all?" "Yes, yes, a thousand times yes." It was such a noble [...]
