Introducing Victory Rap “'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord. 'They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope'" (Jer. 29:11).Victory Rap Mission Statement “Striving to revive women who have been living as victims of abuse and p... Read more
Fear A life-changing choice comes to us daily — to avoid risk, or grasp opportunity. We must loosen our grip on self in order to reap the rich rewards of grace. Read more
Answering the Call of a Sabbath Jubilee The congregation uses a set of assigned Bible verses for each Sabbath service. So it is reverently that the assistant, the hazzan, places the correct scroll in the Guest’s arms. With matching respect, the Guest unrolls the scroll, finds the correc... Read more
Crossing the Generational Divide, Part 1 At the end of each week I enjoy tormenting my type-A, goal-oriented personality with the question: What did you accomplish? What makes this sick practice worse is when I can vouch for myself that I was busy — but cannot remember specifically what ... Read more
Belief Lew Wallace was a lawyer, state senator, major general and governor. But the book he authored is not only what he is remembered for, it changed his life. Read more
He's More Than a Brand We judge a book by its cover. But what if the cover does not describe what's inside? Have we designed a cover for Jesus that is not at all like Him? Read more
Speechless It should have been a simple task, but approaching strangers has never been my strong point. So when I finally made the effort, and she turned in my direction, all intelligent thought abandoned ship.Now, such thought often abandons my ship at the ... Read more
Plans In a former life, I managed a Christian radio station with a musical format ranging from Ralph Carmichael to Michael Card. This agitated some saints who occasionally would send me laboriously handwritten letters, detailing the evils of any beat fo... Read more
Alone Means Alone You've heard the expression, "What part of 'no' don't you understand?" I would like us to consider another word. The word is "alone."I don't mean alone in the sense of "lonely"; rather, alone in the sense of "only." If we are told that the only wa... Read more
