Fri, Aug 31st - 6:32AM

Strong's Concordance: 4395 , prophesy means: to fortell events, divine, speak under inspiration, excercise the prophetic office.

Joel 2:28 " And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; your sons and your daughters will prophesy,

your old men will dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions:

Acts 1:14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.

Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Acts 2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; v.17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out my

Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream

dreams: v.18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.

I am sure that you will come up with many scriptures to discount these, but I leave you to it.

Why is it that women are entrusted with the teaching of small children in Sunday School classes but they are not "fit" to teach adults from the pulpit? Do you care less for their spiritual well-being? Is their place in God also less important?

Since I first came to this blog site, I have had to suck-up whatever attack came against me, simply on the grounds the I am a woman minister. Shall I also tell you that I am single and will never marry because God has chosen this for me? Will that be too dis-tasteful for you to swallow as well. Shall I tell you that I am strong and independent? Can I tell you that I have often counseled men (over the phone or in the company of witnesses so as to abstain from any appearance of evil)

Yesterday I was very low in spirit. I questioned God, asked Him to confirm to me my calling in Him. I cried.

I have never usurped authority over any man, I never intend to. I have not been domineering over any man. I have taken no man's position away from him.

I exhort and edify as much as is possible without denying the truth of the Gospel. And yet, I am often backed into a corner where I feel that I need to defend my place in God, defend my calling, defend my gender, defend myself. 

I will do this no more! I have counted the cost and I have found myself a little more impoverished by the verbal attacks that come from the "brethren".

Agape love......Really? I must say, I just don't see it in much that is said here. I don't see edification as much as I see tearing down. We may not like our church, our Pastor, or each other, but we have no license to destroy any of it.

No need to comment or verbally assault.....this is my final post and my final visit.

Tue, Aug 28th - 6:40AM

I got myself a new pair of shoes the other day.

They are mostly white, a little color in the name that's embroidered on the tongue and heel.

I admit that I am a bit of a fanatic about keeping my white shoes white.

Before I can put them on, I must inspect them for any dirty marks.

If I find the dirty marks, I quickly grab the bottle of Fantastic and a paper towel.

I really can't stand the dirt that seems to make the whole shoe look bad.

It also makes me cringe when other's let their white shoes get filthy.

Dirty white shoes reflect a person's concern for the appearance.

If you are wearing shoes that are supposed to be white, why do you not keep them white?

Ponder this....it is about more than my white shoes.

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Wed, Aug 8th - 6:39AM

Learning what I know. 

Scriptures are memorized and quoted, even by small children. We tuck them into a packet that can be quickly accessed upon neccessity. We use them in defense of our beliefs, when we face the devil in combat, when we are trying to steer someone to God. We nod our heads in agreement when others speak on them.

Yet, it is in the quiet moments of reflection that I begin to learn the depths of the words. When Jesus comes walking on the waves and speaks to the storms that have me trembling, then I learn what His peace is. When He calls me to stand and be still, then I learn what it really means to just stand. When I find myself in tears praying for someone that I really never liked too much, then I learn what His love is.

In these last few months, in spite of my whining, God has unfolded wonderous things to me. That is not to say that the trials haven't been there, but that I have learned through them. 

A man of 51 years found himself at the end of a long trail of people who tried to help him. They gave him a place to live, fed him, paid for his cigarettes, etc. In all this time, he never changed. He still drank too much, lied, didn't work, and basically used them. Then came my turn. When I saw it coming, I struck my hand across my neck in a cutting move, as to say NO WAY. Then Jesus' words, " When you saw me hungry, and naked, and in prison....." I wept. Partly because I didn't want to go through this and partly because I now knew what those words mean. He came here to stay in mid May and at first, it was rough. He didn't do anything around the house, he didn't get a job, he worked a little to get cigarette money but not a steady job. So, my prayer life became a little stronger.

Long story short, today he is working a full time job. He is saving his money to get his own place. He works around the house. He still has the occasional beer ( not at my house ) but he doesn't get drunk. He is respectful toward me and my room-mate (his sister), he goes to church and is working his way toward God.

I am learning a faith as described in Hebrews 11:1. I am seeing an actual miracle, a metamorphisis, take place by the hand of God. I am seeing God's love change the heart of a man.

I have learned the depths of what it means to feed the hungry and clothe the naked and visit the prisoner.

I thank God for teaching me the things I know.

Sat, Aug 4th - 11:22AM

I live in modest surroundings

I am wealthy

I drive an average car

I am rich

I have the love of family and friends

I am blessed

As I survey the place of goodness that God has brought me to, the promises that He has fulfilled, the provisions that He supplies, I am struck with wonder and I am forced to consider....

Why me?

Why has God chosen me?

The same question I ask in the midst of trials, I ask in this moment of awareness

And the answer is the same on both counts

I am His

Thu, Aug 2nd - 5:39AM

The first place I went was to my daddy.

Now I come to you, my brothers and sisters. An attack has come against Rachel, my niece. She holds an R.N. license and I believe an administrator's license. Satan is trying to take these away from her.

First, let me say this, the reason Rachel decided on working in retirement homes was because she heard my mother say that she would rather die than end up in one. Her goal was to change that. She has worked in several across the United States and has been instrumental in raising the bar.

She is accused of ( 2 yrs. ago ) allowing a nurse to usurp the duties of R.N. after she had graduated but before she had her license from the state.

Rachel has been through her share of struggles but things were getting better in that her husband, Albert, now attends church with her every Sunday morning, her marriage is probably better than it's ever been, she has a job she really likes, and she is in Hawaii!

Also, Albert is due to return to Iraq in November and he needs to get a solid hold on God.

Please, my dear family, pray. A quick resolution for Rachel and salvation for Albert.

And please, drop a comment to let me know that you are praying.

In Christ,