Repentance

We tend to think the winter solstice happens over a period of time because of the length of time our days appear to be shorter and colder. The opposite is actually true. The winter…

It has been nearly 11 months since my last suicidal thought. Other than the occasional teenage angst, I had never experienced the mental and soul wrenching turmoil some individuals, including Christians, are consistently inflicted…

A little over a mile off the coast of the San Fransisco bay stands the Alcatraz Prison on a small, singular island. The prison was notorious for being the penitentiary for the worst of…

Everyone I know is looking for hope right now. Yearning for a deeper meaning behind this pandemic, isolation, sickness, and these unprecedented moments. Some are reaching for the refrigerator door hoping food will calm…

Written in the story of my faith is a cosmic battle the Father authored before time began by allowing what He hates in order to achieve what He loves. While Christ was breathing His…

I went adrift on a slave ship Only a few years ago, Taken captive by the worst of task masters He never kind, only hatred and injustice he would show. I became a vessel…

The sting of peroxide brought a burning to my flesh that I had never known before, but stuck with me throughout my childhood. I was five.  I had been waiting for a birthday card…

The candle of my soul Wax, melts away for sorrow. It grows weaker As the flame becomes more dim. This penitent heart melts Like ice in hot water, The affliction turns up the heat…

On July 7, 1997 my neighbor shared the Good News of salvation with my 10 year old heart. It was in her living room that the Holy Spirit regenerated my soul and I received…

Your righteous judgement of my sin: “Death.” Something had to die The payment too great The chasm too wide. But instead of my life, Instead of my blood, You burst through the Heavens Giving…