Order Out of Chaos: Is it Time to Prophesy?

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. - Gen. 1.1, 2, NASB This passage of Scripture tells the beginning of the creation story. This is how it all came together, how it all went …

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Glimpses of the Kingdom of God

In a world that is so torn apart by war, oppression, poverty and more, it is hard to believe that there was a time when it knew peace. It is hard to think that this same world that is characterized by power-grabbing, division, and hatred in this present day and age once enjoyed unadulterated love, …

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Parenting: Now I Know How God Feels

I love my kids. A lot! And after a long day at work, all I want to do is come home and spend time with them. I delight in seeing my almost 4 month old son smile and look for new ways to make him laugh which isn't a hard task. And I get a …

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Race and Identity: Who Are We in Christ?

The story of the Samaritan Woman at the well in John 4 is a rich text which illustrates the power that one’s cultural and racial identity holds over us and our actions. What it demonstrates is how the identities that we hold onto around our race can keep us from having and enjoying reconciled relationships …

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And If My People

"Then the Lord appeared to Solomon at night and said to him, “I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice. If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among My people, …

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Commemorating the March on Washington: What the Community of Faith Can Do

Next Wednesday, August 28, 2013 people from across this country will converge upon our nation's capital to commemorate and celebrate the historic March On Washington. As people are marching not only in remembrance but in recognition of the fact that racism still runs deep through the fabric of his nation, the community of faith can …

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