By definition, Joy is a state of mind and an orientation of the heart. It is a settled state of contentment, confidence and hope. But joy in its fuller spiritual meaning involves so much more ... This time of the year seem…
It has often been said that marriage has a 50% chance of success. Recent statistics show that both marriage rates and divorce rates in the US are decreasing. But is this a good trend? C.S. Lewis is quoted as saying, “Love…
It has been proven in self-defense tactics that when being attacked, the FIRST THING a person loses is their VOICE… When the attacked finds their voice, it SHIFTS the advantage to their POSITION. The enemy has silenced wom…
Ancient Roman Statesman Cicero accurately said, “What starts as GRATITUDE quickly becomes dependency and ends as entitlement”. As a society we seemingly have evolved to the point where we can customize our circumstances acc…
Ours is a nation that has been hit with a health pandemic, But maybe the most UNDECTED PANDEMIC is a loss of authentic identity. If we’re honest with ourselves, we often feel insecure … and those who hide it best; often fe…
Ordinary people lead ordinary lives. They do ordinary things and die ordinary deaths. Uneventful, unaltered and unchanged, meanwhile nobody wants to follow ordinary. Yet there is a conflict...Because within the heart is a…
It’s been said that great leaders don’t set out to be a leader … they set out to make a difference. It’s never about the role; it’s about the goal. Ours is a time of crisis and in our day, and the true test of leadership i…
It's been said that mentoring is “a mutual relationship with an intentional agenda designed to convey specific content along with life wisdom from one individual to another". The book of Proverbs opens with an exhortation t…
Everywhere we turn, we are confronted with politics, and round the clock partisan spins. There is no easy place to be anymore. It’s so true that our political canvas is so covered with angry voices everywhere. Politics ha…
Fear is a reaction of anticipation that is triggered when a situation that is at risk for our safety is perceived, preparing the body to face danger, which can evoke the freeze,flight,fight,& fright reactions, dramatically i…
The word influencer has been used in the English language since the mid 1600’s. This pivotal term has changed over the centuries – evolving from the movement of heavenly spheres to the movement of human speculation. And in…
We live in a day of multiple competing societal thirsts, many of which cry out for the masses on a daily basis. Meanwhile we as a nation have witnessed that unaddressed spiritual thirst is a greenhouse of addictions and obs…
From the moment we are born, we begin participating in personal relationships with parents and family. As we grow, those relationships widen to include romantic relationships. Many sought after interpersonal skills have bee…
Relationships are complicated, because the human soul is complicated. People come to relationships sometimes carrying baggage and wounds from past hurts. These "walls" become serious barriers when it comes to having healthy …
2020 has fundamentally disrupted our lives and society as a whole. We will never go back to a pre-march 17th life. We are more vulnerable now than we have ever been before, but maybe we are more powerful than we can imagin…
In today's world, hope remains strong on the list of human needs. Hope creates endurance and strength, especially in modern life that has teetered out of control. You are irreplaceable! In episode #8 of Keep It 100, Sean and…
Buried securely within the cavity of the human chest is an indescribable organ, charged by tiny electrical impulses that pumps 1,800 gallons of blood. Yet, metaphorically speaking, the heart of a person is so much more. In t…
The Modern World is not exactly self-esteem friendly. This is evidenced in that we have a CALL-OUT culture, where anger can often seem like the tone of the internet, office space, and schoolyard. Yet, in this backdrop, your …
Today everything is about the supernatural. Modern culture has presented problems that have outpaced the rational natural plane and there is an unprecedented appetite for the transcendent and the spiritual realm. We realize …
"Genesis Of A Voice" Part 2, continues the intriguing theme of how God forms a VOICE that releases the Sound of Heaven. In Genesis 3:8, the "Sound of the Lord God" was heard. This "SOUND" liberates, comforts and brings trans…
We are all created with a unique sound (Heaven has seen to this). Biologists describe a VOICE as an airstream that runs across the larynx, causing vibrations. But what can explain how the right voice at the right time can ch…
We as a Nation are walking through some of the most turbulent and troubling times in a lifetime. What if God wants to use the recent backdrop of crises to catalyze His Sons and Daughters into new exploits and propel them int…
Origin stories are everything for modern tastes, we want to know how things started and we crave narrative. When God crafts your Origin Story, He leaves clues, these fingerprints become a prophetic sign that He guarantees th…
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