Will The Real Messiah Please Stand Up!

I was having a chat with ChatGpt and did some research too about a question I had on Messiahs. Most everyone knows by now that Jesus wasn’t the only one who claimed to be one. I had also heard before that during his time there were many naming their children with the name Jesus and […]

3 Seasons of a Powerful Worship Song

Ecclesiastes 3:1-11 A Time for Everything1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and […]

My 3 Greatest Encounters With God

I was thinking about this, so I thought to share them with you and they are by far, my top 3 experiences with something divine that I don’t think can be explained away. They aren’t my only ones but the more intense ones that stand out to me. I’m sure someone can try to explain […]

With Your Whole Heart

The Attack on The Heart I was driving from Detroit to the Grand Rapids this weekend to see a group of students I work with virtually, and was doing the primitive nature walk through radio channels. I came across a beautiful song I hadn’t heard in a long time. I could finally sit back, enjoy […]

As The Deer Pants

There was a song in my Christian journey that really typified my heart back in the day that, if I were honest, I kind of miss. Not the song, but the innocence I had and the deep passion for wanting to know God that the first line of the lyrics reminds me of. I was […]

Your Transformation: Not a One and Done

Ancient Inspiration About the Long Haul Matthew 19:23-26 King James Version (KJV)Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for […]

Getting Unstuck In A World Of Distractions

So something happened today that hasn’t happened in a long time. It is very simple and yet I know for some of you, it is something profound and you will relate to it in this day and age of social media addiction and high negative climate. Today, I was walking through a trail in the […]

The Hurt We Carry

(Yes, I Am Back!) Hi, if you are paying attention, I chose not to leave. Substack is sort of blahhh. So I will do both. Let me catch you up on what you missed. At our core, we have a need to be loved, accepted, and seen for who we are. Many of us don’t […]

My Debates With Pastor Trucker LongHair

There is a saying we all know very well: ‘that’s the last straw’. For those of us on the more progressive side of things, and who like the idea of things of oh, I don’t know…. a fuctioning republic over a dictatorship, this Trump presidency is descending us into new levels of hell. While our […]

When You Wish Upon A Star & A Dream Doesn’t Come True

It happens in small ways or in big ways. It might be a job promotion, a wish for a partner, or a dream home. It could have been a different presidential candidate.. eh hem. You could find that most of the ideal dreams or visions you had for yourself are now running on plans b, […]