When he was 19 years old, he went to a large party in an affluent neighborhood. Alcohol and drugs abounded. He became high as a kite as did many others there. That night one act on his part changed his life for the next 15 years – prosecution, prison, probation, break probation, back behind bars, […]
There are two days each century in which all the numbers are the same. 1.1.11 is one of them and 2.22.22 the other. Such a day will not occur again in your lifetime. Is there anything mystical about these numbers lining up? Or magical? Or some special meaning? No, no, and no. But it would […]
I’ve lost myself in finding You. I was about to ask how I go about losing myself when the Holy Spirit put into my mind to check the wording. I don’t lose myself first and then find Jesus. I find Him first and in the process I lose myself. So, the real question is how […]
I’ve found that a good spiritual exercise is to see myself standing before Jesus in heaven and listening to what He has to say to me. This particular episode occurred on December 21, 2021. “I am standing before you, Jesus, in the City of Light, and You ask, ‘What did you do for Me in […]
Sitting on a white bench on the Khyber Road in the middle of Phoenix Park on the western edge of Dublin, Ireland, on a windy day. October 5, 2018 The wind blows from behind me, but I don’t know where it comes from. And it passes by me into the trees on the other side […]
For it is the least among you all who is the greatest. Luke 9:48 The following took place at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, an Anglican church in Dublin, Ireland, on May 11, 2016. This morning at 9:00 Matins, I sat two pews behind an old woman in a shawl who caught my attention. After the service, […]
In the natural world, two persons can’t occupy the same space at the same time. In the Spiritual realm, three persons can occupy the same place at the same time. God is three distinct personalities and yet one God. That’s how things work in the heavenly dimension we’ll witness when we’re translated from earth to […]
Do You Love Jesus? If you really love Him, you won’t ask Him to follow you around like a little puppy dog. You won’t treat Him like a vending machine to supply everything you want. Do not ask Jesus to follow you. You follow Him. It’s not, “Where I am Jesus is,” but rather, “Where […]
I crave this time of stillness and quiet as the world wakes up with me. I want these first moments to be perfect, peaceful, and perspective-shaping, but they are often characterized by internal battles and external interruptions of my mind. The battle in my heart can only be won through Christ’s work within me, remaking […]
The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.Joel 2:31 The days roll by in this dimension, one after another, but not forever. There will be an end to this life, only God knows when, and we’ll stand before the Creator of the […]