Come Alive with Jesus, a beautiful new journal produced by Jesse and Kara Birkey, is now available here.
The oppression of others can be like lead hanging on our shoulders. That’s how I felt one afternoon as I beheld my patient. He was young and lean. More than lean. Skinny. Like the kind of skinny that comes with drug and alcohol abuse.
The discussion of violence and Christianity is a touchy one. For some there will always be some kind of justifiable violence and for others there is no good excuse. In fact, a pacifist is one that doesn’t believe any violence is justifiable.
Enjoy and be encouraged by this testimony from Inspector Royd Kamonga in his own words.
Prostitutes and Jesus
Greetings in Jesus Christ name,
My name is Inspector Royd Kamonga from Zambia. I work in the Zambia Police Service.
I want to share with everyone the testimony of what God did last week in the lives of two young ladies.
I took in the room. People were milling about setting up equipment for the days activities. They chatted, joked, and smiled as they worked. They’d done it before. It was like completing the same puzzle for the millionth time.
Enjoy this testimony from Ellena from South Africa.
Trigemnial Neuralgia Healed
I have a testimony of how the Lord healed my trigeminal neuralgia.
There seems to be a thread buried deep in many of us that screams about the supposed injustice of pastors/ministry leaders having nice things, top of the line things. We consciously, and subconsciously, think pastors are broke or on the lower end of the financial pool and should be.
If you say to this mountain, be moved, it will be moved… -Mark 11:23 my paraphrase
I used to be the one on the wall searching for things to warn others about, people to warn others about. But as my vision of Jesus went from blurry to clear, my understanding of what love looks like lived out did the same. I can’t say I always walk in perfect love perfectly, but I’m trying.
Here are five reasons why I won’t publicly admonish, correct, or condemn others.
This article by Beth Bacarella originally appeared on her blog back in October of 2014. I know you will be blessed by it. Please take a moment to visit her blog here. Enjoy!
Moment by Moment
It’s been 5 weeks since my miracle occurred. None of the circumstances in my life have changed, but EVERYTHING has changed. Why? What changed?
I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves]. –John 13:34-35
