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It is so cool to actually experience these supernatural things that Jesus said would happen. I mean, of course I believe that they can and do and will happen. I think I’m still blown away when they happen to me. Scenario: A friend who knows me as a person who is always up for aContinue reading “Holy Spirit Blows My Mind (AGAIN)”

I woke up last night with tears streaming down my face and talking out loud in my sleep, saying, “I’m sorry. I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!“ It took me a minute to realize that I’d been dreaming and now I was awake. And it took a little longer for me to remember what I’d beenContinue reading “Dream”

Forgiveness is harder for me than I want it to be. At least sometimes it is. I wish that weren’t true, and I know I need to get better at it. Jesus tells us to forgive others in so many ways I don’t even want to pick one of them to quote here. It’s clearlyContinue reading “Forgiveness”

If anyone reading this feels so inclined, I’d appreciate any prayers for my elderly Mom who has been isolated (“no visitors”) due to the coronavirus pandemic in a continuous care community in California since last March. It is now threatened by the largest wildfire in the state, which is only 15% contained. Please pray notContinue reading “Prayer Request”

Is anger a sin? Jesus was without sin but Jesus did get angry. And [Jesus] looked around at [the Pharisees who were trying to entrap him] with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. Mark 3:5 (emphasisContinue reading “Anger”

I consider myself an Evangelical Christian, and the local church that I attend is an Evangelical Christian church. I was led to Christ – and baptized – by an Evangelical Christian pastor. It seems quite fitting that the occasion of my baptism should cause me to reflect about what it means to be an EvangelicalContinue reading “Evangelical”

Y’know, I believe that the Bible is the Word of God. I believe it is inerrant and perfect. So why do I “like” some parts of it better than others? I have a nagging feeling that this reveals a shortcoming of mine rather than anything about the Bible. Is it a sin that I can’tContinue reading “Can I “Like” Some Parts of the Bible More Than Others?”

Yesterday I was baptized in one of God’s beautiful lakes and streams that dot our landscape and have served as fountains of Life for untold generations. (see, I told you I was a brand new Christian!) My faith — which I know differs from some others — teaches Believers’ baptism. First you are saved byContinue reading “Baptized!”

Probably the most frequent sin I have committed in my quest for a closer relationship with God is that of trying to save myself. This week He is teaching me a lesson that has continued to be very hard for me to absorb. I am infinitely grateful that He does not give up. I willContinue reading “The Gift of God”

The Pygmalion Effect was defined by Harvard researcher Robert Rosenthal in 1968 as,  “the phenomenon whereby one person’s expectation for another person’s behavior comes to serve as a self-fulfilling prophecy.” In the original experiment, Rosenthal gave first and second graders an IQ test and then picked 20% of the students completely at random and (falsely)Continue reading “Pygmalion Effect”