Before the oil exists, there’s the olive. What happens in between the ‘before’ and the ‘after’ is the ‘journey to becoming’ the oil. The ‘to’ place. “Thank you, Pastor Stewart!“ In that forgotten, perhaps overlooked by outsiders place, are the ‘pressing’ moments. As we know it, the olive is pressed until the oil gives way. […]
“He Had to Go There – the Multicultural Mandate” by Pastor Rae Orozco After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their […]
I will be the first one to admit that life doesn’t always make sense. And honestly, Sister, my admission comes after years and years and years of head-scratching, brow-lifting, head-tilting, question-mark-writing … only to have the veils of my eyes peeled back to see the wonder of GOD’s amazing grace. Those upside down and running […]
“If GOD would have meant for women to be silent, He would not have given us a voice.” ~ Lisa Bevere 28 “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.29 Even on the male […]
Do you remember your dreams and ambitions as a young child? When people (usually teachers and adults) would ask you the proverbial question, “What do you want to be when you grow up,” how did you respond? There’s something to be said about the childlike imagination and the confidence to reach for things that seem […]
Let’s face it, Sister, when we step out the front door, we want to feel the freedom to inhale and exhale without being held back by the criticisms and judgement of onlookers. Perhaps it’s the performance driven nature of this (slowly) recovering people pleaser. But a good number of us (please don’t let me stand […]
32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 ESV When we are called to testify in a court of law, one of the first required actions on the docket is to be sworn in before we utter a word. That swearing in is a public declaration that we vow to, […]
Titus Two 