A Morning View

Struggling?  Life out of order? Don't know what to do? How can I fix everything? Failure? Pain?  Sin?  Unworthy? STOP  Live like this: “Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” - Ephesians 5:1-2 See what happens........ Peace, PB

  ***Disclaimer: This is not posted for argument sake. Please read, ponder and respect. Today I weep. I just watched the footage released showing the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya. I am very disturbed in my soul. Without the privilege of all the information about the incident and only seeing the footage, my initial reaction is that ALL the senseless killing must stop. Please hear me, I said ALL. I am not attacking law enforcement or individual citizens, I am pleading for it to stop. I wonder, why is Patrick Lyoya dead today? Yes, he ran, yes he resisted, and yes he is dead. Did he need to die? Did he deserve to die? License plates and fleeing deserve death? Lord in your mercy hear our prayer. Was the police officer afraid of what was next as well? Was he concerned for his well being because of the circumstance? Possibly. But....... I still wonder why? Friends, if you have your faith and trust in Jesus Christ I ask you do you, do I, live or strive to live like Jesus Christ? Do we ...

April 1 April Fools Day Is everything a joke? Is your relationship with God a joke?  Are you committed to sacrifice and go deep?  Are you committed to give everything up? No Joke!  A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, “If you want to be my disciple, you must, by comparison, hate everyone else—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.  “But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and then everyone would laugh at you. They would say, ‘There’s the person who started that building and couldn’t afford to finish it!’ “Or what king would go to war against an...