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Jan 24, 2015

Even Then Jimmy Swaggart Made a Difference

As the rain and the snow

come down from heaven,

and do not return to it

without watering the earth

and making it bud and flourish,

so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,

so is my word that goes out from my mouth:

it will not return to me empty,

but will accomplish what I desire

and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55:10 - 11

His was a household name in the 80’s. Every Sunday afternoon we gathered in the living room to watch the TV Evangelist Jimmy Swaggart. I can’t imagine any tweens excited to watch an evangelist at any time of the day but we were. With Uganda Television’s (UTV) limited screen time (6pm – 10pm) almost anything went, anything except “Amawuliire” and “Habari” - news in Luganda and Swahili.

Sons and Fathers; Messing With The Pumpkin in The Old Homestead

According to Myers Briggs I am an INFP; an Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, Perceiving human being. In my world intuition reigns over intellect. Once I believe in a cause it is almost impossible to convince me otherwise. I will hold on to that truth for all its worth. Yes, it’s been said “the heart is not so smart” but the head has its faults too. It is prone to wander off on numerous errands of futile intellectual pursuit. Like Tolkien I admit “I am a mere individual…with intense feelings more than ideas”.

Since coming to America I’m more aware that intellectual and logical arguments reign supreme. Statements of “I think” capture attention while statements of “I feel” or “I believe” lose the crowd. “Why do you feel? Explain it. How did you come to this conclusion?”

It's intuition. A gut feeling. An observation.

The sweet spot however is a fine balance between heart and mind but even this is hard to master.

Sheila - A Rose in Bloom

“The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives - the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years”. Audrey Hepburn

Ever seen a red rose bloom?

The green bud closed tight as a fist settles in the bush. Its stem stretches towards the light, slowly it begins to unravel, tiny bit by tiny bit. Slits of rich red hue peak at its corners. Gradually it bursts open into full glorious bloom. Its opulent petals unlace with layer upon layer of leafy lush beauty. Where once a green dull space now it explodes with intense red garnish. Passers-by may stop to smell the roses but there is nothing more magnificent not quite as beautiful as to see an ordinary girl grow into a beautiful, talented, spiritual woman. She changes the world around her. All who see gaze amazed as she steps on the world stage, they are blown away by her beauty, her talent, her determination and steady zeal. I have seen such a one - Sheila Dorcus.

Prayerful Inner-Searching 2015

I enjoyed this devotional from Oswald Chambers - "My Utmost For His Highest". Here's wishing you the very best of 2015 with #Focus #Love and #Heavenlypursuits.

2015

May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless… —1 Thessalonians 5:23

“Your whole spirit….” The great, mysterious work of the Holy Spirit is in the deep recesses of our being which we cannot reach.

Read Psalm 139. The psalmist implies— “O Lord, You are the God of the early mornings, the God of the late nights, the God of the mountain peaks, and the God of the sea. But, my God, my soul has horizons further away than those of early mornings, deeper darkness than the nights of earth, higher peaks than any mountain peaks, greater depths than any sea in nature. You who are the God of all these, be my God. I cannot reach to the heights or to the depths; there are motives I cannot discover, dreams I cannot realize. My God, search me.”

Do we believe that God can fortify and protect our thought processes far beyond where we can go? “…the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). If this verse means cleansing only on our conscious level, may God have mercy on us. The man who has been dulled by sin will say that he is not even conscious of it. But the cleansing from sin we experience will reach to the heights and depths of our spirit if we will “walk in the light as He is in the light” (1 John 1:7). The same Spirit that fed the life of Jesus Christ will feed the life of our spirit. It is only when we are protected by God with the miraculous sacredness of the Holy Spirit that our spirit, soul, and body can be preserved in pure uprightness until the coming of Jesus-no longer condemned in God’s sight.

We should more frequently allow our minds to meditate on these great, massive truths of God.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!