December 2010
3 posts
Understanding Your Empowerment
God’s Way is not a matter of mere talk; it’s an empowered life. 1 Cor. 4:20 (MsgB)
“To give official authority or legal power to: enable” is how Merriam Webster defines the word empower.
Understanding your empowerment means realizing that you’ve been granted authority over the enemy’s ability. In Luke 10:19, Jesus explains that He has given us power (authority) to tread on serpents and scorpions,...
Old Landmarks
A few years ago, I was privileged to join my daughter, Brooklyn, and her class on a field trip to New Sweden, Maine. We toured the museum and grounds, celebrating the sacrifice the Swedish pioneers made over one hundred years ago to travel to the New World.
We walked through the various buildings admiring the artifacts and pictures of days gone by. I tried to imagine what it was like back then...
The Back Burner
When my dear mother was preparing a scrumptious meal for her family, sometimes she would (for a space of time) place things on … “the back-burner”. She understood the PURPOSE of the “back-burner”. The “back-burner” was a place where the heat was NOT nearly as intense. The “ingredients” in the vessel (on the “back-burner”) would...