Author: crod82011

Such beautiful writing…the “The Essential, Henri Nouwen”: Celebrating Life “When we speak about celebration we tend rather easily to bring to mind happy, pleasant, gay festivities in which we can forget for a while the hardships of life and immerse ourselves in an atmosphere of music, dance, drinks, laughter, and a lot of cozy small […]

Once again in my “Under Construction with Christ” life, I have experienced months of being plugged in with the Lord our God, followed by months of being far removed. Slowly, I am on the path of re-claiming what is mine to have —- a life of freedom and beauty that can only be found in […]

A man spoke with the Lord about heaven and hell. The Lord said to the man, “Come, I will show you hell.” They entered a room where a group of people sat around a huge pot of stew. Everyone was famished, desperate and starving. Each held a spoon that reached the pot, but each spoon […]

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and […]

You’re in luck: “Unqualified is one of God’s favorite qualifications.”

God’s timing is perfectly different for everyone. The key is to play your part in listening and following His direction as it relates to yours. In the mean time, don’t critique or covet other’s timing; but instead partner and cheer them on when they are trying to listen and follow as well

Such beautiful writing…the “The Essential, Henri Nouwen”: Celebrating Life “When we speak about celebration we tend rather easily to bring to mind happy, pleasant, gay festivities in which we can forget for a while the hardships of life and immerse ourselves in an atmosphere of music, dance, drinks, laughter, and a lot of cozy small […]