Cindy Clemishire’s articulation of the life long effects of Childhood SA are profoundly accurate in this meaningful (video) interview! There is a holy work in our midst.🔥 Cindy Speaks Out After Guilty Plea: ‘Very Twisted’ cbn.com/news/us/robert…

The Spirit doesn’t expose to destroy. He exposes to transfigure. Ephesians says, “Everything that is illuminated becomes light.” That’s more than poetic. It’s ontological. The pattern that once ruled us: fear, resentment, control...when surrendered, becomes a new capacity:

“Truth is greater than comprehension “… ❤️‍🔥

The hunger to control the narrative is never about truth; it is about fear. Fear of exposure. Fear of losing power. Fear that the facts might not serve one’s agenda. But control is an illusion. Truth has a way of surfacing, even if it must rise through rubble.

The prophetic voice doesn’t rage for attention. It grieves. It loves too deeply to remain silent, and too truthfully to flatter.

Honesty… it’s such a lonely word.

What an encouraging reminder of what it means to participate in the Kingdom work of Christ!

Absolutely!!

Every system of thought carries the fingerprint of its author’s wounds. When we see someone cling to rigid formulations, we’re often seeing unprocessed grief clothed in religious vocabulary. Doctrine that no longer allows lament or doubt is not faith, it is fear that has learned

What a sobering thought… in the current culture of “faith” & ‘faithfulness” — from a heart of good intention, we can lose our way & tragically miss the mark!

Your true voice will awaken in the sound of His! “Call to me, and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.”Jeremiah 33:3

The start of Advent is 6 days away (November 30th) The good news of Advent is not that we are faithful in our waiting (we often aren't) but that God is faithful in his coming.

I think to think on simpler things, to slow ourselves to a snail’s pace, is a secret to prolific gratitude. To forsake the screens and engage the senses. Sit outside, for instance, and lose count numbering the shades of green. Close your eyes and listen for this bird and that

Gratitude transforms how we relate. It interrupts the instinct to judge and compare. It allows us to see each other’s dignity instead of fault lines. A thankful person becomes a steadying presence, creating room for others to be human, to grow, to falter, and to rise again.

What God does in us as we wait is often much more important than what we are waiting for. #Advent

Peacekeeping leads to false peace. Peacemaking leads to true peace. Peacemaking is often an act of disruption while seeking to resist disconnection. Those who live in this way are called children of God. #Advent

So beautifully expressed and so relevant to the ministry of Christ!

As preachers, we don’t have to manufacture immediacy. The living God has already entered the drama and carries the mission Himself. And in this, von Balthasar helps us remember something we often forget. God is not waiting for us to ignite the moment. He is the central actor in

There is a difference between conviction and stimulation. Conviction deepens over time and survives scrutiny. Stimulation demands constant reinforcement. When the feeling must be fed to stay alive, it is not truth that is being sustained.

Listening is not a strategy. It is a moral act. To listen is to acknowledge the other as more than an obstacle. Without listening, communication collapses into parallel monologues that never meet.