I grew up in a southern US tradition. Family was a really big deal as it is in many places. What I noticed about my grandparents and relatives was how they would “name drop” about this family and that family. I didn’t really understand at that age. They would say “that boy is one of…
Help me in my unbelief. That is what the man cried out when he wanted his son healed. Here is a bit from that passage: Mark 9:22 And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” 23…
1 John 3:12 We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother’s righteous. Ouch! What do we do with that? Remember we need to use our “mind of Christ.” God is love.…
Psalms 118:1 Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever! (ESV) I really feel like we have missed it. We have spun around and around in circles looking for something that has been there all along. We have turned to religion and found condemnation. We have turned…
In the last few posts I’ve been trying to reveal a new way to see mediation. In our fallen nature we are dead to a loving God. We lost our connection in the Garden after being poisoned by forbidden fruit. Adam ran from God, instead of to God. In a moment, Adam went from walking…
When I was 14 I spent most of my summer with my Grandparents. I really loved my Grandparents. They were so awesome. We spent time together. We did stuff like go fishing and watch old Alfred Hitchcock shows. My Grandfather was a preacher. He may have had some religious doctrine that I wouldn’t agree with…
The currency of Heaven is the power of God. When we agree with “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven” we are agreeing to the exchange of Heavenly currency. That is what Jesus used while on Earth. That is what we get to use as His children. That…
Flesh and Spirit. When you see those words together do you have a reaction? Religion uses these terms to manipulate and terrorize people into obedient submission. Pastors use the “you better not be living in the flesh” threat to keep people behaving (at least on the outside). In this journey of “gifts” (check out this post)…
In the last post “Worthy of our trust” I talked about how important it is for us to trust Him. When we surrender our thinking and trust in the truth that He is that good we begin to “see” truths of His nature emerge. It is so exciting when we go from words on paper…
This is the 100th post of alancetotheheart! It started with balloons and this painting by my daughter (she is awesome): Since then there have been 99 balloon rides of discovery. I hope you have enjoyed the journey. Here are a couple of stats for those that like that kind of stuff. This post has been…
