Do Not Grow Weary
Good morning Making Space for God community! This morning I want to encourage you and likewise myself not to grow weary. Most of our country has been practicing social distancing and some full on quarantine for a month now, and some are growing weary. We all want to get back to normal. The problem is […]
A Month of Sundays (Guest blog)
My mother used to say, “Never in a month of Sundays would I have imagined…” It was a way to express dismay. It was used to create a parallel. As impossible as a month of Sundays was to imagine…. And, here we are living in a month of Sundays, old fashioned Sundays. There was a […]
Living in Harmony
Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. 1 Peter 3:8 I Peter 3:8 describes the way we are to live in fellowship with all people. We are to live in harmony with sympathy, compassion and humility. Scripture encourages us to […]
A People in Transition
When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests, who are Levites, carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it. Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before. Joshua 3:3-4 When the Israelites crossed the […]
Be Anxious For Nothing
Beloved friends, who would have ever thought we would live through something such as Covid 19? I sure didn’t. I didn’t even think about potential pandemics. Living in Charleston, SC I have had enough to think about when hurricane season rolls around. But after this season of fear, anxiety, and loss of control, I realize […]
Being Contagious (Guest Blog)
During this time of social distancing, isolation, and even quarantine, when we are all rightfully focused on not catching or passing the Corvid 19 virus, let me briefly address the mandate to every Christian. Yesterday as I was praying with my dear friend and Priest Anthony Kowbeidu who has tested positive for the virus, God […]
Visionary Leaders (Video blog)
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Revive Us
Today my heart is heavy as two of my priests tested positive with the Corona Virus. My third priest has been sick for weeks and has also been tested. One of them is on ventilator. COVID 19 has shut down communities and caused anxiety and fear to rise up in many. So how do we […]
Press into God
The Lord is my Shepherd; I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil for you are with me, […]
How to read Scripture
I am often asked how to read Scripture. My response is to allow the Word to read you, to have the Word speak to you as a love letter from God the Father. When I read Scripture, I ask the Lord to speak to me through His Word and journal what I sense He is […]