TAKE FIVE | Mini-Retreat - Repentance as Receptivity
Repentance is a gift from God. It may not seem to be the most desirable gift, but when we chose to receive it, we are welcoming the the will of the Lord into our lives. And if we live by the will of God, then we will find ourselves living a life that is rooted and constantly cultivated by the Lord.
TAKE FIVE | Mini-Retreat - Streams in the Wasteland
For those of you living in California, conjuring up the image of a desert is pretty easy. I love the brutal beauty of the parched land that somehow still supports the life God designed to live there. We too sometimes find ourselves living in a spiritual desert, and we can live there for a long time. But, there is nothing like the living water Jesus gives us, especially when we haven't had a rainy season in a while