LOVE outside of God's truth and context can be distorted... in fact it's not love at all. "...and that we should love one another, JUST AS He has commanded us." 1 John 3:23b. This could be taken as "God commanded me to love you, so I'll love you (as I... read more →
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The result was not a tummy ache... We sometimes make the mistake of expecting the appearance of a directly related consequence to sin before we submit to the concept of obedience. But with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, for example, the result of eating the fruit was... read more →
Oct
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Sep
25
https://youtu.be/x0L-5XIOyNU DAY 4: "The Surprise." Whispering Palms, Badagry, Lagos. Though I wish they could have whispered to the would-be captives back then 'Look out! The slave traders are here to trap you!' –the Palm fronds really do whisper at you. Their tag line is "The Surprise," and with no intended pun, I imagine... read more →
Sep
21
We had a great Thanksgiving time at Church- just because. Just because Jesus Christ is worthy and He is everything to us. The whole service was dedicated to just that, and we had a blast (no pun... read more →
Sep
20
I finally woke up all puffy from jet-lag, to which the tailor who came to take my measurements bright and early insisted that I had the "tendency" to be "fat," but I'm just hiding it. Um, okay? The American in me was brewing, haha. This is quite amusing since my... read more →
Sep
11
Day 1, airport We landed safely, thank God, and it was pouring. I forgot about the rainy season since I hadn't been in one in ages. After passing through the relatively peaceful and long immigration line, there had to be that rude "this is the power trip opportunity to let... read more →
Sep
05
Creative Sabbatical update on travel, outreach, social entrepreneurship, Tribal Marks & Karingah! PLUS, a quick thought on how to be strong. More inspiration and products at TribalMarks.com
Sep
14
Something or someone has always established your identity. Think about it. How would we know what we looked like with our own eyes without a reflective or captive surface (mirror, picture, water, even words...)? I know that messes with theories of finding ourSELF first or creating our OWN identity. But... read more →