Category Archives: power

Talk Church Is Better Than Talk Radio

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

Talk church is better than talk radio.  Its talking points are about the living, resurrected Jesus Christ. Sit-back-and-listen-church makes people passive.  Open line, talk church makes people powerful in God as they show and tell what God has done on … Continue reading →

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Use Words! Talk About Religion! Testify!

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

Church is not carefully crafted and controlled ceremonies.  It is a symphony of spontaneous, heart-felt testimonies.  It’s not what we’ve planned, learned, and memorized; but what we have seen and heard! Unfortunately, the work of the living God in human … Continue reading →

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Alternative Names For Easter

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Alternative Names For Easter . . . He’s Back! Day Death Defeated Day Jesus Is Alive Sunday Dead Man Walking Day Who Moved The Stone? Sunday The Risen One Day Life Restored Day Third Day Sunday Empty Tomb Day Return … Continue reading →

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Lightning Power Released When The Pope Resigned

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

The Pope resigned and a few hours later lightning struck St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Moral of the story? When we move beyond religious tradition and obey the prompting of the Spirit in our heart, great power is released!

Posted in Catholic, Catholic mystics, lightening, meaning, message, moral, moral of the story, power, powerful, powerhouse, prompted by the Spirit, prompting of the Spirit, radical obedience, Roman, Roman Catholic, Rome, St. Peter's Basilica | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

3 Bold & Radical Martin Luther King Quotations

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

3 bold, radical, and ignored quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “God has a way of standing before the nations with judgment, and it seems that I can hear God saying to America, ‘You’re too arrogant! And if you … Continue reading →

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Church? Prevading Presence or Prearranged Program?

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

Church is the powerful and permeating Presence of the living, resurrected Jesus Christ; not just the mere presentation of a prearranged religious program. Church is a group of people actively engaging God; not a group passively listening to a talk … Continue reading →

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12/12/12 — 12 Out Of The Box Thoughts About Church

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

Here are 12 out-of-the-box thoughts about church on 12/12/12. 1)  Church is not God in a noose, but God on the loose! 2)  Church is not spectators sitting, but believers battling the forces of darkness! 3)  Church is not a … Continue reading →

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Who Will Carry Me When I Feel Like I Can’t Go On?

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

Who will carry me when I am so weary and/or discouraged that I feel like I can’t go on?  There is Someone who comes as an inner flow — the Holy Spirit. “‘Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has … Continue reading →

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