• A Flower Still Blooms

    –“A Flower Still Blooms” – a poem by Mike Gates On a wretched wintry day, gloomy weather all around. No matter the times or seasons, a flower still blooms. Full of life, without care, no distractions from lack of sunlight. As mist drifts down the rocky mountain side, a dense…

  • Represent: Being an Ambassador of Jesus

    – Colossians 3:12-17 NKJV – Character of the New Man – 12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you,…

  • Treasured – God Values Us pt. 2

    Daniel 10:11-12 NET 11 He said to me, “Daniel, you are of great value. Understand the words that I am about to speak to you. So, stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” When he said this to me, I stood up shaking. 12 Then he said…

  • Flowing in the Presence of God

    This morning at church during worship, I was praying about God’s presence, and He gave me a vision of a river. The river started out as calm and still which signified soaking in His presence. Those moments when we just sit quietly at the feet of Jesus, times when we…