In his private quarters, Nehemiah looked to the God of his father’s seeking guidance and purity.  His day-to-day existence was spent mostly in the court of the King.  The royal court was a hodgepodge of vileness and people who essentially fed the ego of the King.  They worshipped the one that bestowed wealth and…

Creating your identity is essential for your development.  But you ask, “How do I do that?”  I am so glad that you asked.      I say again, you are not responsible for making this out of your own head.  Your job is to spend time asking God what He thinks of you.  Seek His answer…

Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;  Philippians 2:6     In the temptation, Jesus rejected power, glory, and wealth.  But modern spiritual leaders seek these things above all else.  I understand the temptation.  It hurt to tell my children that they could…

      In reality, however, many of those in captivity are like those in Plato’s cave story.  The men in the cave took great pride in their eyesight and in their interpretive abilities—yet all the time they were looking at shadows, mere illusions.  Shadows created by the light of a fire set up behind them, their…