Clutter, clutter, clutter. I am not talking about spring cleaning, but I am talking about spiritual cleaning. Romans 12:1-2 states “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” I want to stick on one part of the scripture, “but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”........

Recently I have been intrigued with all the excitement of the winter Olympics. Our weather here in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with snowfalls and temperatures often in the twenties and even teens, truly models the image of “winter.” What has caught my attention is the sheer determination on the faces of every Olympic hopeful......

“Call me old fashioned. I just don’t like change.” “Why can’t it be the way that it used to be?” “What was wrong with the way we used to do things?” “I don’t have to change, I can stay the same and still receive what everybody else is getting.” Have you ever made any of these statements before?......

I believe that I experienced the greatest presence of God that I have ever felt in my life last night at Abba’s House in Hixson, TN. You may ask, “What was the result, or why do you say that it was the greatest experience of God in your life?” First of all, there are never any words in the human language to explain what I received last night........