October 2014 - Promised Land Living

Contending vs Cooperating

We were all made to worship (give worth to / glorify) something. We are hardwired that way from our Sovereign Creator. The question we will look at today - what do we spend our time glorifying and what does that look like in our everyday life? Early in the Promised Land Living experience, class members learn about glorifying self (contending) versus glorifying God (cooperating). Contending keeps us stuck in lies (in some manner, God is not enough) and cooperating shifts → Read more

The Father’s Love

Many of you are familiar with my story about the "Refiner's Fire." After months of debilitation and no clear prognosis during the worst of my illness, well-meaning friends would lovingly tell me I was "in the refiner's fire." I was tired of hearing that phrase. All I could think is, "It hurts and it's hot in there. I want out!" I was delighted when my dear mentor, Elizabeth called me. However, after briefly sharing what I was enduring, she responded → Read more