notes from lisa...

 I don't know why, but today seems to be a day of Scripture revelation. Not complaining at all , but feeling inadequate--and knowing that I haven't really understood the magnitude of some verses (that I thought I understood) is humbling, as it should be.  Clearly, we’re ALL "seeing through a glass darkly" for now. In these non-glorified, dying bodies we will never grasp every bit of Scripture. We need changed bodies and souls to comprehend all of it. However, if you KNOW the Subject of the Bible...and not just the words of the Bible, then you can know more--a lot more .  God has and will (continue to) reveal some great and precious promises to His children--those who are born again AND seeking His truth, with the help of the Holy Ghost. "...He will teach you all things" [John 14:26]. Without the Spirit alive in our hearts, the Bible becomes a book of rules and regulations--and that is how we will treat the Bible in our interactions with people. With the ...

 I wish we could be a color-blind society; acknowledging and accepting of all cultures. Skin color has nothing to do with who any of us are. Unfortunately, that reality is not a lived experience in this nation. Skin color tells nothing of the heart within any of God’s children.  Black Americans (others, too, but I'm speaking about the experience that I know, at the moment) have longed to fit in, but were never invited. Whenever we have shown up, we're reminded that we cannot be a full participant. There's no permanent seat for us at the table. Our "seat" is brought in and removed, based on our adherence to the (invisible, but very real) line that has been drawn for us in America.  (Please don't stop reading--this isn’t a post about race). It's about how we must be reconciled to God and one another [ 1 John 3:10 GNT  " Here is the clear difference between God's children and the Devil's children: those who do not do what is right or do not l...

I'm not interested in changing your mind. I just want you to consider a few commonly held beliefs.  I had some crisis moments in my life--a whole bunch! In looking back, I realize that those crises were necessary to humble me enough to see that I don't have all of the answers (imagine that!). It took trouble and discomfort for me to see Jesus and to begin to grasp the magnitude of His unspeakable Gift. I learned that everything that I was so sure about--particularly Scriptural things, were not necessarily as I (thought) knew them   to be. I was so sure of myself (and full of myself, too).  Then, life got real...really real; and hard, too. In the midst of my storms, I ran to God's Word for the answers to my prayers. My prayers weren't answered the way I assumed God would answer them. I think I forgot about His Sovereignty. You see, I had been getting information from unreliable sources about my situation and the way God works. So, I was "naming and claiming" ...