Letter To My Delighted Sister In Christ

Dear RachelThere is no way to express my delight at what I read in your last letter. He finally asked for your hand in marriage! God has answered your prayer and ours!  You cannot imagine how much thanks I've given to God since I found out. Not only do I remember this with a grateful …

Faith More Precious Than Gold

The Christian life is not easy. If we were sitting in a room together and I said out loud, "The Christian life is not easy", you would have all responded with a resounding, "Yes!". It all starts out well enough. There is that sweet communion we enjoy with God when we first believed. The zeal …

Letter to my Weary Sister in Christ

Dear RachelTo say that I was happy when I received your letter would be an understatement. Though it has been a while since I wrote to you, it feels like only yesterday. Little did I expect you to turn away from your decision to marry him, even though your church and I kept pleading with …

The Divine Mandate for Men

“Ladies first”.  “Let the women and children go first”.  “That’s not how you treat a woman”.  “That’s not how you speak to a woman”.  These phrases have been used by scores of people over the years, in fact, you’ve probably used these phrases yourself or you heard them being said by someone somewhere. If you …

Receiving as Well as you Give

We all know that it is more blessed to give than to receive however do you know that it is also blessed to receive? In the early days at The Gathering Church, we used to meet at a home following which we all had lunch together. During these lunch times, it gave me great joy …