Excellence: noun 1: the quality of being excellent. 2: a valuable quality such as virtue Excellent: synonyms are superior, first-class, outstanding, exceptional, superb, best, top, prime, choicest, exquisite, admirable, magnificent, extraordinary, remarkable, sterling and exemplary. Excel: verb 1: to surpass in accomplishment or achievement, 2: to be distinguishable by superiority. […]
Psalm 27 from The Message Light, space, zest— that’s God! So, with him on my side I’m fearless, afraid of no one and nothing. When besieged, I’m calm as a baby. When all hell breaks loose, I’m collected and cool. I’m asking God for one thing, only one thing: To live with him in his […]
We’ve all known someone with that special talent or quality that makes them stand out. Think NFL QB Tim Tebow, NFL Hall of Famer Dan Marino or Scottish singer Susan Boyle. It’s referred to as the x factor: an indescribable quality or a noteworthy special talent that sets them apart. […]
God became flesh so that I could become spirit. My pastor, Tim Franklin, Ph.D. spoke this phrase during a December 2013 sermon. This truth struck me like an arrow. Simple, yet profound. The mystery of the incarnation boiled down to nine evergreen words. And the Word became flesh and dwelt […]
If someone were to surveil your life for a month, say – would the investigative report describe you as “a diligent woman serving the Master?” I was intrigued to read about all the women named by the apostle Paul in his letter to the Christians in Rome recorded in chapter […]
“I came as my fathers representative,” I mentioned to an extended family member at a wake honoring the life of our 100-year-old Italian matriarch. My fathers representative. Interesting choice of words. My aged dad at 85 is too unstable in his gait to navigate a 2,000 mile journey by air. […]
“Jesus Christ is the personification of fervent passion based in confident joy, not ashamed to call me His Beloved.” Gary Wiens, Bridal Intercession, p.186 The last few days I’ve been mulling over the fact that Jesus is not ashamed of me. Not that I carry feelings of shame, but I […]
Kathryne Leach 