God places opportunities in our path to enrich our souls. So often we only see the opportunities for selfish gain, but there are many opportunities that provide us with growth and a path to improve our relationship with our Creator. In this study we examine four of these opportunities that will encourage a greater communion […]
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Snooze
The alarm disturbs Our treasured sleep And we hit snooze Until it’s too late To participate. How frustrating it must be For Him to witness Our apathy. He worked for Three hard, long years To teach us how to live. He fed the hungry, Encouraged the meek, Healed the sick, Lifted the broken, Ate with […]
A Path Made Clear
Walking on a well-worn path With confidence I stride O’er the top of a pleasant hill The sky stretched far and wide Into a sun-drenched valley Filled with goldenrod and birches Where finches fly and sparrows cry And I find the path diverges To the East the path is clean and clear Overgrown, a path […]
I Have Seen the Face of Heroes
Energy Source
Sixty-Six Times
SIXTY-SIX TIMES Sixty-six times around the sunNavigating orbitsSun, moon, starsThe clockwork universeTicking off the years,A blink in the eye of God.Blessed beyond measureBy the lives that have intersectedCrossed my orbitAnd shed light on my confusion.God’s grace empowering meTo become that tool that He needsTo be His hands and feetIn a world so in need ofLight, Love […]
Great Consternations (series)
Of Ships and Souls
I have driftedAmidst languid groansOf wooden shipsWith rhythmic tones,Creaking timberedBeams and bonesWhispered notesAnd anecdotesCadence set by ocean swellsAnd harmonies of distant bells. The melody ofWood on woodShould never beMisunderstoodThe moaningClothed in solitudeBurnished coalsOf ships and soulsMy table strewn with wine and bread,The wind my song, the stars my bed. There’s comfort foundWhen pulled awayFrom restive thoughts,And restless […]
The Benefits of Worship
2/27/2020 Rev. Walt Wellborn Psalm 16:11 “You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” (NIV) Worship is every Christian’s replenishment station. When we worship, we are in a conversation that is bound in communion with our Lord […]
Worship with Abandon
2/20/2020 Rev. Walt Wellborn 2 Samuel 6:14 “David was dancing before the Lord with all his might,” (NIV) Control. We all want it. Most of us do not appreciate a life without boundaries so we look to control the world around us. We want to control our finances. We want to control our environment. We […]
Worship with the Heart of a Child
Worship with Praise
2/6/2020 Rev. Walt Wellborn Psalms 95:6 “Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;” (NIV) I want to challenge your perception of worship. Worship is a state of mind. Ever since humans began walking the earth, people have knelt in humility, either to their leaders or their Gods. […]