Notes from the
work and the way.

One of Those Days…

Just too low for anything to happen? GLAM IT UP AND MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!!

Happy 2023 … The Year of the Rabbit!

See what I see #morningthumb

Me & Johnny D Arting

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And in my garden there is always music 🎶

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I feel a show coming on!

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When They Were Filled … Dancing!

Going to the Altar of The LORD “Dancing” by j. Elise Diaz 11” x 14” Gallery-wrapped Bricolage October 2022 Dancing: “You turned my mourning to dancing.” Psalm 30 As children, my siblings and I got a kick out of watching the church ladies “get happy” on Sunday

MOVED! Matthew 17:20

LORD don’t move that mountain, but give me strength to climb it! #morningthumb

That Moment You Realize…

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Morning Has Broken #catstevens

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I Say to Myself…

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Mixed Media is My Jam!

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Glass Painting Plein Air!

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Sea Dragon Inspiration

Grateful for Birch Aquarium’s unique collection of sea life. Inspired beyond seeing these interesting creatures!

The Art Lab Open 8/20/2022 10a-1p Magee Park 258 Beech Ave Carlsbad, CA

;-) Another Summer, New Beginnings

Here’s my closing collection, a blend of 2017 thru 2022. Next stop – Public, Custom & Autobiographical Art. Rejoice with the living!

The Art Lab Demo @NCAG Carlsbad, CA

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Happy Father’s Day to The Men in My Life

Happy Father’s Day to The Men in My Life who show up everyday to take responsibility for their family! The LORD bless you and keep you and give you His peace🙏🏿

Count Her Towers – Psalm 48:12

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The Art Lab Where We Explore Together

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Private Art Meet Up Just Beachy!

Private Art Meet Up Just Beachy!

My Monday Art group? Short & Sweet expressions of friendships with two lovely ladies from up north… A wonderful way to start the week! #grateful👩🏿‍🎨 #makeartnotwar

Private ART MEET UP a Blast!

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Vinyl Repast

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Rain Falls, 2020

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Vinyl Repast Collection & more…

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2018-2019 In Review

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Collecting Inspiration

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Carlsbad Art Pop-up 2021

Blessed to take part 😇

Seeking Answers

First answers!

Separate the wheat, burn the tares #morningthumb

Rejoicing and sustained by grace!

My Healing Is

If you only knew the offer made to you! Rethink The Holy Bible & know T he Unknown GOD

Collecting Smiles

Collecting Smiles – Proverbs 31:25“Strength and dignity are her clothing, And she smiles at the future.” (NASB) #life2art21 #bereconciled #morningthumb 👩🏿‍🎨

Butterflies are Glorious!

Job 12:7-10 7 “But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you;8 or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you;[a] and the fish of the sea will declare to you.9 Who among all these does not know that the hand

Summer Showcase 2021

“East to West” Foam surfboard with map collage and windshield glass Psalm 103

COVID, the Baby (me) & the Bathwater (a murky Christian culture)

Mark 2:17When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” Today I am seeking, praying for clarity about the culture I have spent my

The Goodness of GOD

1 Timothy 4:4 4 For every creature of GOD is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: 1 Timothy 4:4 If you have met me, you know my penchant for found objects. Today I was blessed to meet Trevor – a kindred spirit! I do not want fo

Psalm 91

Psalm 91New King James Version Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God 91 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most HighShall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;My God, in Him I will trust.” 3

Morning Thumb: 1 Samuel 20:42a Even David Fled His Enemies

1 Samuel 20: 42a And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord…” David is known as a reflection of GOD’s strength in battle and yet, even David fled his enemies. Leaving a season marked by the turmoil o

Just A Word

Mixed Media Assemblage 12″x12″ Gallery mount Power is just a word. Few feel they have it and far too many are willing to destroy to get it. Bottomline – Power is a Spirit, yours for the asking!

A House Divided…Matthew 12:22-28

25 But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.” I focus on The Kingdom of GOD. Not because of my own, useless righteousness, no

Ideas for Sharing Your Faith???

Please join us for this new Women’s Group and receive support with taking your thoughts, ideas, needs to the next level. “ And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.” Jackie Diaz is inv

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A Song of Ascents for me today!

(no title) One of Those Days… Happy 2023 … The Year of the Rabbit! Me & Johnny D Arting And in my garden there is always music 🎶

What shall we say to these things?

What shall we say to these things?

“…Tell us,” they said, “when will this happen, and what will be the sign of Your coming and of the end of the age?” Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in My “name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. You wi

Postponed 2/29/2020 Artist’s Alley

The LORD IS GOOD!

2020 Engagements

Paul’s Testimony

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Paul & Agrippa Acts 26

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RECONCILE: The Call

J Diaz & Company 2020 Event Calendar

“I Will Wait” 24″x24″ Acyrlic Assemblage, Gallery mount 2018 $135 Mark your calendar & save the dates! Please join me for the following events. All loyal Patrons receive a $25 discount on my Artwork priced over $125. Saturday, 2/29/2020 10a – 4p ~ A Line of Le

A SUCCESSFUL DAY

RECONCILE: An Opportunity 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 message first run, Thank You LORD❣️

WOMEN: Lead For Change!

Women Are Cultural Leaders

Being Reconciled : “Can a mother forget her nursing child, … I will not forget you.” Isaiah 49:15 & 16

A common holiday theme: the dysfunctional family. It seems almost everyone has one or at has a family with way too much drama. It stands to reason – we are human after all. In my own, frail humanity I am learning to release my expectations of others especially

Reconcile: An Opportunity

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The Ministry of Reconciliation 2 Corinthians 5

The Ministry of Reconciliation

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Children Are a Crown

Not sure when it happened… There was one, then two and now three grandchildren- all girls. Such a blessing for me to watch them grow, becoming who GOD designed them to be. I’m grandma! My honor to be their grandma!

Humanum est errare-

“Humanum est errare—To ere is human.” Matthew Henry’s Commentary on Luke 17 Oh the things I wish I’d said! Yesterday I spent some time with a dear friend. The bulk of our conversation rose on the power of forgiving & serving others. Both difficult to do yet bo

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When GOD has a Plan

It was a regular Saturday morning with the ladies. Planning complete – reservation made – everything ready! Then another group was seated in our women’s meeting area? !!! When GOD has a plan He receives the glory, He is honored & He knows who needed to hear Th

Without a Home? 1 Corinthians 12:26

“And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.” The dark shadow that causes home insecurity looms over America, while foolishness rules our country. Since the Great Depression, there

Who Knew? 7:50pm June 9, 2019

Focus! Focus! Focus!

Are you practicing a ministry of reconciliation?

In my head… twisted movie quotes?

WHO KNEW??? 1950p 9 June 2019

“Children’s children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children are their fathers.” Proverbs 17:6   Grandparents are these boundlessly wise, incidental creatures with a particular role to play. The difficulty? Is knowing when and how to play it. As pa

“Speak LORD” November 2016

I am blessed to have strong Gospel music roots.  I so enjoyed when Andre Crouch and Quincy Jones collaborated on the production of “The Color Purple”. Artistic geniuses, they channeled an old spiritual with “Maybe GOD is Trying to Tell You Something”. I am als

A Child’s Spiritual Repertoire 10/23/2018

South Korean Children’s Chior Azusa Pacific University 2013 Gravity check- Stroll back in your mind – recall a small child mimicking your every move. Adorable yes but actually, he or she is collecting. Children build a repertoire of motions and responses to ca

The Change That Will Come by JEliseD 9/26/16

“It’s been a long, a long time coming but I know change is gonna’ come O yes it will” In 1964 singer/songwriter Sam Cooke released the popular Civil Rights anthem “A Change Is Gonna’ Come.” I was six years old and remember those days in South Central Los Angel

Not Just Passing

Losing someone you love changes you. I pray that those who may read this post, if dealing with loss will be changed for the better. Time or tragedy will take lives away from the world as we know it to a place where we have yet to see. I call it Heaven and home

The LORD Is My Shepherd

My Personal Testimony- Sanctity of Life Sunday In the Bible Psalm 23: 1-3, King David wrote “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in th

Straight Priorities

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Straight Priorities

The family arrived home from church around noon. The youngest, 7 year-old Raleigh rushed past everyone, straight into his playroom. Mom and Dad glanced quizzically at one another as if to ask “What is he up to now?” Raleigh was the rambunctious child in their

Signs of Grace

Acts 14:3   ” Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the LORD, which gave testimony unto the word of His grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.”   Sometimes I miss the obvious things going on around me, the things that only

A View to Live for… C BAD!

Broken?

Broken?  by J.E. Diaz “The sacrifices of GOD are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O GOD, You will not despise.” Psalm 51:17 Oh the teeth gritting moments caused by a toddler in a room filled with breakable things! The old “bull in china s

The Begat

Begat, an archaic use of beget (to be gotten), is used 139 times in the King James Bible. Strands of the begat begin in Genesis, detailing the line of GOD’s chosen people; His family. Bible readers often skip such words as ‘begat’ or the ‘had other’ references

Memorial Day, Remembering

Annually our Nation sets aside a day to remember those who have received their final reward for the lives they lived on this earth. When I was a child, the last Monday in May meant a possible visit to a cemetery and a definite barbecued meal. In the Sixties an

Pass the Baton, A Race Well Run by J. E. Diaz

Pass the Baton, A Race Well Run by J. E. Diaz.

Pass the Baton, A Race Well Run by J. E. Diaz

My husband and I are blessed with three amazing, accomplished adult sons. We believe their lives stem directly from the Master’s shaping them through the lives of other Believers; Amazing Sunday school teachers, Pastors, camp volunteers and small group leaders

A Willy-Nilly Faith

Merriam-Webster.com definition of ‘willy-nilly’:  in a careless and unplanned way, in a way that does not allow any choices or planning, by compulsion:  without choice, in a haphazard or spontaneous manner; Origin of WILLY-NILLY: Old English alteration of “wil

Simply Love

Love is a simple yet complex emotion, manifestation and catalyst- all in one. Love Himself teaches us His ways so we can share Him with others. A great number of people know of GOD’s miraculous Love yet do not know how to love others. We must learn how to love

Change the World One Sunday School Visitor at a Time

“On this old road of sorrow, I have many a woe” Growing up poor, dark brown and nappy headed often brings you to the point of breaking.         As a child in 1965 South Central Los Angeles, I lived the degradation of social injustice. The trauma and insanity o

Open Letter to a Scoffer RE: Women’s Sunday School

Church Meeting in Northern India – Notice how the men and women are separated. From http://www.gsnair.org A well-known church scoffer comments negatively on the practice of Sunday School Bible study specifically for Women, aka the JOY class. As discussion lead

Herkem, Smirkem & Lurkem: A Contemporary Fable by J.E. Diaz

Herkem, Smirkem & Lurkem, a set of triplets, grew up going to church with their parents, the Workams. The three young men were taught all the favorite Bible stories and sang all the favorite Bible songs. Herkem, Smirkem & Lurkem Workam were dutiful to attend c

MORE THAN SALVATION’S PLAN by j. e. diaz

I was once in sin surrounded, drifting on a hopeless sea- When Jesus poured out great Salvation, by His grace He gifted me. From that moment I’ve been lifted out of darkness, out of fear; Now I know, yes I am certain Jesus Christ is always ever near. Which mea

Pins and Peeves

“Finally my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of GOD that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, agains

Does the Bible Earn YOUR Seal of Approval?

I enjoy perusing official stamps & seals. Vast consumerism has led to so many different kinds. One of the most interesting is the one on the gas pump. Check it out the next time you buy gasoline. The designs in the marks catch my attention. Swirls and scallope

Lost Your Way?

I am the youngest of my single-mother’s five children.  Our family, 1960 migrants from Alabama abusive, grew up in South Central, Los Angeles. I was a tearful little girl, always with a vivid imagination. Fear, hunger and loneliness were my usual companions. I

In My Own Flesh

Sometimes… every now and then… well, way too often- I question GOD. Really and that is probably not a wise think to do. But He graciously allows me to ask because He loves me. even though there are time when a pity party ensues and (in my flesh) I will stop to

A Christmas Prayer

A Christmas Prayer The years flow by far too quickly LORD for me to comprehend The power of the gifts You give – Like children, family, friends Before another moment passes I kneel in humble prayer To thank You Father for what You do that lets me know You’re t

A Sign of the Times

When I saw the video of Thamsanqa Jantjie, the mentally challenged signer at President Nelson Mandela’s December 10, 2013 memorial, I chuckled hard! It was clear that whatever Mr. Jantjie was dong, it was not real or truly skillful Sign Language. However, Mr.

Perfect Love Brings About …

I imagined the backdrop for the Living Nativity without thought for the rest of the manger. Once it was decided that a full manger was needed, I thought simple pimple! Let’s just use a barbecue canopy frame; a few palm branches and Voilà – a manger scene. Not

The Cooperative

“You’re blessed when you can show people how to cooperate instead of compete or fight. That’s when you discover who you really are, and your place in God’s family”. Matthew 5:9 (The Message) I think the holidays are all about GOD’S grace. He has graced me with

Offense or Defense?

Ask me any question about football and I will unabashedly prove that I know nothing about the game. I can say however that I understand the basic premises of Offense and Defense. The Defensive team plays hard to keep the Offensive team from moving the ball tow

How Am I Doing?

“How Am I Doing?” by Jackie E. Diaz                  Reflecting on Old Testament history causes me to think, “How Am I Doing?”  It is sort of a cleansing exercise I highly recommend.  As believers it is good for us to evaluate our own lives (2 Corinthians 13:5

RING! RING! JESUS IS CALLING! ANSWER THE CALL!!!

“In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you the truth no one can see the kingdom of GOD unless he is born again.” John 3:3  Ring! Ring! Jesus is Calling! Answer the Call!!! Ring! Ring! Jesus the Calling! Answer the Call!!! Older Superman fans will remember Clark Ken

“Earnest Expectation of the Creature Waits”

To wait: delay, pause, interval, postponement, time lag, pause, hold your fire It seems human life is not lived without automatic wait. Standing in line, stopping at a crosswalk, storing things away- just in case. Expectations. No one has expectations and wait

Maybe GOD is Trying to Tell You Something?

Culturally, I am blessed to have strong Gospel roots. When Andre Crouch and Quincy Jones collaborated on the production of “The Color Purple”, they channeled the Old Spiritual Movement with “GOD is Trying to Tell You Something”. Recent events in my own life pr

Davinci’s Vitruvian Man

I am inspired by the 2002 Leonardo Davinci project submission of student Michael John Gorman’s STS 102: “Leonardo: Science, Technology, and Art” at Stanford University, Fall 2002. Gorman’s commentary and academic submission on Davinci’s sketch of the Vitruvian

Nary, Nary, Quite Contrary? “It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.” Matthew 15:1 NLT

Nary, nary quite contrary? Contrary defined, is the opposite of nature. Contrary indeed! When I was without Christ, my human ‘nature’ held me in the vice of an ungrateful, scoffing mindset. I sought the crumbs of this life, holding my head down looking for pen

Let His Kingdom Come in You!

Let His Kingdom Come in You! Healing needed. This world is twisted up in trouble and suffering. The strongest Christians ever known would find the past 5 years’ world history formidable. Had a restless night lately? Humans are more likely to turn to temporary,

“Take Knowledge!” or Journal

“Take Knowledge!” or Journal Keeping a journal was recommended to me by a therapist many years ago. Since then I have heard learned speakers encourage the same. One day, I heard a lady teacher say she journals on paper scraps and napkins in restaurants and I k

Growth in Grace

Life is like an onion, no change without tears… Growth in Grace “Come up hither, and I will shew thee things.” Revelation 4:1b Oswald Chambers (1874-1917), a 20th century British Baptist evangelist, chaplain, and educator, was known for his dynamic thoughts. H

The Loss of Innocence and the Promises of GOD

Every child deserves a place where he or she is in control. Not a home where a child tyrant is suffered, no not at all. But a place in their young life where they are allowed to make choices about what to do and how to spend time and even how […]

Smelling Spring!

“For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land; The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape

There is a fountain…

There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Emmanuel’s vein and sinners cleansed beneath the flood lose all their guilty stain.

“Little Oak” Encinitas, CA

Encinitas: “Little Oak” Cruising south on Old Highway 101? Just beyond the fair village of Carlsbad, California you will find the City of Encinitas- do not blink or you will miss it!  On one recent, drizzly day drive I was rewarded with a visit to the area. Th

Positisalutely!

I am a true Boomer Baby, born into a generation engrossed into visual media  pathology, aka television. I realize that this makes me one of billions who access and then assess life through recorded information. This would be a bad thing if it were not for Holy

Thinking on These Things: Whatsoever Things are True

Thinking on These Things “whatsoever things are true…” Philippians 4       Several years ago someone came up with the idea that all truth was subjective; one-sided or personal. I recall repeatedly hearing the phrase, “Your truth is your truth and my truth is m

Changing Gears in Mid-life

“When I came to the spring today, I said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you will, please grant success to the journey on which I have come.” Genesis 24:42 I truly enjoy the tender details of the Scriptures as gears changed and history was written. Who kn

Changing Gears in Mid-life

“When I came to the spring today, I said, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, if you will, please grant success to the journey on which I have come.” Genesis 24:42 I truly enjoy the tender details of the Scriptures as gears changed and history was written. Who kn

Recent Changes in Management…

Albert Einstein, one of my favorite theorists once said, “The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”  I agree. My world, the world I wake up to everyday is a direct product/process of my t

Got Testimony? 11/21/2012

“Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to GOD a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess His name. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices GOD is pleased.” Hebrews 13: 15, 16 Got TESTIMONY??

Wanted: Excellent Adventures

Wanted: Excellent Adventures                               12/30/2012 Ever have those moments when you feel like you are trapped on a course and there is nowhere to run? We often feel limited in our ability to change our present circumstances, particularly whe

Balance Me Jesus

My Dearest Friend,  Your recent post nailed me and I cannot recoil against the truth in your rebuke. It is to my own shame that cowardice is my new black. Let this gown be removed, O LORD! I do not want to live my life ashamed to be who Creator GOD made […]

Cowardice Does Not Become You

Cowardice Does Not Become You Cowardice is a word that, if you can spell it and know its meaning, makes you as smart as an 8th grader.  Defined, it is a noun and refers to a lacking of courage in the face of difficulty or danger. The English, 12th Century orig

Why the Romneys of the World Get Booed

Why the Romneys of the World Get Booed.

“Nuttin’ Didn’t Break!” Obedience the Hard Way

“Nuttin’ didn’t break!”           Per chance, have you seen a pair of “Grandma Bloomers” hanging on a clothesline?” If not, close your eyes and imagine: your neighbor has hung out a fresh load of wet laundry to dry on a clothesline, in his or her backyard. On

The Set-up

Every day of our lives we set-up; The table for a meal, our wardrobe for the day, or our workplace to function. It takes a little time in most cases. Sometimes, it is a long, drawn out procedure that the setter-upper makes haste to complete. Life is all about

Culture and Other Things

Went to a special cultural event yesterday where a free qiqong demo was offered. Ranks right up there with yoga, tai chi and so on, I thought. I enjoyed the time and used it to worship Almighty GOD and pray. Occurred to me, is this kind of thing okay with You

Marriage on the Road to Damascus

Life in Southern California predisposes you to seemingly endless travel on a myriad of highways, byways and other ways. In a long car ride a question will likely arise, “Is GOD trying to tell me something?” This is my experience. I have the good pleasure (?) t

Stray Syringes and Ink Pens

Stray Syringes and Ink Pens Nursing is one of those GOD-given gigs that will keep you knowing you have no control. From the moment I step into my workplace, I succumb to the laundry list of prep work, e-mail responses and things to do. In the midst of the thir

“…What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?…”

“…What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?…” Matthew 11:7b A new church opened in my community this weekend. The promotional efforts were intriguing. On Sunday a close friend asked me to take her to the new church’s first servi

Light

“Jesus says, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6) What is it that causes us to lose all hope? It is the bending darkness in the corners of the halls of our minds. Like dust bunnies, it tumbles when

Purpose & Plastic Eggs

As Easter Sunday approaches, colorful plastic eggs are rolled out by the dozens, candy makers stock and restock market shelves while fresh grass is fabricated in rainbow colors. In the middle of all the hustle and shuffle I find myself useless, with no real pu

LORD Save Us from Ourselves

This past week 1 John 4:1 has really been on my heart. In the KJV it reads- “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” I am reminded that GOD holds me accountable f

Hey Californian Where Are You???

“I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.” Psalm 140:12     Southern California is a beautiful place to live. Those of us who are fortunate to have homes nestled    between the lush, living Cleveland National Forest

“29”

The Leap of a Contrite Heart                                                                                                                                February 29, 2012 “29”- The number 29 is Prime and although insignificant any other year, this date sign

A Work in Progress: 50+

September 18, 2009 Birthdays are like revolutions of a wheel. Each round stirs the air around it and each year rouses the mind. On, or before my 50th birthday, my mind began to conjure up past and forgotten moments where I was forced to move or be trampled. Be

Oswald Chambers on Seeking the Face of GOD

From Myutmost.org                     February 10th            “Lift up your eyes on high, and behold Who hath created these things. “— Isaiah 40:26 The people of God in Isaiah’s day had starved their imagination by looking on the face of idols, and     Isaiah

GOD Given Potential?

12/27/2011 Are You Living Up to Your Full GOD-given Potential? I ask myself this question on a regular basis. Not because I am some sort of ‘model person’ or anything, it is just that I hate to waste time. It has been said “if it’s not worth doing right, it’s

Prayer: Bright Fire, Cool Water

December 26, 2011 Prayer: Bright Fire, Cool Water      Do you remember your first encounter with prayer? I recall kneeling to pray restlessly. Grandma would pull us out of bed early Sunday mornings to pray with my mother and older siblings; usually around the

I LOVE…

I love that GOD loves me more than I could ever love myself. I love that no matter what anyone thinks of me Jesus Christ remains my forever friend and will defend my life to death. I love that the LORD speaks to me through His WORD, circumstances, other people

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Faith: the Great Equalizer

Faith, the Great Equalizer Growing up during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s left me with solemn memories and occasional nightmares. As an African-American Christian, born in our country’s era of social upheaval, I find myself longing for Jesus in a sti

The Light at the Corner of Jennings and Lawler

The Light at the Corner of Jennings and Lawler: An Open Letter to Christian Intellectuals         The progress of time brought light down on dark streets everywhere. Candles, gas lamps and then, electricity! All created by some skilled hand, breaking open the

Hey! Welcome to My Notebook

Welcome to my notebook, my very private pages. It is here where I will develop creative ideas, share Biblical truths and basically mess around in a HUGE way! Let me know what you think and if the Spirit moves you… please pray for me. Love and peace, JED