THRIVING IN THE WILD

I remember when we were a lot younger, we didn’t know a lot, but we had dreams. The most beautiful dreams, I remember a particular time, when we talked about getting married, settling down, getting a house and being the most romantic with ourselves alone in our house. I remember every time you talked about stroking my hair or kissing me with genuine unfiltered love that I could never find anywhere else; I remember it so well because it was the best of my time and the worst of my time. It made me want to rush time to where I could finally be with you, I knew I was with you then but the future seemed so much more promising;  A future where I could have you and hold you forever through every sickness and through health, through being wealthy beyond measure and through barely having enough, through times our children annoyed us and through times we annoyed each other, just knowing that I had you was more than enough for me.  And every time I would want ...

Do you know that the whole emblem of Christianity is a cross and not a crown?? Am sure you must be wondering what am saying, but is all good I got you Chile (In Sarah Jakes Robert Voice) Do you think it is a coincidence that Catholic members do in the name of the Father (touch your forehead), and of the Son (touch your chest) and of the Holy Spirit (touch your shoulders, left & right), think about it. A symbol is being demonstrated in that simple act that sums up what Christianity is all about. Don’t get me wrong, am not saying you have to do that to be a Christian, no. What am saying is, the hidden symbol of the cross in that act is what Christianity is all about. However, your believe in what was done on that cross for you as an individual is what makes you a Christain. The gospel is first about denying self, about carrying one’s cross (the symbol of death), and about losing the life that one has, to gain another one. It is first about dying, the death sen...