Your Daily Disconnect

"I just don't see it."  I've grown accustomed to these words, or words like it, coming from leaders after difficult conversations were had in an attempt to expose false teachers/Christians in the Church.  One of my spiritual gifts is discernment, which can be defined as " the ability to distinguish between the true presence of God and the influence of evil or deceptive spirits. "  As a woman who has been in ministry for quite some time, I’ve found it particularly challenging having this gift. And in all honestly, sometimes I wish I didn't have it, due to the response I often get when exercising it.  There's nothing like the feeling that comes from finally getting up the courage to shine a light on the things the Lord is bringing to your attention about a false leader or false Christian in the Church who is doing harmful things to the body, just to have it downplayed, disregarded, or deflected back onto you. It gets discouraging trying to love and s...

If you’ve been online much over the last year or so, you’ve likely seen the rise of AI technology in platforms like Chatgpt or Google Gemini. It’s amazing technology that can basically digitally create anything and everything you can think or imagine. It’s quite impressive. And kinda creepy at times!  Even though there are warnings galore about the dangers of AI technology, I believe God can and is already using it for good. I know because He’s done it for me. You see, I’ve had this specific message on my heart for the past couple of years after hearing countless stories of Christian women over the years, who have or are experiencing abuse from their husbands — husbands who also claim to be Christians. Husbands who are church members, church leaders, teachers of the doctrine that teaches us that love does no harm to a neighbor, while simultaneously harming the neighbor they should be loving most — their wives.  I’ve sat down to try to write on this topic so many times, but I j...