Unapologetically Apostolic

Each Wednesday when I'm off work, I head to the laundromat since my apartment does not contain hook-ups for washer and dryer. I pull in and park today, walk around to the lift gate at the rear of the SUV to retrieve my laundry hamper and am greeted by the above picture. I will admit, I was startled by it. After all, I am in an asphalt parking lot with very little greenery in sight of my location. Where did a snake even come from? I mean, there is a creek not far behind here and a large nature area, but... That's when I took a moment and really looked at what I was seeing. I wanted to see if I could identify the type of snake I was looking at. It was this point when I started to laugh at myself. Upon further review and analysis, the "snake" in question was a synthetic, braided hair extension which someone had lost. 🤦  While this story is amusing and probably even caused a bit of a chuckle, the world today is the same. We see what is going on ar...

There is a Zack Williams song which says, "Fear, he is a liar. He will take your breath, stop you in your steps. Fear he is a liar. He will rob your rest, steal your happiness, cast your fear in the fire; 'Cause fear he is a liar." I never thought much about the truth held within those words until I had a question posed to me at work on Friday evening. You see, on my shift, I am the only Apostolic Pentecostal believer. While my boss as well as others at the company are, I am the only representative on the night crew. The question was posed asking if the kids in the church are afraid when we begin to pray in tongues. Without hesitation, I answered no while memories flooded my mind of our two 2- year olds kneeling next to their fathers in prayer at the alter. I then realized that even the children of our visitors have not been afraid when we began to pray. That got me to thinking. What is fear? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary,  it is an unpleasant often strong e...