by TattooPreacher | Dec 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
Anxiety vs Faith… According to a statistic I recently read, over 18% of adults in the US experience at least one episode of an anxiety related attack in any given year. That’s nearly 1 in 5 people confronting “Panic Attacks” in some capacity annually! I’m writing this...
by TattooPreacher | Dec 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
When Perception Determines Reception Recently, I had a conversation with a friend about being a cop and how, even after years of being retired, I can’t completely “turn it off” when I’m in a public or even a private setting. As a law enforcement officer and detective...
by TattooPreacher | Dec 6, 2010 | Uncategorized
…I Am God! Remember seeing the little kid that is lost in the mall, frantically looking for his parents? “Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!!!!” He is so perplexed, overwhelmed and distraught that there is little that you can say or do, short of showing him his father… I was...
by TattooPreacher | Nov 16, 2010 | Uncategorized
In the last chapter we referenced Ephesians chapter 6 and spoke about the Sword of the Spirit aka “Word of God” being the only offensive and defensive weapon listed in the “Armor of God” and the very thing that Jesus used against the Devil when he was tempted by...
by TattooPreacher | Nov 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
How many times have you been in a situation where you were weak, or down, or frustrated, or angry, or sad and, to add insult to injury, it seemed that something that you thought you were long “past” comes back to tempt you or try to further steer you off course…...
by TattooPreacher | Nov 12, 2010 | Uncategorized
Having been in ministry in the capacity that I have for many years, I have had NUMEROUS occasions to talk with people concerning what they “believe” it means to be a Christian and furthermore, what it takes to “maintain” a “Christian” status… To many, Christianity is...
by TattooPreacher | Nov 11, 2010 | Uncategorized
Just as I set out to write this chapter, a face from the past sent me a message online… For well over a decade now, my ministry mission statement has been to “touch the untouchable and reach the unreachable”… It’s not always been an easy task. It’s often difficult to...
by TattooPreacher | Nov 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
Galatians 2:20 (Amplified Bible) 20 I have been crucified with Christ [in Him I have shared His crucifixion]; it is no longer I who live, but Christ (the Messiah) lives in me; and the life I now live in the body I live by faith in (by adherence to and reliance on and...
by TattooPreacher | Nov 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Constituency? A CONSTITUENCY is any cohesive body of people bound by shared identity, goals, or loyalty. Constituency can be used to describe a business’s customer base and shareholders, or a charity’s donors or those it...
by TattooPreacher | Nov 8, 2010 | Uncategorized
When You Can’t See The Forest For The Trees… Transparently, “Documenting the Journey” today… It is what it is… I just got off the phone with my dad. I’ve been kind of struggling with some things lately as it pertains to successes and perceived failures. As the story...
