These losers and vagrants and misfits of all sorts lived together in fellowship at Rooms of Grace, and Jay Turner became their leader. He helped them with recovery, led them in Bible Studies, and helped them find jobs and get vehicles. Jay hosted a fellowship dinner on Thursday nights, and started doing church services on the second Saturday night of every other month. The inaugural service was August 9. We had a baptism in a horse trough, under a carport during a heavy rain.

I saw from a distance what looked like a wall made up of oddly shaped pieces in different colors. It was taller than a man, and definitely not something I could climb over... But as I approached, I saw that it was not a wall at all. It was a maze-- a 3D puzzle... As I came closer, I saw that each piece was bigger than a man and was covered with mirrors, like the hall of mirrors fight scene in the movie John Wick: Chapter 2. Everything reflected everything else. I couldn't see

So here's my question. Are you ready for eternity? Are you in right relationship with Him, so that you could willingly step across that threshold of Eternity with no notice-- Are you naked before God, and unashamed?

So, take a deep breathe. Ask God to help you perform triage-- to solve today's most immediate and pressing problem. And then the next problem... and the next. Don't panic-- God has got this.

Maybe God has you waiting... It might be a long light, but the light will change in the programmed sequence.

God is a master craftsman and is working behind the scenes to make us into something beautiful.

How about this-- turn off the TV and talk to people. Share your faith. Express your opinion instead of hiding.

The more time we spend in God's presence, the greater our peace when our lives eventually do get derailed.

So maybe God has you stranded or detained... Take a deep breath and wait. See what God will do.

So, how good are you at camping-- at considering your life and situation temporary?

Why is God revealing this? What are we supposed to do with this information? I believe this is an invitation to pray.

The light was on, but nothing was happening out front. No little colored lights were blinking. The module was dead, dead, dead.

Maybe your life stinks, but this dirty job is producing something really beautiful in you?

As a believer, his mandate is now mine also; to bind up the brokenhearted, proclaim freedom for the captives, and to comfort those who mourn.

Do you know what we put in shadow boxes? Precious things. Things we want to show off. Things we are proud of. You're not insignificant. You're precious. And odds are, you're exactly where God has carefully placed you.

A storm is coming and the water is already rising. Get right with God, and then find yourself a battle buddy.

Shaking is coming. It is a rocky road ahead, and a spiritual lane-change is going to be required of us.

God was telling me last night that he sees me... My mission here is not yet complete, and I don't need to be afraid.

Sometimes God reveals his character by telling us one of his names. But SOMETIMES... we create our own names for God as we encounter Him.

My friend is emancipated-- liberated of the veil of human flesh and suffering and now gets to know God face-to-face.