Trees are strong, yet the winds topple trees while bending grass remains. When we cling to our own positions and are not willing to explore and value the ideas and actions of others, we can be broken. Being flexible does not mean being wishy-washy. It means moving with the winds of time, change, and differences, while remaining solidly anchored to our foundation. Flexible and rooted outlasts the storms of life. Read more

The beauty of listening is that, those who are listened to feel accepted, valued, and can believe in themselves even more. They discover more fully how uniquely and wonderfully God has made them to be. Listening is a form of godliness by which you invite strangers to become friends. By honoring the persons verbal expression, the friend feels loved, and in the place of safety will feel accepted, even when the words are few and silence comes. Read more

Listening can be difficult as it takes an inner strength that no longer needs to prove ourselves by speaking our own mind. True listeners no longer need to make their presence known. They are free to receive, welcome, and accept. Listening is much more than allowing another to talk. Listening is paying full attention to others and welcoming them into our very beings. True Listening can bring freedom to the talker Read more

Every interaction is part of the whole. So much information races by us each day, and we snatch little bits and then magnify them into what we embrace as a fuller picture. That talk you had, the smile you gave, and every moment matters as part of the whole. Little or much becomes significant. God wants to partner through us to serve others and change the world. The world is changing, and your part matters. Read more

We spend enormous amounts of energy perceiving others. Not a day goes by without somebody doing or saying something that evokes in us the need to form an opinion about them. We see, hear, and experience a lot. The feelings we sort out can be quite oppressive. Once we can let go of our need to judge others, we will experience an immense inner freedom. Once we are free from judging, we will be also free for mercy. Read more

History starts Now. What do you today becomes your part of history for tomorrow. God is giving you this day to be part of His plan to change the world, one life at a time, beginning with you. Yesterday is over,and every day is a new day as you let go of the former things. God is carving out a path for you, even through the pounding waves of life. Rejoice, for He has a new thing for you, He... Read more

We are called to live without prejudices. Sometimes we do not know how deeply rooted our prejudices are. We may relate well to “others” until a reaction reveals that our prejudices are still there. Only when we can truly claim God’s unconditional love, and look at “others” as equally loved, can we begin to discover the richness of God’s heart in the diversity of His creation. Then unity can come without uniformity. Read more

Watch Robert Ricciardelli speak on Agape Road in the Marketplace, Please click this link. 43 minutes long. Read more

When we declare the grace of God to the world, His love in us will motivate us to do good to others as ambassadors of the grace we declare. We do not settle for being good, but seek opportunities to DO GOOD. While we bask in His goodness, how much of it is flowing out to others? Are we willing to become vulnerable and ask the question, “Father am I loving and doing the things that please you and empower... Read more

God answers general prayers generally, and specific prayers specifically. He cares for your specifics, your every step, and your every moment. Allow Him to be part of your every moment. Ask Him in the now, what step you must take in order to get to the next step. Your steps are ordered by Him, but He desires your willingness to hear His voice in the moment, any moment. He is waiting for you now, and you need Him now! Read more