God’s living word
Is a roaring fire
To ever ignite
And brightly blaze
In broken human hearts,
Not a religious talk
About doing right
Or a creed to recite
Once a week.

Always remember
To fan the embers
And feed the fire
So God’s flame
Can flourish
In your heart.

Studying about God
Without experiencing
Heart-felt revelation
Won’t remove
The contamination
Within you.

Read the Bible
And hear it
While being
Sensitive
To God’s Spirit.

The greatest wealth
Is mental health.
It can’t be bought
But must be sought,
Filtered, refined
And brought
Out of the mine
And messy mire
Of the mind.

Think, say, and do
What produces
Love, joy, and peace
Inside of you.

How about a warm fire for your cold heart? Let your conscience and the Bible keep you sane in this crazy world. Jesus offers sanity to humanity, but it’s not a popular offer. He is real, alive, and knowable. He’s not just a religious story to be told. Spontaneous, stress-free, Christ-inspired playfulness and innocent, child-like silliness are aids to sanity that humans too quickly abandon.

The body of Christ is shattered into pieces, thousands of independent religious organizations all calling themselves church while disagreeing with each other, but Jesus wants all His followers to see themselves as one body united and being led and directed by His Spirit. See John 17:20-23. When Christ-followers gather and let Jesus be the active, controlling Leader, Lord, and King of the assembly the kingdom of God is revealed.