Posts with the tag “revealing-christ”

AUTUMN RAIN: THE UNFORGETTABLE PROMISE OF SUSTENANCEWritten by Pastor Carmela E. HeadThe Renewal CenterThe season of yielding much fruit and vegetables is here!  The bounty of apples, pumpkins, and big baskets or barrels of abundance are evident everywhere reminding us of harvest and plentitude.With Autumn comes a promise of harvest.  With the Autumn rain comes a promise of refreshing from the sco...  Read More

Right PassageWritten by Pastor Carmela E. HeadThe Renewal CenterWhat a memory!  I clearly remember traveling along on the road during a vacation on my way to a destination I had never been.  While casually driving, enjoying the serenity of the view around me and enjoying the quietness, all of a sudden, as I was in the middle of a five-lane highway with multiple signs approaching leading in every d...  Read More

Type your new text here. By Pastor Carmela E. HeadIn junior high school and in high school, I participated in basketball, track, and field. For those who have done the same, I know that you can relate to the vigorous practices and the weekly games. For basketball, the sound of the whistle inaugurated the commencement of a new game. The ball was tossed into the air for a jump shot, and we were off!...  Read More

Marching Orders:  To Sights ForeknownBy Pastor Carmela E. HeadThe Renewal CenterNoah.  I remember hearing and learning of the Bible story of Noah’s ark when I was a little girl. The picture of the enormous rugged and rustic wooden ark always seems to come up in mind when I think of that story.  The most vivid picture has always been the animals entering the ark two by two.  I even remembered singi...  Read More

Written by Pastor Carmela E. HeadThere is something about the breaking of day.  The most anticipated welcoming of the day; that all perpetual beautiful sunrise.  It does not matter where you live or where you are, we all get to wake up to an incomparable beam of light that radiates and warms everything it touches.Light opens the way.  It illuminates.  Candles, lanterns, lamps all have one thing in...  Read More

The Place in the MiddleSeeking God In The MeantimeBy Pastor Carmela E. HeadThe Renewal CenterWe all seem to know that one person who seems to have a knack for patience.  It seems that they have been given an extra ounce of grace in the area of tolerance.  I know several people who exercise a great level of calmness while waiting for answers.  That is sometimes a great place to be: “cool, calm and ...  Read More

DAYBREAK MANNAAwakening To The Mysteries of GodWritten by Pastor Carmela E. HeadThe Renewal CenterThere’s something very refreshing that happens at daybreak; that new sound that comes from the free-flying birds chirping a new melody, a hushing of the wind that greets us at the door, a subtle brightness that sweeps across the morning sky, or perhaps a calm that settles within the neighborhood. Noth...  Read More

Type your new text here. What’s With The Stain?Written by Pastor Carmela E. HeadThe Renewal Center“What is with this stain? I can’t seem to get it out!”  Sounds familiar doesn’t it?  I can remember countless times when I have purchased a garment only to find an ingrained stain that is far beyond removing.  Have you experienced this?  I am very sure we all have encountered such frustration where we...  Read More

Type your new text here. In my opinion, one of the most agitating sound is the sound of the roaring static on the radio dial. I have come to know that even if it is one point away in frequency from the accurate station, there is still the annoying sound of the station going in and out.  How many of you have encountered this experience? I have so many times.  Often, in times past, when l used to li...  Read More

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Red Light. Green Light.: Stop, Look & Listen.  Holy Spirit Is LeadingWritten by Pastor Carmela E. HeadThe Renewal Center I can remember vividly as if it were yesterday!  Laughter and fun exuberated from the parks and thePlaygrounds where I played as a child. Playing outside with my friends onthe playground was the highlight of the day! One of my  favorite all-time games toplay was “Red Light. Gree...  Read More

Written by Pastor Carmela E. HeadThe Renewal Center The calendar has been marked, highlighted and the date has been saved. Mental and verbal reminders, not to mention, memos are in the cue waiting for moment of truth. Hours, minutes and seconds are on the count down. The outfit is ready, shoes and accessories are selected, and everything is color coordinated to boot! The gas gage in the on full, t...  Read More

Written by Pastor Carmela E. Head, The Renewal CenterThe woman at the well. The Widow of Zerephath with the empty jars.  What in the world do these two women in scripture have in common?  How could there be any parallel between the two? They were centuries apart in biblical times; however, they experienced the same miraculous overflow of God’s provision.  One woman, at the deepest level of her sou...  Read More

What happens in preparation and behind the scene is often overlooked.   Read More