Breaking the Mold for Christ

  A City of Reconciliation?   Richmond VA (affectionately known as RVA) has quite a reputation. One of the things Richmond is most famous for is being the Capital of the Confederacy. There were a couple others, but RVA is the most well-known location.  As an RVA area resident for most of my life, this one was a surprise to me. A few years ago, I heard Richmond maintained its reputation as Sin City. I had never heard that reference before. Then last Christmas, I heard that RVA was known as Sin City in the early 1800s.  I do love RVA. I am not a city girl, but the parks of Richmond are incredible. Having the river with amazing rapids running through it. The views…. The history… the architecture. All I know is I keep getting drawn back here to live.  But I have always had a deep feeling RVA could be so much more. There have been failed projects (most famously 6th St Marketplace that people still reminisce about) and other projects that get a lot of false starts (li...

  For a long time, the prophetic was not a major focus I have always tested high for the prophetic gifts in the Spiritual Gifts tests that churches and work were given to me. It always left me confused because I didn't see any examples of the prophetic around me despite hearing how all the gifts were equally important.  I didn't know what the first step was and didn't even know who I could ask about it. On top of that, I didn't recognize it when God was revealing things prophetically to me. Looking back, I can recognize that He was giving me a glimpse of what was coming. I am wondering if there are many others out there like me... who have a gift for the prophetic but didn't know what to do with their gift when it appeared to not be practiced for many of us. Between the growth of social media and the rise of top prophetic voices, not only has awareness of the gift has grown, but people want to practice it because they have always felt a pull towards the gift.  Has i...