by Mike Rakes | Jun 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Many today struggle to understand the vandalism and even worse acts that are showing up on our social media feeds and in the news. I am too. And it is certainly ok to be upset about it. I fear that things will worsen, and we must pray for those in law enforcement more...
by Mike Rakes | Jun 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Postmodernism, Pluralism, and Pneumiotics: Three major influences on the Spirit-empowered church Dr. Mike Rakes Abstract The impact of culture on the local church in America has been an on-going topic of conversation among those in church leadership positions for...
by Mike Rakes | May 16, 2020 | Spirituality
Van Gogh’s depiction of exhausted peasant couple. Poem inspired by Jason Upton music. There was a season not that long ago, When joy rained down and laughter flowed; A fullness and feasts of fellowship and fun, Rare does one know soon that harvest...
by Mike Rakes | May 16, 2020 | Spirituality
Now the lone tree is bare standing on the frozen earth, There is no song bird there and nothing to give birth, No rabbit seen only bare tree and fields, silent while waiting on eternity to rise. Whitney your life is still teaching us – even during this dark...
