Robert Johnson's Page

Hey, do you feel that? .... "that"... yes, that. That's the feel of a subtle tug from your graveyard habits. They figured that by now, the joy and enthusiasm of Resurrection would have worn off and we'd be ready to return to our old, "deadly" ways. Of course, we won't, and I want you to just not be alarmed at that tug. It feels more powerful than it actually is, because you are truly, most definitely, FREE!

"Lives of great men all remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing, leave behind us
Footsteps on the sands of time.

Footsteps, that, perhaps another
Sailing o'er life's solemn main,
A forlorn and shipwreck'd brother
Seeing, shall take heart again.

Let us then be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor and to wait"

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (from his poem, A Psalm of Life)

For Jesus-followers, Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ - hope, salvation, redemption, and liberating love - into the world! It is the greatest miracle and gift that God has ever given to His creation!

It follows, then, that Christmas should be the highlight of our year. It should be a time of great hope, love, and revival. It makes sense that the world should be full of good cheer. God has entered our world in human flesh to give us eternal joy and hope.

Yet, we all kno… Continue

Barack Obama Will Be The Next President of the United States of America!

Wow! Incredible! Wonderful!

I have cast my vote! It was a great moment!

But here's somethig for all of us to think about:

I kind of think it sad that so many black people are so "fired up" to vote mainly because a "black man" is about to be elected for president. I wish we would have turned out to against Bush 4 years ago so we could have saved the lives of hundreds of young men and women who were fighting and DYING in… Continue

Okay, I am un-apologetically Christian, so I don't spend time processing concepts like "aura". I used that word to provoke your curiosity and get you to read this little devotional blog. My real agenda, here, is to get us to do some self-examination regarding the "energy of influence" that we are carrying around with us.

Are people drawn to you,lately? Are people being energized by your presence? Are people being encouraged and uplifted by your presence? When you walk into a room, does your pre… Continue