Posts by Dallas Henslee
Am I lying if I don’t share everything?
Question: I desire to be honest and transparent but struggle with how much is okay to share. My parents taught me that a partial truth was the same as a lie. Am I lying to people if I don’t share all of the details about a situation? Answer: A half truth with the intent to…
Read MoreDoes reconciliation require continued relationship?
Questions: We have experienced immense conflict and division within our church family. People in the church want us to reconcile which brings up several interrelated questions, such as: Answers: The same Holy Spirit that lives in you, lives in other believers; even those that do hurtful things. I’m going to say something that may shock…
Read MoreWhere Are All The Lights
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may…
Read MoreAn Emotional Elijah Experience
When I was younger, we used to say, “Rain, rain, go away. Come again another day.” Of course, if we could keep sending the rain away because it was inconvenient, there would be catastrophic results. Elijah’s story Consider the story in 1 Kings 17-19. The rain stopped and would not return until Elijah commanded it…
Read MoreMy Mud Hut on Wheels
When I was younger, we visited Heritage Park in Calgary, Alberta. There were parts of the park that I really enjoyed and others that I didn’t. I loved the old time candy store and ice cream shop. What kid wouldn’t? I didn’t love experiencing the sod shack/mud hut by stepping inside. I found it stuffy,…
Read MoreDirectionally Challenged
Recently, the Lord was talking to me about feet. I looked up verses regarding feet, direction, walking, paths, etc. One of the passages I read was Psalms 37:23-24 (ESV). The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for…
Read MoreLeaving a Legacy of Love
Wednesday was a hard day. I struggled from the moment I awoke. After spending a night of tossing and turning, I could hardly bring myself to look at my phone. While I wanted to check the time, I didn’t want to be greeted by unwanted news. The day before, we were informed that one of our…
Read MoreInadvertently Planting Rows of Seeds of Encouragement or Destruction
Accused of Being a Seed Planter Recently, I received a message from a client, “You seed planter.” In all candor, I frequently have clients who have worked with me for a while tell me something like, “I was going to do such and such. Then I heard you in my head, so I did something…
Read MoreI Rest My Case in the Peace and Trust of Faith
Over the past few weeks, Mark and I have been working diligently to write the Rest and Leave policy for Blue Fire Legacy. Several places in this document reference the need to rest in the way God prescribed. As we consider the necessity to rest, there are additional facets that come to mind as rest…
Read MoreSeeing People and the World Through God’s Love Optics
When I was a little girl, my mom asked me to look out the front window and see if the flag was still up on the mailbox, so she’d know whether or not to make the trek down our long gravel driveway to get the mail. The fact that I couldn’t answer her question alerted…
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