The Day After Christmas It is the day after Christmas. The day after… usually you get the doldrums because you have anticipated and waited for something and then it comes and goes. For me, Christmas is not like that. The day after is the same kind of joy and I still have hope and anticipation […]
A Great Choice Thankfulness! It is still a great choice to be Awe-God Grateful, giving thanks for Who God is, not depending on own strength, but being enveloped in His, leaning into His understanding and swaying with the Sovereign wind of His Holy Spirit flowing into our heart, soul, mind, will and spirit. Yes, it […]
Never Get Over It Everything in our world could change on one single day. It is said that history is made in a moment. The sun sets and the sun rises and all is changed. The heart of the Gospel is change and it was a divine interruption of the finite by the Infinite. Jesus came […]
Dealing With The Darkness Of Our Time Darker and darker the human condition is on a downward spiral. Deceit, lawlessness, hate, anger all accompany the illegitimate grab of power. These times do stretch our faith, they are dark times and the state of humanity is not good, yet we are never without Jesus, The Light […]
Happy are the people whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a source of spring water; even the autumn rain will cover it with blessings. They go from strength to strength; each appears before God in Zion. Psalms 84:5-7 Entangle […]
Then God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water.” So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse. And it was so. God called the expanse “sky.” Evening came and then morning: the second day. Then God said, “Let the […]
Everyone look! Come and see the breathtaking wonders of our God. For he brings both ruin and revival . He’s the one who makes conflicts end throughout the earth, breaking and burning every weapon of war. Everyone look! Come and see the breathtaking wonders of our God. For he brings both ruin and revival. He’s […]
A talkative soul lacks both the essential virtues and intimacy with God. A deeper interior life, one of gentle peace and of that silence where the Lord dwells, is quite out of the question. A soul that has never tasted the sweetness of inner silence is a restless spirit which disturbs the silence of others. […]
Have you ever commanded the morning to appear and caused the dawn to rise in the east? Have you made daylight spread to the ends of the earth, to bring an end to the night’s wickedness? As the light approaches, the earth takes shape like clay pressed beneath a seal; it is robed in brilliant […]
Look, God is all-powerful. Who is a teacher like him? No one can tell him what to do, or say to him, ‘You have done wrong.’ Instead, glorify his mighty works, singing songs of praise. Job 36:22-24 Reality Of Truth God is the only teacher, Whose truth is backed by all-knowing wisdom and complete understanding, […]
Yahweh is my revelation-light and the source of my salvation. I fear no one! I’ll never turn back and run, for you, Yahweh, surround and protect me. When evil ones come to destroy me, they will be the ones who turn back. My heart will not fear even if an army rises to attack. I […]
God stretches the northern sky over empty space and hangs the earth on nothing. He wraps the rain in his thick clouds, and the clouds don’t burst with the weight. He covers the face of the moon, shrouding it with his clouds. He created the horizon when he separated the waters; he set the boundary […]
Starving, thirsting, staggering, we became desperate and filled with despair. Then we cried out, “Lord, help us! Rescue us!” And he did! He led us out by the right way until we reached a suitable city to dwell in. So lift your hands and thank God for his marvelous kindness and for all his miracles […]
It’s time to sing and shout for joy! Go ahead, all you redeemed ones, do it! Praise him with all you have, for praise looks lovely on the lips of God’s devoted lovers. 2 Play the guitar as you lift your praises loaded with thanksgiving. Sing and make joyous music with all you’ve got inside. […]
So I placed armed guards behind the lowest parts of the wall in the exposed areas. I stationed the people to stand guard by families, armed with swords, spears, and bows. Then as I looked over the situation, I called together the nobles and the rest of the people and said to them, “Don’t be […]