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Cease striving and know that I AM God. This verse has been spoken over me for most of my life. At one point it became my mission to help others hear these words. I laugh at myself when I think back, because I was striving to
A paraplegic can have a rich full life. There may be some things that are always out of reach, and often their lifespans are shorter than other peoples, but a triumphant spirit can learn to work around many things. And the number of days often
In my prior post about Proverbs, I said that it was a frame narrative of God’s interaction with humanity, and that the middle chapters 10-29 were like gleanings, little seeds of wisdom, that the Holy Spirit drops in our path for us to find. In this
I’ve always loved gardens and green spaces. When I was in college, I would periodically take a day and drive up into the mountains, and sit in the woods, preferably by a stream and listen to the sounds of nature and let the green, and
Proverbs 30:5 says, “Every word of God is pure. Deuteronomy 8:3 and Matthew 4:4 state that “humanity cannot live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” If we are image bearers, then what do our words say about us?
I went to Proverbs when I was a young believer, because it is the book about wisdom, and my life was riddled with failures. I wanted all the wisdom God could give me. I meditated on the book for many years, and eventually one thought became
In Luke 17 Jesus tells an interesting little story. He asks those present if they can imagine a master when his servant comes in from working in the field to sit down and be fed and have a drink. The implied answer is, “No. We
In Leviticus 16, God outlines a ritual for the Day of Atonement. It is a complicated ritual steeped in symbolism. One interesting bit of that symbolism is about the two goat kids that are brought to the door of the tabernacle. Two young goats more or
I’ve had two dreams recently that have really left an impression in my mind. The details and circumstances of each were different, but at the same time, there were several overlapping ideas. In both dreams, there were young people who were dear to me, and there
I just took my dog for a walk. I had written a draft of this post and needed to pray and meditate before coming back and finishing it. I took her with me thinking it would be good for her, and me. But she is
