It’s always fun to find a great “other half” to a highly-quoted scripture. Frequently the other half unlocks some new revelation of the well-known portion. For me, today’s scripture is an example of that. It comes from Romans 12:2 Do Continue reading Learning to Discern His Will (Rom 12:2)
Had a bizarre bout with anxiety yesterday. I’m not one who typically struggles with it so it’s presence was easily noticeable and NOT appreciated. I know this is something many people deal with, and I know most of us know Continue reading Anxiety
As I was reading in Jeremiah the other day, a portion jumped out at me. Let me first set the scene, Jeremiah has been giving the word of the Lord for an extended period of time largely without people acknowledging Continue reading Rejecting Knowledge (Hosea 4:6)
A dear friend of mine created an art piece with many of the names of God in Hebrew with the English next to it. I have it framed across from the toilet (very spiritual you know) and on occasion when Continue reading Elohim Yakol (Daniel 3:17)
There’s a verse in James 2 often quoted where we’re chastened not to be a respecter of persons. The example that corresponds describes two men – one who appears rich and the other poor. I’ve often heard this verse cited Continue reading Respecter of Persons (James 2)
As humans we like to have choices. It allows us to feel “in control” – God knows our tendency and so He often gives us choices that I’ll liken to someone offering us a choice between a scoop of poop Continue reading A Clear Choice (Jeremiah 17:5-8)
During the last 9 months, God’s really been dealing with me on the issue of performance. As I shared back in February, I struggle with a “guilty conscious” thing – God’s brought a lot of healing, but I know that Continue reading Performance & Love
Sometimes people wonder “why” I’ve chosen various colors or oils for their scarf, or why one scarf letter is less than half a page and another is three pages (though they’re rarely that long!). The only way I can answer Continue reading Gelah Raz (Revealer of Mysteries)
If worship is our gift to God is it more important that it be how we want? Or how He wants?
For the last 8 days I’ve had a bone where my neck meets my shoulders out of alignment. It has commanded my attention constantly in waking and sleeping hours by varying amounts of discomfort – from short bursts to debilitating Continue reading Alignment
