When Life Doesn’t Look Like you Think it Should
John 4:46-53 Although a man of authority, wealth, and position, the nobleman of John 4 found himself one day in a place that he could not change by force, threat,…
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Change
As much as we all resist and dread it; it is an inevitable part of life this side of Glory. We all tend toward the routine, comfortable, and predictable, yet…
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Jehovah Raah
So much comfort is found in Psalm 23. This psalm of David that dynamically illuminates one of God’s multifaceted qualities – He is Jehovah Raah—our Shepherd. The longer I journey…
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Lessons from the Hebrew Children in Suffering
This year I am listening through the Bible. While I am still in my Bible daily, additionally each day instead of reading straight through my bible, I listen to it…
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Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh
It was a dark world into which the Sun of Righteousness stepped. After four hundred years of no further revelation from Jehovah; no prophet to guide and direct, God’s people…
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“Highly favored”
Young and innocent Mary was greeted by a heavenly messenger with these words. Yet, “highly favored” took the form of rejection, desolation, instability, grief, and anguish. Joseph, at the age…
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God With Us
I have recently finished a Bible study of the book of Habakuk. While the book is quite poetic, walking through it intentionally, I found the book rich with relevance today….
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My Spouse is Narcissistic…
I remember the day during the long, slow process of healing after the confession of my husband’s affair, that I googled “what is a narcissist?” As I read the summary…
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The Gift of Lament
The first time I was introduced to the idea of lament was during the long season of the grieving process that resulted after the discovery of my husband’s moral failure….
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I Will Take the Cup of Salvation
In Jewish culture, Psalms 113-118 are called the “Great Hallal” and are traditionally sung/read at holy days, but in particular, at Passover. These were the songs on everyone’s mind at…
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