Today I leaned on the shovel that spooned Ukrainian soil over the mound covering what remains of the woman who birthed the boy I call my son.Maybe you need to know that another mama knows how it feels to love a child who did not come from your body and who is unable to love you f...
always ready to help in times of trouble.2 So we will not be afraid, even if the earth is shaken and mountains fall into the ocean depths;3 even if the seas roar and rage, and the hills are shaken by the violence. 4 There is a river that brings joy to the city of God, to the...
Caleb should be known for humility. He knew that he didn’t have the strength to overcome the giants, but he knew that God could. His humility gave him courage. But when everything collapsed, and God told him to wait, he waited. His humility was then tempered in the wilderness for for...
16 Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us. 17 “Now, our God, hear the ...
before the virus erupted, “Deep personal and communal changes are not something we roll up our sleeves and do. Such life-giving change is something that is done unto us.” Something certainly is being done to us all. What kind of changes might God be asking of you and your communities?
I feel in my heart that painting what God has laid on my heart and revealed to my mind is what I should be doing. I feel at peace with this thought. So now what? I bought Art Rage for my Ipad and have started learning how to use it. I cannot let a steep learning curve hinder...
15 And now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and made Yourself a name, as it is this day—we have sinned, we have done wickedly! 16 “O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I pray, let Your anger and Your fury be turn...
Has he shut up his compassion in anger?” Selah11 [au]And I say: “This is my grief— that the right hand[av] of the Most High has changed.”12 I will remember the works of the Lord; I will call to mind your wonders in the past.13 I will reflect on all your deeds and ponde...