Genesis 25:19-24 Pregnant after a lengthy struggle with infertility, she finds herself with a womb in turmoil. Fearful? Anxious? Seeking answers, she asks “why THIS?” Not “why ME?” “People who say such things teach us another valuable lesson about the struggle of the...
Content Warning We, as Christians, all look for the Jesus in one another, but when we find aspects of one another that do not fit our expectation of Jesus, personality attributes that shock or annoy us, we reject the person altogether, as if we are assuming that it...
As Lent looms over the horizon, think about what God wants to root out of the soil of your soul…. what sharp stones, what loamy lumps of clay, what weeds, what limbs or debris…. even buried garbage needs to go. And since spiritual nature, like physical...
“Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto according to Thy word.” Psalm 119:9 “A child delights in what he has. A youth delights in what he does. An adult delights in what he is. The more mature you are, the more you will...
From: Pat Sabiston <patsabiston@irawriter.com> Sent: Monday, February 7, 2022 11:15 AM To: ‘Cathy Byrd’ <cathybyrd1212@hotmail.com> Subject: Here You Go! Dear Cathy: It’s weird. As I began to write about what I remember, other...
If his mother didn’t teach him respect for ALL women, you may eventually have to do it or live a life of subjugation or diminution. Some mothers teach sons to respect, honor and trust only her and that all other women are suspect. This is the heart of a woman whose...
Justification is a solitary covenant with God. Sanctification is a communal process of shared covenant to encourage, spur one another on, and live out the “one another’s” lived and taught by Jesus Christ. Justification occurs at a point in time,...
God is the Father to the fatherless, Husband to the widow …….. Again and again, We have been told to care for the orphans and widows……. Is God not doing that already? Yes, through those who are obedient…… “Care for the orphans and widows.” The widows complained of...
Below is a lovely social media post on the breath of God,God’s name. Ten years or so ago Rob Bell had a Nooma Video called “Breathe” that illustrated this.. Tonight I watched a beautiful video on God’s Breath of creation, the first of a...
About 15 woman hours spent over Friday afternoon and Saturday sfternoon and we got a good bit done on the first bedroom and bath. Ceiling and walls are requiring two coats of paint. Walls that didn’t have to be sheetrocked are at least requiring spackle and sanding....
