Today is my daughter, Elli’s 13th birthday. I write this as I sit in the stillness of the early morning, reflecting, remembering. I’m struck by the realization that our youngest is entering her teen years. A bittersweet moment. I realize we will never pass this way again. Perhaps her awareness of maturation will retire the […]
God ordered King Saul through the prophet Samuel to completely destroy King Agag and the enemies of Israel, the Amelekites: “This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘I’ll punish Amalek for what he did to Israel, when he set himself against Israel in the way, as they were going up from Egypt.
“By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.” ~ Exodus 13:21 “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they
“When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.” Rev. 12:11 NKJV When was the last time you shared a testimony, your story, with others? Whether your salvation testimony, a God-incident, divine appointment, or perhaps a
“So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt should lose its flavor, how shall it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men.” ~ Yeshua the Messiah, Matthew 5:13 “Salt was of high value to the Hebrews, Greeks, the Chinese, Hittites and
Rebecca Erin Gardner went home to be with the Lord, crossing over into Glory on October 13, 2016, after a long battle against cancer. She is the youngest daughter of Jon and Jackie Gardner, the little sister of her seven siblings, this beloved child was just ten years old. There is no explanation, no
“He has brought me to the banquet hall, and His banner over me is love.” ~ Song of Songs (Shir HaShirim)2:4 “I want you woven into a tapestry of love, in touch with everything there is to know of God. Then you will have minds confident and at rest, focused on Messiah, God’s great mystery.”
“When darkness veils His lovely face, I rest on His unchanging grace; In every high and stormy gale My anchor holds within the veil. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand.” Stanza 2, My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less, Edward Mote, 1834 We are living in perilous times.