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Shavuot Surprise
(The sequel to “Silent Saturday”1) It’s Shavuot! …our Feast of Weeks! …seven days of feasting to celebrate our wheat harvest! We’re also remembering the day YHWH gave Moses our Torah on Mount Sinai. …a day to remember the covenant we Jews have with our God. But this...
Waiting
Waiting.We’re waiting.For what,we do not know.We’re waiting,Yes, waiting,becauseyou told us so. You said wait,then you were gone.You said wait,the light will dawn.The room was full ofsilencethat roared infear and doubt. We’re waiting.Waiting, not knowingwhat it’s...
Not So Boring After All
Have you ever pledged to read through the Bible in one year? What happened when you reached the book of Leviticus? (Be honest, you are among friends now.) It is a book full of requirements and prescriptions. Doesn’t exactly keep you on the edge of your seat like Noah...
Exit Us
The turbulent skydraws the attention of every eyeas truth asserts itself and canno longer be denied. I WILL BRING YOU OUT All-fallupon their knees andrelease the chains heldso tightly in their hands. I WILL DELIVER YOU No locks, no keys.No longer holding back.No...
A Liturgy for Storms
O God whose strength is in the skies,1Who commands lightning and hail, snow, clouds, and stormy wind,And they fulfill Your word;We bow to Your majesty expressed in the storm. O Ruler of Rain,2 who causes the sky to give showers,Who decrees the rain and waters the...
Dehydrated
We thought we were losing her. Limp and lifeless, she had stopped eating and drank very little. I coaxed and bribed her with her favorite treats, but even those she refused. I placed water right next to her bed to make it easier for her, but the only way she would...
Asleep
Slumber. Repose. Sleep. Rest. Snooze. All these words mean the same thing: the absence of wakefulness in which one is unconscious of one’s surroundings, experiencing a resting of the body and mind. I would like to focus on the phrase, “one is unconscious of one’s...
Whom Have I?
“Whom have I in heaven but You? And besides You, I desire nothing on earth. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:25-26 NASB What a comfort to know that the Word of God is always true, right, and good!...
Carrying Jesus
What? D’ya think a donkey can’t talk? Haven’t ya ever heard of Balaam’s ass? I’m just a young’un, and I already know about him. He’s famous among us donkeys! So let me tell ya about something cool that happened to me—even better than Balaam’s ass. The sun is shining...
Dada Loves You, Baby Girl
“As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love.” John 15:9 (NIV) It’s okay, baby girl. Yeah, you’re hungry aren’t you? I’m warming up the milk right now. If I give you the bottle right away, it’ll be cold, and you don’t like cold milk....
