100 + Whole-Hearted Books To Fight Back the Culture | Guest Post
I would like to introduce Jacqueline of “Deep Roots at Home” as my guest on “The Reader and the Book.” From her blog, she writes: “For 40 years, I have been a wife to my husband and a teacher of our...
View ArticleHungry? Thirsty?
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.” John 6:35 I come to Jesus. I believe in Jesus. So how can I be...
View ArticleAm I an Easter Child?
I ponder falling deeply in love, more than before, with my Jesus. Opening God’s Word to the Gospels and Acts to read the life of resurrection with Jesus brings me repeatedly to words such as cleanse,...
View ArticleWalk by the Spirit
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 Oh, that I walk in obedience to the LORD in ALL my steps. But I am human and that is just not...
View ArticleGod-Breathed
“The Bible is a vein of pure gold, unalloyed by quartz, or any earthly substance. This is a star without a speck; a sun without a blot; a light without darkness; a moon without its paleness; a glory...
View ArticleGod of the Mountain
My two sister-in-laws are visiting this week. Yesterday, one asked what the rest of a song was. It was a song that none of us knew well enough to be able to sing or even recite the words. So I...
View ArticleCaring for the Caregiver – Part 1 @ SDG
Caregiver: the definition of a giver of care is a family member or paid helper who regularly looks after a child, or a sick, elderly, or disabled person. The description of a giver of care who works...
View ArticleCaring for the Caregiver – Part 2 @ SDG
One of the very first things a giver of care should think about doing for herself/himself is to find quiet … find the calm center of the storm, find peace in your mind and heart. Finding quiet is...
View ArticleWith Healing in Its Wings
But for you who fear My Name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. Malachi 4:2 מַרְפֵּא marpe’ health, healing, cure...
View ArticleJustice For All
Lately, I have been reading about injustices that occur toward people today as well as many years, decades, even centuries ago. It is something that just never seems to end. As Jesus told His...
View ArticleEverything About God Says Strong
Last time, I wrote of God’s justice. It will rule one day. His day. Your statutes, LORD, stand firm; holiness adorns your house for endless days. Psalm 93:5 NIV קֹדֶשׁ qodesh sacredness, holiness,...
View ArticleGod of the Heavens
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft was launched January 19, 2006. On July 14, 2015, it passed Pluto and its moons. Pluto is 31.94 Astronomical Units (AU) from Earth. One AU is the average distance...
View ArticleAlone With Jesus
Some times, many times, days just don’t go the way I would have hoped. I had a tooth with a crown just break off recently. I needed a new crown and some build up work done to make it right again....
View ArticleA Child’s Chaos
My sister had had her granddaughter for part of a day before she called. The joy in her voice was delightful, filled with memories of the day. After wishing me a happy birthday, she proceeded to tell...
View ArticleFather God
To ponder… Does God feel like a loving Father to you? Does He feel like the kind of Father that you could crawl up in His lap and snuggle with or swing in a swing with? He is. I know because I...
View ArticleVeterans Day — 2015
I honor you, Veterans of the United States of America. I am a proud wife and daughter of military veterans. On this day, I stand tall in honor of these two men and all the other veterans of today and...
View ArticleGratitude
How can I hold it all in? For so much…for so many…I am so grateful! I am giving thanks…and when I am giving consistently with the breath of time, the gratitude seems to grow, plus it grows me. How...
View ArticleBetwixt and Between
Betwixt and Between: a midway position : neither one thing nor the other Thanksgiving is over. Christmas is soon. A large Thanksgiving meal–prepared and eaten. Giving thanks for the many blessings we...
View ArticleSimeon Waiting
Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. Luke 2:25 παράκλησις...
View ArticleAnna Comes
And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, and then as a widow...
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