The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Psalm 23:1-3 “Not to you, ye great and mighty, who lift your heads high, and claim …
Was Jesus Tempted like Me? I was struck with a thought while reading through Hebrews. When I came across this verse—For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.—I thought, “How could a 1st-century Jewish …
Do you ever wonder if you’ve messed up so bad that God won’t want to use you anymore? If anyone has ever stood firmly in that place of uncertainty, I think it was David and Bathsheba. Yet tucked away into Jesus’ genealogy is a small detail of significant impact the notorious couple left to encourage …
Juxtaposition: the act or instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect. A couple months ago, I explored the idea of treating others according to their potential, not their past—which I wholeheartedly believe. But what happens when treating others according to their …
And so continues the emotional rollercoaster saga that is my yucca tree. Can you have too many blog posts about gardening? Maybe. But I’m willing to push the limits. An interesting thing has happened. And I’m not quite sure how I feel about it. The growth that I was searching for, the growth that YouTube …