The shelf life of a dream…. It was part of a quote from something I was watching on television. It stuck with me, although I can’t remember what I was watching. According to Oxford languages self life is defined as “the length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable.”... Continue Reading →
For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39 It's Valentine's Day, so love is... Continue Reading →
Anytime I start talking about self-care, I often remind those that are "too busy" of what the airline attendant says "You have to put your oxygen on before you can help others." I know that we can not sustain pouring out care for others if we do not take care of ourselves first. I think... Continue Reading →
“As they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, “Lord,... Continue Reading →
For the past few years, I have had a focus word for the year. Generally, I have that word in November or December and allow that to give me focus as I start the new year. This year I didn’t have a word as the new year started, I was thinking that season had passed.... Continue Reading →
‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false. I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name's sake, and you have not grown weary. But I have this against... Continue Reading →
“I said, “My strength has perished, along with my expectation from Yahweh.”” Lamentations 3:18 Other translations use the word Endurance for strength. Lexicon :: Strong's H5331 - neṣaḥ eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity enduring of life, and so life itself as enduring: The Scriptures before share of the destruction of Jerusalem. It goes into detail... Continue Reading →
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 2 Peter 1:5-7 As I read this passage today, I thought about my health journey. It starts with diligence. I have to truly decide... Continue Reading →
If anyone is to be taken captive, to captivity he goes; if anyone is to be slain with the sword, with the sword must he be slain. Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints. Revelations 13:10 The Message translates this Scripture "They’ve made their bed; now they must lie in... Continue Reading →
On February 28, 2020 we went to Mt Hermon, one of the highest places in Israel. You can find it mentioned in Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, I Chronicles, Psalm and Song of Solomon. Mt Hermon, Israel I admit this was one of those places we visited where initially I was like "Why?" It has remnants of... Continue Reading →
