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He Is Jealous For You
“You shall not have other gods besides me. You shall not carve idols for yourselves [. . .] For I, the Lord, your God, am a jealous God.” // Exodus...
Counting Our Blessings
“But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.” // Matthew 13:16 We shuffled into the pew as quietly as possible and sat near a...
Cultivating Rich Soil
But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. // Matthew 13:9. When I look around our world right now, the world in...
A Love That Gives
“Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” // Matthew 20:28 As a...
Keep Still
“The Lord himself will fight for you; you only have to keep still.” // Exodus 14:14 When my nephew wakes up, sometimes his first words to my sister are “Bye,...
Shedding My Self-Sufficiency
But the Spirit himself intercedes with inexpressible groanings. // Romans 8:26 I did not think I would fall back so quickly into my old ways, but there I sat on...
Her Desperate Love
O God, you are my God whom I seek;for you my flesh pines and my soul thirstslike the earth, parched, lifeless and without water. // Psalm 63:2 Orange and pink...
Practicing Gratitude
How shall I make a return to the LORD for all the good he has done for me? // Psalm 116:12 “Mom, are you complaining?” I bit my tongue and...
Unstrap Your Backpack
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and...
My Little Burning Bush
Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground. // Exodus 3:5 After a comically long (though not unusual) dinner-bath-bedtime routine complete with stories,...
You Have Been Drawn From The Water
She named him Moses; for she said, “I drew him out of the water.” // Exodus 2:10 Bobbing in the waves for days during our annual family “beach week,” plunging...
Let Him Receive You
"Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me.” // Matthew 10:40 I've always struggled with receiving. Whether it's gifts, recognition, or help, I...
