In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Gen 1:1 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.[a] Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. Psalm 139:13-14 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Psalm 19:1 … Continue reading The LORD is our creator
Passages for today: Genesis 29:1-30:43, Matthew 11:16-30, Psalm 9:7-2 In this blog, I will look at Genesis 27 to 30. Are there things in your family that are completely amuck? Or were so? We live in a fallen world, and relationships, especially family relationships can suffer. As we know we are ‘stuck’ with our family, and they will not leave us, even if we mess … Continue reading Destructive family patterns #BibleInAYear #Day15
On this seventh day of bible of a year the following passages were on the schedule: Genesis 17:1-18:33, Matthew 6:25-7:23, Psalm 6:1-10. I’d like to share what stood out to me in Genesis 17. Here, the LORD establishes His eternal covenant with Abraham. He’s done so before; apparently Abraham needs some reassuring. Don’t we all? Then we have to keep reminding ourselves of God’s promises, … Continue reading We serve a generous God #BibleInAYear #Day8
The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. – Matthew 13:22 We are often, I am often, so worried about things. One of the things I would like in life is a boyfriend. Today I was also talking to another friend about this, … Continue reading what weeds are choking your fruit?
Bible verses: “If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” (referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to human precepts and teachings? These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and … Continue reading lies #2: legalism, the enemy of love
“If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations— “Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch” (referring to things that all perish as they are used)—according to human precepts and teachings? These have indeed an appearance of wisdom in promoting self-made religion and asceticism and … Continue reading lies #1: intro
“We cannot do anything to qualify for unconditional and voluntary love. We labor under the false assumption that if we live perfectly, everybody will accept us, while there is One who lived His life perfectly, and [almost] everybody rejected Him.” — Neil T. Anderson [text in brackets added] Continue reading unearned love
We live in a society that places way too much pressure on the individual to achieve things and prove their uniqueness when all the greatest projects are group efforts. Continue reading individual or collective?
The girl sitting across from me in the train had brought along a life-size, cardboard, flat, naked doll. This cardboard figure was covered with different pictures and texts. In the middle was a gigantic heart. There were also little hearts on the drawed-on, smiling, face. Naturally, I was intrigued. We struck up a conversation; the figure was supposed to represent her hopes, dreams and life … Continue reading Acceptance
for linguists not to stress: http://tmblr.co/ZuWOEv20eGHv_ Continue reading A reminder
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