Persevere — this was my word for 2021. It was a word I didn’t particularly desire. Nobody wants to think of having to persevere. Perseverance generally presumes hard times are in the future. Yet, because God is good, I knew persevering was not without reward. When you are given your One Word for the year, …
What is the week between Christmas and the new year like for you? To me it feels like dead space. My house was full of life, kids and grandkids playing games and opening gifts, and so much food! It was wonderful. But then they travel back to their own homes and the house seems deathly …
I got to thinking about those lightbulb, aha moments when we proclaim, “I learned something new today.” When someone shows us a new way of doing something, or reveals a little known fact, or we discover something that blows our mind. There is an excitement to revelation and an innate sense of victory when we …
Yahweh is the English pronunciation of the Hebrew YHWH or Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh. Ehyeh meaning I Am. It is translated into LORD, all caps throughout the Old Testament and with Adonai (Lord) in Jewish texts. Researching the meaning brought me to a YouTube video that was very enlightening. Check out part one here. And part …
The Far Reaches of Grace 