Learning to love others the way Jesus loves us
Political affiliation must be secondary to our affiliation with the people of God. "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light" (1 Peter 2:9-10). "For our boast… Continue reading Everything is Secondary, part 3
And how they affect grace I haven't thought much about personality types in a while, but I read a post the other day that got me thinking about how personality may influence how we extend grace to each other. For example, on the ever-popular Myers-Briggs spectrum, I am an INTJ. It's consistent, too, across both… Continue reading Personalities
God has prepared us for this very thing-Let the redeemed of the Lord say so! It's cold here in the South today. Nothing like what my friends in the North and Midwest experience, but when the temperature is below freezing for most of a week, these California-born fingers struggle to move. I can't sit close… Continue reading Fear is not all-powerful
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep… Continue reading Grace Wears Pink
I am sitting in my living room. There is a fire in the fireplace. One dog is next to me and the other is sound asleep at my feet. My husband is in his recliner preparing for the work week. Michigan beat Alabama; the Longhorns and Huskies are tied. It has been a bus day,… Continue reading Word for 2024
War, Job, and the presence of God Along with much of the West, I was horrified by the attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7. After being there more than 30 years ago, Israel captured my heart in a way few places can. The holiness of the place is unmistakable with so much of… Continue reading The Limits of Human Wisdom
9-25-23 Yom Kippur (G'mar chatimah tovah) "This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: Atonement is to be made once a year for all the sins of the Israelites” Leviticus 16:34 Today is Yom Kippur, the most holy day of the Jewish calendar. It is the day named Atonement by the Lord Himself, set… Continue reading גְּמַר חֲתִימָה טוֹבָה
It's fire. https://www.youtube.com/live/_8VjAwfZeNg?feature=shared
New book chapter published! This was fun to write with my good friend, Kelly Fruchey. It is my first publication as a member of the National Coalition of Independent Scholars. The book and each chapter individually is available at IGI Global. Proposal Much of the proposal did not make the final cut, so I am… Continue reading DEI and Imago Dei
Lamentations 3:25-28 The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. Let him sit alone in silence when it is… Continue reading 4’33
Defaulting to Grace 