I can do all this through him who gives me strength. Phil 4:13 Life has many tricky seasons and I’m in several. Can I get some empathy or solidarity? My family and I are rallying to care for an elderly relative who is advanced in years and now experiencing some significant decline. I don’t find it … Continue reading Can, by Debb Hackett
“He is just and having salvation” Zechariah 9:9 Writers are notorious for having little filler words they need to eliminate from their text to tighten their writing. These are words like: well, so, and my personal favorite—just. I love the word just and can’t help using it… excessively. But through effort and attention I’ve learned … Continue reading Just, by Lori Altebaumer
‘So the cloud of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the Israelites during all their travels.’ Ex 40:38 The word today takes us all the way back to the Old Testament, to the Israelites on their forty-year journey looking for the promised land. They’ve … Continue reading Cloud, by Debb Hackett
‘Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,’ Hebrews 12:1 NIV I love it when a big, hefty novel has a twisty plot that I … Continue reading Entangles, by Catherine Hutton
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalm 73:26 I really like you, but… you’re a strong candidate, but… I’d love to help out, but… For a tiny word, BUT has a lot to answer for. Those three letters routinely do more damage … Continue reading But, by Debb Hackett