The People’s Prayer

“Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise. You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and [...]

But God

A few weeks ago, Hannah posted some journalings. Following suit but trying not to be a copy cat, I’m posting a written sketch from my recent reading of Ephesians. Please view the image full size for readability.

“…But God…”  He changes everything.
While reading through Ephesians last week, I was struck by Paul’s method of using [...]

The Sword of the Spirit: The Word of God

A meditation on Psalm 119, verses 9-16 (ESV)
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to Your Word.
How foolish I often am to seek to fight sin in my life without wielding the Word. My fighting will be fruitless unless I pick up the sword of the Spirit, the most powerfully [...]

A Right Response

Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and walked in all the way of David his father, and he did not turn [...]

Memorizing Scripture

Last weekend as mentioned in last Friday’s post, a couple of us girls were at a conference called New Attitude., along with 3200 other young adults from across the country. There’s so much I’d like to share but one thing that was highly encouraged throughout the conference was the practice of memorizing scripture. They had [...]

Psalm 143:8

Recently I’ve been reflecting on the concept of spending time with God, particularly within the context of regular quiet times in the morning (or evening, if you prefer). I’ll confess, this is an area in which I’ve seen a need for growth for quite awhile. I’ve experienced firsthand the desire (and even determination) to spend [...]