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“Now what?”
Philippians 1:12 “I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel.” Here sits Paul, a prisoner of Rome and a disciple of Jesus Christ. Once a devout Jew and persecutor of The Way, he was converted to following Jesus when God literally shoved a heavenly
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Day of Atonement-Remembering the Sacrifice
One of my greatest fears was broadcast to the world and lived out by a woman called Erika Kirk. Not only was her husband murdered for something he believes in, but the whole world saw it. Then, Erika had the audacity to forgive her husband’s murderer. And yet, this is exactly what Jesus did for…
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We QUIT the holidays
How do you celebrate holidays? Ok, not all of them, but we did quit the major ones. In 2023, what had been our staple traditions as Christians, raising our family in a church, no longer worked for us. We lost our church home and an income. We started realizing just how far gone my mother
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Our First Feast of Trumpets
We played a trumpet blast from YouTube and had the kids march around the campfire. The Israelites obeyed and the walls came crumbling down. There was no mighty battle with mass casualties on both sides. They simply obeyed and God made the way.
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My Loved One
Hosea 2:14 NIV [14] “Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. https://bible.com/bible/111/hos.2.14.NIV
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The flawed plan
The plan was to get up early to take time to quietly read my Bible. It was a brilliant plan, really. Except one tiny detail. . .
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The First Campout
“Ceremonies large and small have the power to focus attention to a way of living awake in the world.” -Robin Wall Kimmer from “Braiding Sweetgrass”
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Weeds
You may spend hours pulling them from your garden beds on a Sunday afternoon and look out your window Tuesday and already see the thorny knights of the garden poking their heads up through the ground.
Habakkuk 2:2 (NIV 2016)
Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. “
I very seriously doubted God when He told me to “Write.” Why me? What do I have to say? The answer is nothing. I have nothing to say in my own power. Here are thoughts and studies I have wrestled with recently and God has allowed me to share here.
Biblical Feasts we are learning to celebrate:
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Passover
Remember how God delivered the Israelites from Egypt and Jesus is still delivering!
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Unleavened Bread/First Fruits
Symbolizes separating sin from your life. Consecrating your harvest and life to the Lord.
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Pentecost
God gives us power from the Holy Spirit
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Feast of Trumpets
Proclaiming God’s victory in our lives.
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Day of Atonement
Acknowledging sorrow for our sins and gratitude for what Jesus did on the Cross.
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Feast of Tabernacles
Reminds us that earth is temporary and our hope is in the Lord.