I came across an interesting verse: “This is where the priests will cook the meat from the guilt offerings and sin offerings and bake the flour from the grain offerings into bread. They will do it here to avoid carrying the sacrifices through the outer courtyard and endangering the people by transmitting holiness to them.” […]
Seasons
I really like the change of the seasons. While living in Brazil, after one year there, I realized that there hadn’t been a change. That became a bout of homesickness — I missed the leaves changing color and the nippy chill in the air. I missed the sprouting of the leaves and the warmness returning. […]
Playing hide and seek with God
Ok, I’ll fess up… that crazy story in Exodus 33 yesterday has messed me up. [As an aside, have you noticed how often what I read in the Word messes me up? Sheesh!] What happened? Why didn’t Joshua leave? Why didn’t God leave? Why did Moses leave? What went down in that tent? Joshua is […]
EXAMEN.me
Came across a fascinating site called EXAMEN.me. Here is the concept it presents: EXAMEN.me is a simple-to-use web site that fosters your personal interaction with God. This modern approach to ancient devotional practices guides you to examen your life as you meditate on scripture, pray, and journal all of your reflections. No matter where you […]
Love hurts
And you: You will honor my covenant, you and your descendants, generation after generation. This is the covenant that you are to honor, the covenant that pulls in all your descendants: Circumcise every male. Circumcise by cutting off the foreskin of the penis; it will be the sign of the covenant between us… That way […]