In 1 Samuel 21, David eats holy bread and shares it with his hungry soldiers. It is a clear violation of law and tradition, but he does it and convinces the priests to help him do it. He makes a… Continue reading

Who did Jesus call? Those he desired. He took his best buddies to a high mountain and called them out to something great and adventurous, dangerous, and intimate. He called them to be his closest followers and friends. He called… Continue reading

There is a kind of terror that is to be desired within us and among men and women …that absolutely melts our souls under the glaring reality of God… It is a life-affirming and esteem-building exercise to realize this in… Continue reading

It was in an atmosphere of persecution and derision in an environment of prophetic generosity, that disciples were first called "Christians." It may or may not be significant that the text says that they were called as if the name… Continue reading

http://www.rebeccaryan.com We were so young.We acted young.We thought young thoughts.We had young feelings.We had very young hopes and dreams.We did and said the things that the young do and say.We imprinted the memories of our youth upon faces we memorized.Those… Continue reading

Let us bathe in the beauty of that which we cannot fully know until we know as we are known. Continue reading

The most uplifting, worshipful, and heart stirring choral piece I believe I have ever heard or sung, has only one word. ne of the most devastatingly beautiful symphony pieces ever composed. Dvorak was a deeply spiritual "gatherer" and interpreter of… Continue reading

Nothing is absolutely new in this world. It is recycled, reconstituted, repackaged, or rediscovered, but it is not entirely new … Except today. Today is entirely new and we are new in it. Every thought, idea, experience, dream, and individual… Continue reading

"Enjoy your life without comparing it with that of another." – Condorset "…godliness with contentment is great gain." – I Timothy 6:6 "The fear of the Lord leads to life. Then one rests content, untouched by trouble." – Proverbs 19:23… Continue reading

After the death of Moses the a servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people,… Continue reading