From Out of the Wilderness

Psalms 3 Many are they who say of me, “There is no help for him in God.” I actually have christian friends who believe my prayers dead and they never rise above the rooftop of my house.  Their reasoning for this…since I’m gay, God does not hear my prayers.  The term “gay christian” is, for…

Heavenly Conversations

Psalms 2:8-12 Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession.  You shall break, them with a rod of iron; You shall dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.  Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth….

A Walk Through the Book of Psalms

Psalms 2:4-7 He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision. Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure: “Yet I have set My King On My holy hill of Zion.”  “I will declare the decree: The Lord has said to…

Walk Through the Book of Psalms

Onward Christian Soldiers Psalms 2:1-3 Why are the nations in an uproar [in turmoil against God], And why do the people devise a vain and hopeless plot? The kings of the earth take their stand; And the rulers take counsel together Against the Lord and His Anointed, saying, “Let us break apart their [divine] bands…

Weekly Photo Challenge

Photo Challenge:    This week show us something you’re optimistic about, or perhaps a talisman that helps you stay positive and hopeful, regardless of what life throws your way.   I look up to the hills,     but where will my help really come from?  My help will come from the Lord,     the Creator of heaven and…

A Walk Through the Book of Psalms

[Welcome to my verse by verse walk through the book of Psalms.  If you’d like to read other posts in this series click on “Walk Through Psalms” under categories.] A Thrashing at the Threshing Floor  Psalms 1:4-6 (ERV) But the wicked are not like that.     They are like chaff that the wind blows away.  When…

A Walk Through the Book of Psalms: Psalms 1:3

[I’d love to invite you to my “verse by verse” walk through the book of Psalms.  On this journey, my intentions will be to take one verse at a time and journal my thoughts here, in a series I’ve entitled, “A Walk Through the Book of Psalms.”  So please stop by every Tuesday and Wednesday and walk with…

A Walk Through the Book of Psalms

[I’m so excited to begin a “verse by verse” walk through the book of Psalms!  On this journey, my intentions will be to take one verse at time and journal my thoughts here in a series I’ve entitled “A Walk Through the Book of Psalms”  So please check back every Tuesday and Wednesday and walk with me…

A Walk Through the Book of Psalms:

I’m so excited to begin a “verse by verse” walk through the book of Psalms!  On this journey, my intentions will be to take one verse at time and comment on how it inspires or saddens me.  Hopefully, even the verses that sadden, will ultimately lead to the promise of God’s Grace; however, this is not…

Wash Yourselves

  I like a new bar of soap.  It’s fresh, untouched and most of the time, smells nice.  Soap is a good thing; however, it’s not very useful unless we apply it to our bodies. Approximately 760 years before Christ, the prophet Isaiah, admonishes the Jewish people to wash and make themselves clean.  It seemed Israel,…