WORD STUDY – BRIDE AND GROOM

by | Sep 28, 2013 | Devotionals

Isaiah 62:5: “For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee. And as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.”   This is an interesting poetic expression. In the first part of this verse in Isaiah it appears...

{ Lovesick For God }

by | Jul 14, 2013 | JotsAndTittles

Psalm 119:58 I sought Your favor with all my heart; Be gracious to me according to Your word. While choosing a verse for the letter chet, the word sought “chalah” (חלה) caught my attention because one of its meanings has the idea of being lovesick. I also...
{ Into the Wilderness }

{ Into the Wilderness }

by | Jun 23, 2013 | JotsAndTittles

I just returned home from a retreat at a Monastery in Iowa (pictured above) where I lived alone in the “Guest House”, located on 650 acres of managed woodlands. What a gift  I was given to get away with God in the wilderness…so quiet and peaceful....

{Word Study} Lord God

by | Jan 6, 2013 | Devotionals

WORD STUDY:  LORD GOD Exodus 34:6: “And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.” Lord God: Hebrew – Jehovah El In reading the Bible we are constantly...