I sat in my mother’s suburban as a young 8 year old girl during the “winter” days in Texas. Music always filled the space in that SUV, a cassette tape always in motion spilling out emotion that I would cling to as a girl and claim my own. Some of that musical emotion would come from albums like Madonna, Debbie Gibson, Paula Abdul or soundtracks of the movie Beaches. I loved music. I still do. As we drove around town running errands and preparing for our Christmas celebration, I specifically remember one cassette tape which I looked forward to playing … Continue Reading »»
Category Archives: Advent 2013 Awe And Wonder
Today we are going to take a stroll into the Old Testament and compare some interesting connections with the New Testament. The story of our Bible in it’s entirety is something each of us need to practice often––taking, soaking and learning from both the Old Testament and the New Testament. For, the Old Testament foretells the joyous news of our coming Savior which we see in the Gospels. Every single word in the Old Testament scriptures points to Jesus. Not one iota is sluff or extra or extraneous to our reading as the Bible in it’s whole. Though some may … Continue Reading »»
How did you do with the journaling and prayer prompts yesterday? Did you love it? Did you not love it but did them anyway? I hope so! Thank you for humoring me. :) Seriously, there is something to be said for using more than one of our senses (using our eyes and our hands) to interact with Scripture as we take time and effort to write out God’s Word. Let’s jump in today…this is a heavy one so get ready. Today’s Scripture reading: Genesis 3: 14-15 **From THE VOICE translation Advent Reading*** God (to the serpent): What you have done carries great … Continue Reading »»