An Ever Transitioning Journey
A Year of Recovery by the Spirit From now through the month of Sivan (mid June) we will continue to receive a new strengthening. No, I don't have to make daily trips to the gym working on my abs. [you can if you want] This is metaphorical. God is doing this work HIMSELF. It is… Continue reading Gaining New Strength
Behold I do a new thing We are coming out of an extremely difficult season. God knows many are experiencing great weakness, spiritual dryness and exhaustion on many levels. He is bringing rivers to the desert. For those who have been in this dry place, God is making a road right to your door. He… Continue reading A New Journey Has Begun
Over the duration of the next three months we are going to see strength increasing. Body, soul and spirit we will see our life force improving. We will be perking up as new daily disciplines settle in getting established on a new level. God is restoring. As we abide in Christ and link together with those the Lord is putting in our lives for this season, we will gain new strength, resilience, fortitude and courage for the journey ahead.
Tevet, Shevat, Adar, a time to be secured in a new way https://videopress.com/v/NSG1QEVz?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fbeyondthedalet.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F12%2FScreenshot-2022-12-23-at-8.55.24-PM.png&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true 5783, Second Quarter - Secure LINK FOR 5783 A YEAR OF FAVOR Get new posts in your inbox I'd love to hear from you!
2022 A challenging year of Grace 2022 has been a challenging and difficult year. For me, the year began with a major storm that knocked out our power for about a week. Frigid temperatures and no heat. Thankfully, we had a generator that allowed us to keep a space heater running and an electric blanket.… Continue reading Grace in Weakness
Tishri, Cheshvan, Kislev, a time of restoration https://videopress.com/v/PAU2VzbY?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fbeyondthedalet.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2F5783-1st-qtr-cover.png&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true 5783, Part 2 - First Quarter - Restore LINK FOR 5783 A YEAR OF FAVOR Get new posts in your inbox I'd love to hear from you!
Rosh Kodesh: Wednesday, October 26, 2022, 1 Cheshvan 5783 Do to others as you would like them to do to you. ~ Luke 6:31 Sow new seed for a new harvest. The first two months of the Hebraic civil year it is both seedtime and harvest. Having harvested what we sowed in the past, it… Continue reading Sow Seeds Now for a Spring Harvest
We are not going back Hi Everyone, dalet I can't help but believe there is something just up ahead that we can't quite see from here. When it comes, we will be glad we navigated our way through the necessary course corrections over the past few years. I believe good things are ahead. This is… Continue reading Restored for Going Forward
Sundown ~ Sunday, September 25, 2022 Peh Gimel 5783 At the onset of the Peh decade (September 2019) I wrote a few books related to the then coming Peh decade. Peh is the Hebrew letter for the number 80. In my book 5780-5789 A Decade of Peh Part 2 - The Rollout I shared prophetic… Continue reading The Coming Hebraic Year 5783
A Dalet Life Podcast Due to technical issues this post has been republished. Originally, posted, June 9, 2022 There is a devious ploy of the evil one to derail and discourage the the people of God. it can be difficult and overwhelming to withstand. In this podcast I share my recent experience and how the… Continue reading Taking Every Thought Captive
God is giving new vision to fulfill the call that is in front of us We cannot rely on vision gained in the past. Our current perspective won’t give us what we need to make us able to step into what is coming. We not only need new vision to accomplish what we are called… Continue reading Vision to Go Forward
Transitioning From Passover to Pentecost The Ekklesia of Christ is in a time of shifting. This time between Passover and Pentecost takes us through a process of shifting and realigning. It is a time of acceleration before being activated in a new way. Anyone who has been in any kind of leadership position, whether on… Continue reading Shifting Through
Strength is Coming Hi Everyone, Be of good courage, and let your heart be strengthened, all ye that hope in the Lord. I don't know about you, but I feel like I've lived a whole year since January. Demanding, and stressful on every level. At the same time, it seems we're not moving forward yet.… Continue reading Don’t Lose Heart,
Going Forward with a New Army On Sunday, April 3, 2022, I got this word from the Lord: There are those who have been a barrier, preventing My people from moving forward. These will be moved out of the way, one way or another. Since they refuse to shift and make the necessary changes, they… Continue reading Coming out of a Two Year Season
What a year so far!?! One of the words the Lord gave me pertaining to 5782 is connected to 1 Peter 5:10 I don't know about you but that suffering for a little while thing has taken its toll. I'm really glad I went back and read this word again. It was encouraging and helped… Continue reading 5782 A Prophetic Picture Update
Repositioned For A Shift in Direction For the past couple of weeks Holy Spirit has had me revisiting a highly focused and very purposeful spiritual shift I experienced, which began seventeen years ago this month. In fact, it began seventeen years ago this week. That was 2005. It was a strange and confusing time for… Continue reading Change in the midst of Turmoil
Helpful Reminders It helps sometimes to revisit things the Lord has said to us. I find comfort and encouragement when I return to the words the Lord has given me. As life progresses it sometimes happens that the words fall fade in my mind. While my spirit has fully received God’s words to me in… Continue reading Staying Encouraged
My Grace is Sufficient for You In a previous post I wrote about a current strategy of the enemy that the saints are currently dealing with. The intention of the evil one is to wear out the saints. While I followed my own advice to soak in the presence of the Lord while playing beautiful… Continue reading We need Grace Grace and more Grace
Keep the pace, stay the course and steady as she goes, are phrases I am hearing in the Spirit. Another is slow and steady finishes the race.
As I prayed concerning what strategy was needed to combat the warfare, in the Spirit, I saw a picture of a lyre (harp), and the smoke of aromatic incense ascending from the burning coals upon the Altar of Incense.
When I think of Hanukkah I think of my mom. It's not because she was Jewish. She wasn't. What she was was inquisitive. Mom was always searching. She loved to read. She loved stories. She loved true life stories of actual events. She was never one of those people who took someone else's word for… Continue reading Remembering Mom and Celebrating Hanukkah
My New Site: 5700 and Beyond A Message for the Ekklesia concerning the current Hebraic Century, 5700's, and Beyond Potentially, 5700 & Beyond will be a book. Currently, it's an evolving work in progress. But, why a whole site dedicated to just one book? First and foremost, because Holy Spirit instructed me to do so.… Continue reading 5700 and Beyond – A Glimpse Ahead
From my home to yours, Happy Thanksgiving Have a Happy Thanksgiving and a blessed holiday season.
The sound of clashing swords can be heard throughout the heavens as Jesus is battling on our behalf. He is speaking words of life. Look up and listen. Can you hear the sound? Can you hear His voice? He is speaking into your situation.
It can be nearly impossible to see the new thing God is doing when we are hurting, suffering or otherwise miserable. I pray that God give us eyes to see the new thing He is doing, the courage to embrace it and the ability to patiently hold on as God makes a way for us.
Rosh Hashanah - 5782 Sundown, Monday, September 6, 2021, And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Matthew 24:31 KJV FEAST OF TRUMPETS - YOM TERUAH It will soon be a… Continue reading 5782 Yom Teruah – Feast of Trumpets
Hebrew reads right to left I have been diligently working on my upcoming book, 5782 A Prophetic Picture. I am hoping to have it ready for posting before the Hebraic New Year 5782, which begins at sundown, Monday, September 6, 2021. I'm really excited about releasing this book. The Lord is speaking about what He… Continue reading Gearing Up for 5782
Unless otherwise indicated all images in this post are used in compliance with my paid subscription to depositphotos.com Something incredible happened this past week that I just had to share with you guys. I still don't have language for it so, I'll do my best to explain. On Monday, August 9, 2021 I was moved… Continue reading Holy Moly What Just happened?
What I've learned along the way is that God truly is the God of ALL GRACE. Every ounce of grace comes from God. Grace isn't unmerited favor. Luke 2:40 states that the grace of God was upon Jesus. Jesus was not the recipient of unmerited favor. If anyone merited God's favor it was Jesus. Grace is empowerment. It is a supernatural infusion of God's miracle making blessing.
Wherever you are, whatever you have planned this weekend I pray that you will see and experience the blessing in whatever circumstances you happen to be in. I pray that the Lord will lead you and guide you in the way that you should
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part, 1Corinthians 13:9 Truer words were never spoken, at least for me anyway. A few months ago the Lord was speaking to me about a significant time that was approaching. The Lord often speaks to me in relation to times, seasons and cycles. This was the… Continue reading A Seven Year Cycle Ended and a New one has begun
You might be feeling like everything has come to a screeching halt, or at least slowed down a lot. There's a reason for that. It's because there is a crazy hairpin turn up ahead and we need to slow down so we can safely navigate the turn.
Why is championing my inner child still necessary? If I don't stand up for myself it's the same as telling my true self, my inner self, my inner child, that I don't matter. And guess what? I do matter. And so do you.
or those of you who get updates by email you would have gotten an email from Beyond the Dalet today with a link for episode 3 in the Dalet podcast series. Yeah, - that was a mistake. Please disregard.
Photo by Edu Carvalho on Pexels.com Okay, so I started reading a book my sister gave me for my birthday. A Radical Awakening by Dr. Shefali. I love this stuff. My sister knows I love this stuff. She loves it too. Books like Shefali's have been apart of both of our independent journeys. I say… Continue reading MY JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF AUTHENTICITY
A great big thank you for your prayers for my friend Lynne. Lynne is recovering greatly. This past week, on Tuesday morning about 1 AM my best friend was taken to the hospital. As it turns out she had suffered from a stroke brought on by high blood pressure. She was in intensive care when… Continue reading Thank you for your prayers
My best friend had a stroke Me with Lynne on the right I have a prayer request. My best friend, Lynne, went to the emergency room about 1 AM Tuesday morning. We found out yesterday that she had a stroke brought on by high blood pressure. She didn't have a history of high blood pressure… Continue reading A plea for your prayers
he Lord has been speaking to me not only about more shifts to come but also a move. What does that means specifically? I don’t know. What I do know is that God said, “Get ready to shift.” I believe that we are going to be seeing a lot of shifting and changing for the remainder of 5781 (Rosh Hashanah 5782 is September 7, 2021)
In this podcast I talk about the rollout of something I've been getting about getting equipped for going forward.
"This time of transition you have been isn't just to transition you to a different place. It is to unhook you from where you were so I can anchor you in an entirely new place."
You may be one who feels like there is no hope, no way out of the situation you have created for yourself. God wants you to know that despite the fact that you have made some really bad choices in life and gotten yourself hung up in things you can't get yourself out of, He has not abandoned you. In fact He has already begun making a way for you.
Angel Armies on Assignment WHAT IS BEING SAID ABOUT Angel Armies on Assignment Barbara Yoder: "This book is probably the most important, strategic and knowledge-imparting one from a revelatory standpoint that I have read in a long time!" Click here to Purchase from Tim Sheets Ministries Dutch Sheets: "Sadly, I believe most Christians think more… Continue reading Check out Tim Sheets’ New Book
"You have run well. You were prepared by listening and heeding the voice of Holy Spirit, and you are victorious. This has been a different race than you are accustomed to. It required you to slow down in order to overcome the obstacles before you. And you have overcome. Rejoice, and be of good cheer," says your God, "you have overcome. Get ready, a new course is about to begin."
Check out the current Rosh Kodesh Post on my new site: Living Thru and Beyond Rosh Kodesh Shevat - the 11th month https:livingthruandbeyond.com
Check out what's under construction Recently launched: Living Thru and Beyond COME CHECK ME OUT Rather than wait until I have all the content ready I decided to launch my new site Living Thru and Beyond - as we become the dwelling place of God. The new site will be the main storehouse for audio… Continue reading Building in 2021
God chose to shine His light and utter the sound of His voice among His people once again. This time it was not in a Temple built with stone but through the life of Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God.
Take time to grieve the losses that have impacted your life. Rejoice over the triumphs. Celebrate the life you have. Breathe. Take a deep breath. Let your lungs fill with the breath of life. Celebrate the fact that you are still here. Recognize that God has successfully carried us through this year.
The Lord is saying, it is time to leave the comfort of your current situation and get ready for something new to begin.
To re-record negative soul waves is to come into agreement with what Christ says about us. What that really means is I'm doing the work alone. I do my part. Holy Spirit empowers me to do my part. Christ does His part. He does the work of conforming us to His image, an image of love and acceptance uniquely our own.
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The Lord bless you as we transition into the New Hebraic Year 5781
The Lord is bringing His saints to the threshing floor. He is drawing us by His Spirit to ascend the hill of the Lord and meet Him at the threshing floor. In the coming Hebraic year 5781 the wind of the Spirit will be blowing on the threshing floor.
someone right now really needs to hear that God hears you and an answer is on its way.
Established as a kingdom Revelation 1:4-6 VOICE May you experience God’s favor and rest in the peace that comes from the One who is, the One who was, and the One who is coming; from the seven Spirits, the Perfect Spirit, constantly before God’s throne; and from Jesus the Anointed, the Witness who is true… Continue reading We are a kingdom & Priests
Proverb 15:9 People do their best making plans for their lives, but the Eternal guides each step. [VOICE] Is your year not going as planned? Yeah, mine neither. I had such great plans for this year. None of them have worked out. In my booklet 5780-5789 A Decade of Peh Part 2 - The Rollout,… Continue reading Year not going as planned?
Each year leading up to Rosh Hashanah I look into the prophetic significance of the Hebraic year. This year, 5780 on the Hebrew calendar, began September 30, 2019. Not only did we begin a new Hebraic year but a new decade. Hebrew letters are used as numbers. The Hebrew number for 80 is the letter… Continue reading Patach Dalet – The Open Door
There are still more shifts and changes that coming before we get to Rosh Hashanah Tishri 1, 5781 - September 19, 2020.
The Ekklesia is being restored to what Christ intended. We are being transformed from the ineffective church to the empowered Ekklesia of Christ accessing heaven and releasing revelation in the earth.
Tim Sheets brings the word of the Lord that propels God's people through the currently open door of destiny hurling the Ekklesia of Christ into their God ordained mission in the earth.
An Excerpt from 5780-5789 a Decade of Peh written by Betty Hall The Inner Bet A House Ablaze - Inside the Peh When examining the symbolism of the Hebrew letters one thing we look at is how the letter is constructed. In doing so we might ask; what is inside the letter peh p? In… Continue reading A House Ablaze
The headline: Prayer Will Be Answered was unexpected. Yet it was just what I needed. It lifted my heart and gave me the confidence that God actually heard me. I had just spent a few minutes praying for a family member who is facing great trial today. I opened the devotional app on my phone… Continue reading Daily encouragement – right at your fingertips
The greatest days in church history are not in your past
High speed internet is a relative term. I'm retired. I have been for several years. So, when the stay home order was issued frankly it didn't impact my daily life as much as it did others. Then something happened I was hurled into the same pause as the rest of the planet. My eighty four… Continue reading Pause
I believe worship determines outcomes. Jack Hayford made that statement in the introduction of his book The Reward of Worship: The Joy of Fellowship with a Personal God. He wrote those words as he reflected on his observation of two devote men on a flight to London from the U.S. It was just dawn and… Continue reading The Nearness of God is my Good
Those who have followed me for a while may recognize Pastor Duane Sheriff from Victory Life Church, Durant OK. He has been a consistent voice of wisdom. Today Victory Life posted this twenty minute message from Pastor Duane. I pray that his words encourage, comfort and give wisdom, as we collective face these difficult times.… Continue reading Wise Words
If you're looking for a book to dig into this week might I suggest The Master's Indwelling by Andrew Murray. In his incredible book Murray discusses the self life, waiting on God, the kingdom first and the source of power in prayer. I especially like how he describes entering into rest. I copied my favorite… Continue reading Entrance into Rest
In the Spirit, I am seeing a harvest of prophetic words recently being gathered in. That harvest produced a yield which is now being taken to the next stage. Once this next stage of preparation is completed the fresh bread made from this new grain will be served to the body of Christ.
Moving Beyond the Dalet is: responding to the Spirit driven shifts and changes initiated by God, by accepting His invitation to make any necessary adjustments in my personal paradigms, beliefs and doctrine in order to align and come into agreement with God's kingdom truths.
Leaving Church and Becoming Ekklesia gives more than insight. It is an equipping tool for how and what to do. Tim Kurtz puts practical handles on the process.
A Word from the Lord "Some of the saints thought that the reconstruction of My Ekklesia would begin with the setting up of a new structure. Many have thought that this step would begin immediately. Anxious for the new to begin, many have misunderstood My timing." says the Lord. "Because they have misinterpreted the timing… Continue reading Christ is Remodeling His Church
All silliness aside, well, maybe not aaaallllllll silliness... Hey, let's not take life too seriously. Life dishes out enough serious stuff, right? Okay so, I took the day off Wednesday to just do nothing. Fried my brain with study. Cramming way too much information into your brain faster than your brain can keep up causes… Continue reading Back in the Trenches – well maybe not yet
My mom used to hate it when I would make a joke when she was being serious. She'd practically have a core melt down. When I became a mom and my four sons pull that with me I often had the same reaction. However, a bit of levity can do tremendous good when you are… Continue reading Desperate times call for desperate measures
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2019 - A Good Year 2019 was a year of getting things done. I accomplished way more than I expected. So, yeah, I'm doing the happy dance today. I have spent the last couple of weeks looking back on 2019, what worked, what didn't, and what I want to achieve in 2020. I greeted 2019… Continue reading Wrapping Up 2019
Hanukkah is what it looks like to have God on your side when your enemies are stronger than you. It's a reminder of that when it's darkest just before the dawn, God lights a candle so we know He's still there.
aka Hot Tub Revelations One of the ways I hit the pause button on life is to take myself to the hot tub. I carve out a few sacred blocks of time each week to refuel my spirit, soul and body. On Saturdays that means a trip to the local park district for thirty minute… Continue reading Visions in the Whirlpool
"It doesn't matter how long you have been without hope. I know your heart is dried up from waiting to see your promises come to pass. I know that it will take a miracle to turn your situation around. I know that life has drained everything from you. I know that circumstances have left you for dead. But I am God over your circumstances. I am the Living God! And when I speak, 'Live!' to these bones, then these bones WILL live. I am bringing life to your dry bones. I am breathing my breath of life into the the places which have died in you. And I am bringing your life back to you," says your God. I am raising you up.
Today I went to my local park district for a morning soak in the whirlpool. It is rejuvenating and relaxing. I look forward to deep cleansing and quiet reflection. Thirty minutes of silent meditation while my body enjoys the circulating warmth. I typically arrive when the busy fitness classes are either getting started or letting… Continue reading Loss Makes for a Different Thanksgiving
Good Morning It feels like forever since I sat down to just write a blog post. I don't know what's going on with the rest of the world but in my little corner I've been quite busy preparing for a shift. What kind of shift? I wish I knew. All I know is that the… Continue reading Blessing
Waiting, rather than being a mindless activity becomes my means of obtaining the promise.
via The Passage of Time
The Spirit of the Lord is is expanding and increasing revelation. There is so much to share that it will literally take the next ten years to unpack what the Lord is releasing to the people of God.
Where Did This Wave Come From? The apostolic wave that is about to come crashing on the scene has been building for the last twenty plus years. One man's voice comes to mind when I think about apostles, Bill Hamon. While I was not what you could call a Bill Hamon follower, my mother was.… Continue reading A New Wave of Apostles About to Emerge
My apostles will set the stage. They will come with a plumb line. They will come with My order. They will come with My design. I am setting My church in order." saith the Lord.
Hey there, Happy New Year - Shana Tova 5780 Today, Monday, September 30, 2019 is Tishri 1, 5780 the first day of the peh decade. Today, I woke up in a whole new place. I'm not where I was just a couple of days ago. Everything has shifted. As a result of the shift, the… Continue reading 5780 – The Wind Has Changed
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"We are God’s image bearers, but we cannot fully reflect His image without being in partnership with Him and with others. In relationships that remain Face to Face, a space is created for God to reveal Himself to us, and through us, in unique ways" - Jacob Sheriff
Never lose sight of how we come to Christ by faith. We walk by faith, we live by faith we grow by faith. We continue in faith. I can look at the Hebraic roots through the eyes of faith and gain much. But if I take on the letter of the law and lose sight of faith I have lost much.
A fantastic series on being made holy. I've been listening to Duane Sheriff for over twenty years and his message of righteousness by faith, the good news, has been consistent. He is an anointed teacher with a fatherly heart. He relays the message of what Christ has done for us and the holy fire of… Continue reading A message from a father’s heart
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction,
“You never know what you might find if you slow down and look.”
Duane Sheriff - Made Holy with Christ - Part 1 - Victory Life Church https://vimeo.com/351892012 Absolutely the best message on holiness I've heard from the pulpit. Be blessed
Waiting on God can sometimes be like standing at the intersection waiting for the light to change. There are times when you need that light to linger so you can catch your breath. Other times you feel like you've been sitting at that light for hours, days or in my case, years. No one wants… Continue reading How Long is This Queue?
The way in which the Spirit will be moving in the (peh) season will not be the same as how we will experience the movement of the Spirit in the ayin decade.
Also posted on my Prophetic Words site Thru The Dalet There is a spiritual shift happening right now. We are in it. It is occurring over this weekend. Right now we stand in between where we have been and where we are going. Something very significant is on the other side of the threshold upon… Continue reading Liminal- A Prophetic Word
I remember my first day of kindergarten. I wanted to go to school when I was three years old. I'm sure that was because my older brother got to go and I didn't want to be left out. But I remember having an internal longing to learn. I wanted to know things. I didn't like… Continue reading Still Learning After All These Years
Zechariah 8:19 BSB “This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore love truth and peace.” Waiting & Going at God's Direction Tammuz can be a time of… Continue reading Tammuz and Av
A Prophetic Word to the Bondservants of the Lord By Betty Hall - Presented by Thru the Dalet Click here or on the image above to view and download the book Excerpt from the book: Introduction God’s End Times Army God has a unique plan and destiny for every individual. Destiny fulfilled is God’s desire for… Continue reading First the Bear Then the Bull (download)
I have been working hard to complete the booklet containing the prophetic word I mentioned in A clarion call to fulfill your destiny in Christ. I am also working on another booklet on what to expect in the Hebraic decade 5780-5789. I will share links to these works in the near future. The first will be… Continue reading Upcoming
Lifted up after a time of diminshing
In order share what I received with as much clarity as possible it is necessary to write this word out in its entirety. Space and time demand that I resort to a book form rather than attempting to restrict this to a blog post. I am currently working on that writing. The book will be… Continue reading A clarion call to fulfill your destiny in Christ.
The ayin has been a dominant theme through the Hebrew decade 5770-5779. Like the operating system of a computer working in the background we are not always aware that it is running. There has been a specific work, like the specific application program, in which the Spirit of God has been working during this period… Continue reading Prophetic Word for 5780
When I first set up this blog I knew it would undergo shifts, changes and alterations along the way. Six months into blogging I am still getting used to simple things like categories and tags. I'm working on it. I'm a fiddler, in that I love to fiddle with things. I am constantly making adjustments.… Continue reading Rehabbed, Rearranged and Rebooted
Sometimes I’m the one in need of grace. But in the end I do know that God is love because I have experienced His love. I pray that you will experience His great love and amazing grace.
Everyone has something that sparks their interest, challenges their thinking, or at least engages their senses on some level. For me it’s the written word. I love books. I got my first audio book when I was about three years old. It was a Read and Hear Little Golden Book and Record. This was the… Continue reading Not Just a Story
A Hellenistic Influence Below is an excerpt from They Never Told Me This in Church! Deuble, Greg. There was massive diversity within churches all over the Roman empire. It seems that today’s bewildering number of Christian churches and breakaways is but a pale reflection of the kaleidoscopic scene during the second and third centuries after… Continue reading Out of the Prophets and into Plato
I stumbled on this article on WakeUp Recovery. This is a great resource check out her website and blog. Remove Toxic Relationships in Recovery by Sherry Gaba | Jul 27, 2017 | Blog One of the more challenging issues for those in addiction recovery is the process of distancing themselves from toxic people. Often, over… Continue reading Re-blogged from Wake up Recovery
The Cost of Legalism I have been re-reading a book I came across in the 1990's; Breaking Free-Rescuing Families from the clutches of Legalism by David R. Miller. It was in the early 1990's that my home church, at the time, was suddenly taken over by an extreme legalist. The man had been chosen to fill… Continue reading The Great Set-Up
Earlier this week I was listening to a Duane Sheriff from Victory Life Church in Durant, Oklahoma. He is doing a series entitled Made Free From the Law. Below are the three parts so far. Yesterday I listened to Part 3. I've been studying the word of God a long time. I'd say I have… Continue reading I’m a Former Pharisee
Thought I'd share: check out Paul Keith Davis' YouTube Channel and website White Dove Ministries White Dove Ministries Word for the Moment Video Blog Wonderful resources and insights https://youtu.be/m7HuZxhEBgM
The tapes that play in our head need to be re-recorded with positive thoughts. This doesn't happen by osmosis. It happens through intentionality and living on purpose. It happens by speaking words of love and truth to ourselves even if at first we don't believe it.
Remembering those who gave their lives for the sake of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. To the multitudes of warriors who have laid their lives down for our county so that others might enjoy freedom, to each individual and to the families who have lived with the empty place at their dinner table,… Continue reading Memorial Day Remembrance
Words to let penetrate your spirit. I have been listening to Graham Cooke's teachings for years. I love listening to him. He is a thinker who loves to think about God. As much as I appreciate his teachings I really love his soaking sessions. They are soothing to the soul and uplifting to the spirit.… Continue reading Graham Cooke & Recommended Listening
Not being you deprives the world of the greatest gift you can offer.
We had what many people would consider normal. To most people this would not be a big a deal. But for me it was a great prize.
Moving Beyond Shame A few years ago my brother's suggested I check out Ted Talk. Along with Simon Sinek he suggested I watch Brené Brown's 2010 and 2012 Ted Talks. What captured my attention concerning Brené Brown was that she called herself a shame researcher. Call me insane, but I am one of those whose response is "I… Continue reading Brené Brown on Netflix
Tension If you are like me when you hear the word tension your mind probably conjures up images of nervousness, unrest, strife and possibly underlying hostility. And you would be right. Tension is defined as the force which stretches something. That's a pretty simple concept unless you are the thing being stretched. And I'm… Continue reading The Tension of Unfolding
I don't know if God is going to come with a major visitation on Pentecost or not. What I do know is that whether you call it Shavuot or Pentecost it is a day that is marked on God's calendar. It is one of the Feasts of the Lord. And the days between now and then are a time of counting and collecting the days until the number is fully reached.
(I appreciate what jesscape shares, vulnerably touching.) check out her site at jesscape.com About a month ago I posted a meme to Instagram from Word Porn, which stated: To date, this post has had more attention than anything else I’ve shared: more views, more likes, more comments, more saves, and more shares. By far.… Continue reading You are not hard to love — jesscape.com
"Okay, we're starting something new and it starts now. You are going to mark this date as important as the New Year. Get ready because the new thing is beginning NOW!"
SORRY First I must apologize for not keeping up with comments. Frankly I didn't know there were any. I'm still getting the hang of this and things keep falling through the cracks. I had no clue that anyone had stumbled on my site. I'm beside myself. I still wonder what on earth I am doing. I… Continue reading Still getting the hang of it
Better late than never I guess. I thought I posted this. But it seems I wrote it and never got it out there. So this should have been last weeks post. My brother Steve is a practicing Jew. Steve has never had an issue with being identified as either Jewish or Christian. As he puts… Continue reading My Jewish Brother’s Good Friday Message
Greetings All Hope everyone out there is having a great day. Today is Good Friday. It is also Erev Pesach (Passover Eve) since the Hebrew day begins at sundown Passover actually begins tonight. I went out to run some errands today. Being Good Friday the grocery stores were packed. The parking lots were crowded. I… Continue reading Easter and Passover
Why I look at the Hebrew Letters While the feasts are a part of the annual cycle they are not the entirety of the calendar. as wonderful as they are, there is so much more than the Feasts. I appreciate the richness and nuances of the feasts. I see the beauty of Christ in each… Continue reading Looking at the Year Through the Hebrew Letters
This time of year I usually do a bit of Spring cleaning. I attack something that has gone overlooked or just neglected. This year it's a storage closet. There's a bunch of stuff in there that I haven't had the time nor the inclination to sort through. It is time to sort through the boxes… Continue reading Spring Cleaning
I love how the Lord guides us. He directs our steps even when we aren't aware that He is leading us. At the onset of the summer of 1981 I turned away from the Lord. Thankfully it didn't last long. It lasted long enough for me to alter my life in unchangeable ways. Shortly after… Continue reading God is there before we are
It was a Saturday morning early in the summer of 1967, I was late for Catechism class. I was all of eight years old. I remember running from our classroom to the church across the street to catch up with our class when I was arrested by the presence of God. I stood there in… Continue reading My First Charismatic Experience
I have started this blog about four times now only to delete contents and start over. It has been a fluctuating work in process since I started this trek in January. I feel like I'm on a road trip which has gone off-road a bit. It's like when we would make trips with my grandpa.… Continue reading Just Living
On Going Changes and Developments When I first set up this blog back in January of this year I knew it would be a work in progress. This is my test blog to see what fits and what doesn't. I am also using this site to work out the kinks and walk through the writing… Continue reading Dalet – A work in progress
Mercy & Forgiveness under Old Testament Law see Part 1 here, and What Happens When Shepherds Eat the Sheep Mercy and forgiveness was the context of the Mosaic Law Why go into this subject at all? Because sometimes our mindset about God is grounded in what we've been taught about God in view of the… Continue reading Spiritual Abuse part 2
Over the next few weeks I will be doing a series of posts on spiritual abuse. Abuse is a huge issue with multiple personalities and complex behaviors while at the same time being subtle and difficult at times to identify. It is not an easy subject to discuss both for those who have been victims… Continue reading Spiritual Abuse – Part 1
I'm trying to get my footing. I'm not exactly sure how I need go forward at this point. Some days it feels like I'm trying to walk across a frozen lake. If you have been reading any of my blogs so far you know that I have started a project. I am attempting to fulfill… Continue reading Plodding Along
written a blog before gone to seminary written a college essay paper over ten pages wanted to do any of the above gone to the movie theater alone because I actually wanted to see the movie and not listen to my friends talk through the whole thing. hidden chocolate from my kids crossed the street… Continue reading Never Have I Ever
I have been debating as to how exactly I want to use this blog. I've made a couple of starts only to delete posts and start all over again. This time I think I have landed on a productive use of this blog. It would seem that one simple verse of scripture impressed on my… Continue reading Okay, I’m Awake – Wait, What?
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