Musings: On a One and Passing Day, by Merri Trifiro
A lovely poem by a dear friend!
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poetry
Free Kindle, Polishing Jade
Polishing Jade Free for a Limited Time
Polishing Jade is a Christian novel that is centered around a woman’s journey through faith, healing, and transformation. Jade Gentry is a shy introvert with an old soul and an abusive, alcoholic father. One night after a loud poker party, a drunken friend of Jade’s father sneaks into her room and commits an unthinkable act. Scared and afraid, Jade seeks shelter at Taylor’s General Store, where her friend Dillon, a young African American store clerk, works. Jade confides in him about the assault and longs for him to protect her and cover the pain, but in the 1960s rural Mississippi, such friendships could cost them their lives.
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Podcast
My Story with Laura Lee
Tekoa Manning joins Laura Lee on HNR to share her testimony and an encouraging word. You don’t want to miss this interview.
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POPEYE, Olive and the Widows OIL
PopEYE, Olive, and a Widows Oil
According to the sages and Josephus, Obadiah was given the gift of prophecy due to his care of the prophets. His wife, after his death, was left with nothing. Obadiah had spent all his money and borrowed money from King Ahab to feed God’s mouthpieces. 100 prophets he had hidden in caves by 50.
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#Heart Matters, Introspection
Identity, and the Death of Introspection
“Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin” (I Peter 4:1).
Let’s stop here and meditate on what it may look like to “ARM” ourselves. It has obvious military undertones. This walk, at times, is a battle. Be armed. Be ready. Be of sound mind. Suffering is part of our walk. However, when many go through suffering, they tend to blame this on satan and cannot see at times clearly what is actually going on and also why a deeper work is happening in our person. In my book The Spirit of Leviathan, I use a person in a casket as an example of our flesh man getting under control.
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The Month of Elul, The Prophet Haggai
Elul and the Prophet Haggai
How often have you read the verses above from Haggai and thought, I’m sowing much but not seeing the fruit? I feed on His Word and attend church/assembly and gatherings, but I’m never satiated. My spiritual garments aren’t lighting the wick of my lamp and igniting a flame to warm others. Or I’m earning wages at my job but can barely keep my head above water.
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#Heart Matters, Thou Worm, Jacob
Do You See Me?
It was 2009, a Friday night prayer meeting at a chapel. I sit in the back alone. I am single now. The evangelist ends the prayer meeting with a call for those needing prayer. I walk up to the front, cane in hand. There are about ten of us lined up across the floor. The man has a bottle of anointing oil, and one by one, he is anointing people’s heads and praying for each one. He begins to prophesy over a few, and then he gets to me. He does the same thing he has done to everyone else but then stops. “Hmm, God wants me to anoint your hands. He has a work for you involving healing.”
Dead Flies, Honey Bees, and our Hearing
Dead Flies, Honey Bees, and our Hearing
Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. ECC 10:1
A little folly. How much trouble can one get into by mixing a little folly—a little stupidity? A lot! And once it’s mixed in, everything is spoiled. Does this folly come from a lack of hearing? Shema. Hearing and obedience. Who do we listen to most intently? Do we lack a keen ear for those we interact with daily?
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Gideon & Our Emotions
Gideon and Our Emotions
Numerous issues with people and situations can evoke emotions. But if we let our emotions get the best of us, we are not in control of our person. When situations, conflicts, and things out of our control cause us to react, we need to ask ourselves what we are feeling and why is it taking over our ability to have peace. If traffic is causing us to become anxious, riding on the bumper in front of us, swearing or becoming angry, there is much more going on than an absentminded driver in front of us.
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Hope Deferred
Hope Deferred & Desire Fulfilled
We often wait patiently for certain things to transpire or come to pass. Unfortunately, at times, the things we hope for, long for, and cry out to the Holy One for do not materialize or happen when we feel they should. Occasionally, they do not happen at all. Sometimes, God withholds the desire of our hearts until we are mature enough to handle them, and other times, he waits until the circumstances are like Lazarus, a stinking, rotting mess.
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