scriptural intervention

While reading scripture a few weeks back, I got stuck on the word “A”. It was located in a scripture that is referenced often, memorized by many, and handed out like spiritual candy when one needs encouragement. I believe scripture to be all-powerful – as in, there is serious spirit-fill caffeine packed in the Bible, only this verse seems to get slung around so often that it had sort of lost its impact on me. Its punch. I viewed it as a decaf verse.  And you know how much I loooooove decaf. This time, however,  the word “a” popped out at me and wouldn’t stop poking around in my heart until I’d exhausted what the heck it meant. I’ve been pondering this for weeks now. Today, thanks to a comment left for my husband...

Here it is 12:22 AM on Friday, January 2, which means that if I had made any New Year’s resolutions (which I didn’t) I’m either(depending on your perspective) getting started a day late, or have already broken the resolutions. Regardless, I didn’t make any resolutions, so I’m safe on both counts. I am, however, a huge list maker, goal setter, and a complete sucker for only being able to start projects at the beginning of the week. I unashamedly admit that I subscribe to the whole, “I’ll begin the new exercise program on Monday”, type of thinking. Which is why New Year’s resolutions don’t really work for me. Well, that is, unless New Year’s day is on a Monday. And thus, I have been very encouraged by...