‘My Serious Pose’ This is Yoda Ears. The boy calls her Chicken Wing Ears. I like it. She looks like a tomboy now. This is the whole famdamily on the bed. During school. I made this during school. fake chicken burger…. Yummy. From here Giant Book of Tofu Cooking. and mushroom tofu b...

15 Until the Spirit  is poured out upon us from on high, And the wilderness becomes a fertile  field, And the fertile field is considered as a forest. 16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness And righteousness will abide in the fertile field. 17 And the work  of righteousness will be peace, ...

  Paul knew that we cannot just stop being anxious. Worried thoughts have a way of creeping back into our minds, no matter how hard we try to ignore them. Therefore, he instructs us to replace worrying with ‘prayer and petition, with thanksgiving.’ When you are in a dispute, it is natur...

  Here again the concept of stewardship serves as a helpful guiding principle [in thinking about your rights]. Rights are not something you deserve and possess for your own benefit. Rather, they are privileges given to you by God, and he wants you to use them for his glory and to benefit others, es...

    There is no justification without sanctification, no forgiveness with our renewal of life, no real faith from which the fruits of new obedience do not grow” ~ Martin Luther * A rigorous doctrine of imputation is not only limiting but ends up doing a disservice to the nature of grace and ...

  New American Standard Bible (©1995) ‘You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the LORD. GOD’S WORD® Translation (©1995) Never slash your body to mourn the dead, and never get a tattoo. I am the LORD. King James Bible Ye sha...

So I found this from here, and liked how the page was set up with parallel versions and then commentary at the bottom. ~~ International Standard Version (©200 Always be joyful. New American Standard Bible (©1995) Rejoice always; GOD’S WORD® Translation (©1995) Always be joyful. King James ...

Well, not much new over here on the homestead. We are still learning 10th grade from the boys bedroom/classroom. Animals still alive, hubby still working. Facebook is taking up lots of time here. I’m slowly but surely working my way through a bible study on the book of Proverbs. I don’t ...

So,  time to do a controversial post… As I scan thru the ‘religion’ tag here on WordPress, I see some titles proclaiming Rick Warren is ‘homophobic’. Now, I do not know much about Rick Warren or his faith or his theology. I’m waiting until after I post this to ch...

The Words of Agur 30:1 The words of Agur son of Jakeh. The oracle.  The man declares, I am weary, O God; I am weary, O God, and worn out. [I second this verse] 2 Surely I am too stupid to be a man. I have not the understanding of a man. 3 I have not learned wisdom, nor have I knowledge of the Ho...