November 2015
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Away from the Crowd
Mark 7:31-37 Jesus Heals a Deaf and Mute Man 31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.[a] 32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his Continue reading
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I won’t be satisfied with anything ordinary
In the midst of the Syrian refugees and the ISIS attacks, I have found a change in myself! First of all, everyone who is suffering right now is much more important than what I am going through, but it is these events that God has partly used to tug on my heart. I am a Continue reading
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Human Traditions
Mark 7:8 That which defiles 5 So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?” 6 He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: “‘These people honor me with Continue reading
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Jesus Walks on Water
Mark 6:45-56 45 Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46 After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. 47 Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. 48 He saw Continue reading
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Should we wake Him up?
Mark 4:35-41 This is the story of Jesus calming the storm. One I have read over and over again, learned about as a child in Sunday school class, and honestly, could recite back to you fairly accurately (which is saying a lot because I ain’t very good at memorizing things!). In the midst of raising Continue reading
About Me
An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.
Joyful Ruins 