Lectio Divina from the Jesse TreeGOD’S COVENANT WITH ABRAHAM – Day 4 šGenesis 12:1-3;18:1-5 āGo forthā¦, so that you will be a blessing.ā We cannot bless the world with the goodness of Godās promises if we never leave home. āFrom your land, your relatives, and from your fatherās house.ā So many children desire to remain […]
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The Jesse Tree Journals
Lectio Divina from the Jesse TreeGOD’S PROMISE TO NOAH – Day 3 šGenesis 9:1-17 “Be fertile.” God’s blessing to Noah and his sons seems redundant at first glance, “Be fertile and multiply.” Not only as an echo of the first blessing to Adam and Eve but also for its poignancy. To multiply implies reproduction. Re-produce […]
The Jesse Tree Journals
Lectio Divina from the Jesse TreeNOAHāS ARK – Day 2 š«Genesis 7:4-24 āMale and Female went into the ark.ā There was no confusion among those who entered the ark. Each creature knew itself and every one knew itās kind. When it comes to global disasters, apocalyptic writings, prophecy and end game scenarios the one thing […]
The Jesse Tree Journals
Lectio Divina from The Jesse TreeADAM & EVE – Day 1 šGenesis 3:1-24 āAnd the tree was desirable for gaining wisdom.ā The pursuit of wisdom led instead to knowledge without power. Adam and Eve became naked. They lost their innocence from good and evil and quickly realized just how vulnerable and exposed they really were […]
Embracing The Wrinkles in Time
Iāve scrolled through how-to videos on reducing scar tissue lately. The truth is that after four c sections, I have a scar that affects how my clothes fit me. And I donāt like it. There are exercises, therapy, ointments and diets promising mothers that the āshelfā can be reduced – even disappeared without surgery. But […]