In all fairness, all this healthy food talk is coming to me during a biblical fast. Specifically, a Daniel Fast. In my words, fasting is denying yourself physical food for a spiritual purpose. I’m denying myself sugar, meat, dairy, breads, and coffee for the purpose of gaining increased intimacy with God, as well as other [...]
Archive for the ‘Bible stuff’ Category
14 Mar
Change
Can someone ever really change? Like change permanently? I was laying in bed trying to sleep (on my back) and I started wondering about change. You see, I was a Stomach Sleeper and a few years ago I realized that sleeping on my stomach was BAD. Someone told me. It gives you wrinkles on [...]
18 Jan
2010 recap (finally)
This is for me really. It’s my way of keeping track of what, if anything, I accomplished this year. This year started with a 21 day fast , go here for a summary of how that went. Turns out that was a really good way to start a year out. No doubt, I’ll be doing [...]
20 Dec
Here we go again in 2010
I listened to this message from Andy Stanley. He said things like “Awareness drives discontentment”. “Life is expensive, death is cheap.” and “If you live with the assumption that all of the extra you have is for your consumption, then you are greedy and miss the point.” This is why I’m conflicted. I can’t find [...]
3 Dec
Advent. The Advent Season. The Season of Advent.
Advent. What is it? Every time I hear that word I have to think about what it means exactly…something about expecting…anticipating. ? Preparing? Something about Christmas and the days leading up to it. There are calendars and wreaths you can buy or make. This year I’m reading the Rediscovering Christmas reading plan on YouVersion (actually [...]
2 Sep
Hey, What’s News?
I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know a ton about what’s going on in the world today. I do NOT watch the news. or the president. or any news related shows. I read the newspaper on a rare occasion, and then I usually regret that I did. Most of my news [...]
24 Jul
What if?
in Genesis 22, God asks Abraham to take his only son Issac to a mountain and sacrifice him as a burnt offering. He obeys. I love how this story is told with just the basic facts…very matter of fact. When I read it, I imagine all of the emotions that must have been in play. [...]
23 Jul
A Desire to Control
In Genesis 3, God describes His punishment for Adam and Eve eating the “forbidden fruit”. Verse 16 describes Eve’s punishment specifically. I remember the part about the childbirth being painful (thanks, Eve), but the next sentence stood out to me. I read it in several different versions even. The New Living Translation says something radically [...]
21 Jul
Bible Reading Plan-The Essential 100
I just started a new bible reading plan and I’m very excited about it! It’s called the Essential 100 Challenge and consists of 50 passages from the Old Testament and 50 passages from the New Testament to give you a complete overview of the bible–without having to read the WHOLE thing. That excites me. Sort [...]
14 Apr
Jesus, Jesus, Jesus
I’m reading the Bible chronologically, and I just started the New Testament this month. I’m basically reading all 4 Gospels simultaneously..jumping from book to book, chapter to chapter…if not for YouVersion on the iPhone, I’d be a page turning crazy person. So, Jesus has been on my mind a lot lately. Jesus, the man. Jesus, [...]
