El-roi-The God Who Sees Me: From Brokenness to Beloved

Genesis 16:13 – “So she named the LORD who spoke to her: ‘You are El-roi,’ for she said, ‘In this place, have I actually seen the One who sees me?” Hagar ran away from her abusers, pregnant and alone in the desert, when the LORD appeared to her the first time. He instructed her to…

Beloved

The Dance that leads to Death When I was a child, there was a fear-stricken rumor about a local dance club called “The Calderon.” The story was about a young woman who loved to go dancing, but on this particular night, her mother pleaded with her not to go; she was fearful for her daughter’s…

Beloved, Ephrathah

Micah 5 Now gather yourself in troops, O daughter of troops; He has laid siege against us; they will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.  The Comming Messiah 2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to…

Beloved, GOD’S Tiny Dancer

‘’ THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS’’  “Thus says the LORD who formed it to establish it (THE LORD IS HIS NAME). Call to Me, and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things you do not know. Behold, I will bring it health and healing. I will heal them and reveal the abundance…

Beloved

The Gift of Righteousness One day after cross-country practice, a parent angrily confronted me from behind, glaring at me.  After receiving his message of complaints, I didn’t feel prepared to respond,  and I admit I was angry, but instead of answering,  I forwarded it to the Athletic Director, who handled it well. I was grateful…

Beloved, You are Perfect

There are sixty queens and eighty concubines and virgins without number. My dove, my perfect one, is the only one. The only one of her mother. The favorite of the one who bore her. The daughters saw her and called her blessed. The queens and the concubines praised her. Who is she who looks forth…

Beloved: Sleepy Giant

“By this, we know love because He laid down His life for us, and we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. “1 John 3:16. The United States was called “The Sleeping Giant” because the enemy attacked Pearl Harbor while we were sleeping. The U.S was distracted by complacency. This is a…

Beloved, Tiny Dancer

Wake up, Tiny Dancer, arise with a new song of praise in your heart. Let the Light of God’s Presence guide you out of the dark chamber where the Beast of Shame incarcerated you. The bail has been paid in full with Blood of the Lamb. Wake up, Tiny Dancer, listen, listen to the voice…