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Embracing the Season of Mid Life | The Magnificat Project
Winter has always held a sublime holiness in my mind. When the white snow is freshly fallen, with not one footstep indenting its glory, I see a glimpse of what washed clean feels like. Crisp. Clean. Calm. Present. And the snowflakes, each one different yet magnificent, coming together in a chaotic dance to form the…
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Compassion | Living With Others Feelings
The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. Psalm 145:8-9 The Cambridge dictionary describes compassion as a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to help…
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Putting Aside Childish Things | Growth In Christ
I have read 1 Corinthians 13 many times, but today something caught my attention I had not really absorbed before. ” When I was a child I used to talk like a child, think as a child, reason as a child, when I became a man, I put aside childish things” 1 Corinthians 13:11 As…
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Following Your Star | Recognizing God’s Lead
Have you ever noticed God uses things to get our attention? Often it is something we are not even seeking, yet there it is, catching our attention and then we are on a journey with Yahushua trusting in His goodness and having faith in His strength and guidance. I am a Texan. I was born…
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Three Ways to Overcome Temptation
We are tempted every day in ways we often do not catch. We can be tempted with anxiety, fear, doubt, overeating, procrastinating, and spending too much time on things like social media and less in our Bible. My temptation today, in all transparency, is to look at my body and hate what I see. My…
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The True Gardener
After every workout I go outside and walk barefoot in God’s creation. I like to connect and ground myself in Him as a reminder that He is my solid foundation. As I walked this morning, I felt the strong earth below my feet and with each step I contacted with the truth that He sustains…
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Do You Want To Be Well?
I was a prisoner inside my own body until I learned the deep connection I have with my temple and God. He kept asking me “Do you want to be well?” and I kept saying “yes as long as its easy.”
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Marriage Under Quarantine
At this writing it we have been under stay-at-home recommendations for over 642 weeks. The women I know are wondering such things as; when is school going to start again? When can I go shopping? And why isn’t my husband considered an essential worker? I want to go shopping and I hate shopping. My husband has been retired for…
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In The Midst of Depression | Guest Blog by Tiffany Wilson
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer, and do not necessarily reflect those of the Sacred Selah Ministries staff. Psalm 88:3-7 “For my life is full of troubles, and death draws near. I am as good as dead, like a strong man with no strength left. They have left…
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How to Practice Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina is divine reading. It is a way of becoming immersed in the Scriptures on a deep personal level.