June 2020 – The Gearreald's Journal

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June 2020 – Reading List

News Articles How Private Equity Is Ruining American Health CareNobody Knows Anything About ChinaBeing Black While in Nature: ‘You’re an Endangered Species’There isn’t a simple story about lootingThe Polish Phrase That Will Help You Through Tough TimesDon’t Lose the Thread. The Economy Is

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El Shaddai, the Almighty God

No person is singular. To some people, I am a daughter. To others, a doctor. In all cases, the name people use is directly associated with the relationship I have with them. It holds importance, defining the structure of our connection. At the beginning of the Bible, there are multiple names of

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Genesis 17:1-8

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.” Abram fell face down, and God said to him, “As for me,

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El Roi, the God who Sees

In all 66 books of the Bible, El Roi is only used once: Hagar stopped to rest at a spring in the desert on the road to Shur. While she was there, the angel of the Lord came to her and asked, “Hagar, where have you come from, and where are you going?” She answered, “I’m running away

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Deliver U.S.

Elohim, God on high,Can you hear your people cry:Help us now, In this dark hour! Deliver us!Hear our prayers,Deliver us!From despair,Deliver us,Here in this burning land. Deliver us!Send a shepherd to shepherd us,And deliver us,To the promised land. Adapted from Deliver Us, a song from Prince of

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June 17, 2020

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Elohim, the Mighty Creator

In the midst of all this COVID-19 craziness, the Sunday school Tull and I attend has decided to start a series on the names of God. They even managed to get us a book on the topic, which is definitely fun. 🙂 I doubt that I’ll write a post about each one exactly in sequence,

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Excerpts from Genesis 1

In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while the Spirit of God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God called the light

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Blueberry Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

These are delectably chewy oatmeal cookies. I always make them with chocolate chips, because… chocolate. However, I tend to change the fruit up. In this case, I used blueberries. The last time I made them I ate the full two dozen in about a week… we’ll see if these last any

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Not Everything Matters

Recently, my Sunday School has been studying the Sermon on the Mount. It’s led to me thinking about a lot of things, but perhaps none more than the difference between actions and attitudes. For instance, it’s important to not murder people. However, being angry at someone can be just as

Month: June 2020

June 2020 – Reading List

El Shaddai, the Almighty God

Genesis 17:1-8

El Roi, the God who Sees

Deliver U.S.

June 17, 2020

Elohim, the Mighty Creator

Excerpts from Genesis 1

Blueberry Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Not Everything Matters