July 2020 – The Gearreald's Journal

The Corruption of a Word

Adonay means “God the Master,” which got me thinking about what a “master” is from a human perspective. There are a variety opinions, but I was drawn to the fact that “master” is a word that mostly has negative connotations for most modern people, especially in

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Luke 17:7-8

“Suppose someone has a servant who is plowing the fields or watching sheep. Does he tell his servant when he comes from the field, ‘Have something to eat?’ No. Instead, he tells his servant, ‘Get dinner ready for me! After you serve me my dinner, you can eat yours.’

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Yahweh, the I Am

One of the tropes I have come to associate with Christian teachings, especially for women, is that I am to define myself based on how God sees me. There are many excellent reasons to study this topic, if you can avoid the saccharine way it is usually presented. Whether experiencing

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Who Do You Say I Am?

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Yahweh Yireh, the God who Provides

When reading Genesis 22, the easiest approach is to keep on reading. To ignore the tension present and get to the part where the Angel of the Lord interrupts Abraham and rescues Isaac. To rush through the agonizing three days and four nights after God had instructed Abraham to sacrifice his son,

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Genesis 22:1-10

Some time later, God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” Early the next

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El Olam, the Eternal God

Life is often incredibly chaotic. Beyond the variance of my own emotions, thoughts, and experiences, there are other humans. I feel like I’m having a good day if I manage to get my own ducks in row without the outside world interfering. Why? To be honest, it’s because I’m a

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Psalm 90:1-6, 12

My Lord, you have been our home forever and ever. You were God before the mountains were born,before the earth and the world were made.You have always been and will always be God! You bring people into this world,and you change them into dust again. To you, a thousand years is like yesterday,like a

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Month: July 2020

The Corruption of a Word

Luke 17:7-8

Yahweh, the I Am

Who Do You Say I Am?

Baby Blanket

Yahweh Yireh, the God who Provides

Genesis 22:1-10

El Olam, the Eternal God

Psalm 90:1-6, 12

Graduation Scarf