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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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Baby Blanket

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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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Graduation Scarf

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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,