Lavender & Lace

“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,    “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch,a King who will reign wisely    and do what is just and right in the land.” Fast forward to the time of Jeremiah, the people are on the cusp of exile. Jeremiah pleads with the people for 40 years to turn back to the Lord, Continue reading

A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;    from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—    the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,    the Spirit of counsel and of might,    the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—and he will delight in the fear of the Lord. He will not judge by what he sees with his Continue reading

I figured, what’s the harm in writing a follow up to my last post? I’m a big fan of the late Michael Heiser who was a theologian best known for his controversial teaching about the supernatural. Many have criticized him, specifically, over his interpretations of Psalm 91 where he argues the reveal of “powers and Continue reading

I was speaking with a friend of mine the other night about Christmas (shout out to my brother, Cornbread!) and it got me thinking about this commercialized, tinsel, holiday. Why do we celebrate it as followers of Christ and why does it matter so much? A lot of people probably don’t know this about me, Continue reading

But as for me, my feet had almost slipped;    I had nearly lost my foothold.For I envied the arrogant    when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. They have no struggles;    their bodies are healthy and strong.[a]They are free from common human burdens;    they are not plagued by human ills.Therefore pride is their necklace;    they clothe themselves with violence.From their callous hearts comes iniquity[b];    their Continue reading