Nehemiah 4 This is a very transparent post. It's a bit raw and vulnerable. And, I hope, it will be helpful to someone. I want to talk about what we allow to enter through the front doors of our homes. And I want to explain how it is so easy to let our guard down … Continue reading Home Defense
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Homemade
Nehemiah 3 It takes just one egg to start. One egg in a measuring cup. Beat it very well. You can add a drop of yellow food coloring if you feel sensitive about the color of the dough. Or, you can use an egg that a chicken laid this morning, and the dough will be … Continue reading Homemade
When Home is Broken
Nehemiah 2 I'm not sure if you're aware of this, but appliances don't last forever. Well, unless it's a vintage dryer passed down from your great grandmother. I'm speaking from experience. Early in our marriage, my husband and I were the grateful recipients of Grammy Rebstock's old brown dryer. It was an absolute dinosaur, but … Continue reading When Home is Broken
Coming Home
Nehemiah 1 I woke up this morning with a sense of happiness and contentment. Usually, I wake up with a heavy feeling, thinking about my list of to-do's for the day or re-hashing past conversations and feeling shame. I'm told this is due to undiagnosed ADHD. I'm not sure about that. Whatever the reason, I … Continue reading Coming Home
Homesick
An Introduction to a Study in Nehemiah I have lived in nineteen different places in my lifetime, five different US states, and (for one memorable summer) a single Canadian province. That's nineteen front doors. Nineteen back yards. Nineteen kitchens and nineteen different neighborhoods. When I think of the number of neighbors I've known over my … Continue reading Homesick
Friends, Fortunes, and Family
Job 42:7-17 The Lord Gives God gave Job seven sons and three daughters, great fortune, many servants, the respect of others, close friends, and a righteous character. Job was described as a very wealthy man with 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. Job was a great man, "the greatest … Continue reading Friends, Fortunes, and Family
Who Can Say?
Job 40, 41, 42: 1-6, and Proverbs 30: 1-9 Agur, son of Jakeh recorded his oracle (Proverbs 30), his prayer, his request of simple things for a simple man. I ask the same. Lord, if You could work these things into my head and my heart, press them into the threads of my being, make … Continue reading Who Can Say?
You Don’t Even Know What You Don’t Know
Job 39 and Psalm 73 "Do you know...?" "Do you observe...?" "Can you number...?" Questions can soften a hard heart. Sometimes. If the heart has a crack, even just a little one, big enough for the truth to seep in, sometimes the question reaches in through that crack, pulls the stony pieces of the heart … Continue reading You Don’t Even Know What You Don’t Know
The King Speaks
Job 38 The rain is falling outside. It's hitting the metal porch roof on this old farmhouse. I have the window open so I can hear its music, lovely and comforting. God promises His people in Hosea and in Joel (see Hosea 6:1-3 and Joel 2:23) that He will come to them like the early, … Continue reading The King Speaks
Behold, the Lamb of God!
Job 37 These are the words of Elihu about his God. These are the words of a man who believes that God is King, that He made all things, knows all things, deserves all the praise. These are the words of a herald, a messenger who broadcasts the coming of the King. Over a thousand … Continue reading Behold, the Lamb of God!
Christina Grubb 