“Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.” (Psalm 146:1) Each of the last five psalms (146–150) begins and ends with: “Praise ye the LORD”—i.e., “Hallelujah.” They comprise a sort of “Hallelujah Chorus”: a grand epilogue to the five books which make up the complete book of Psalms. It is interesting, even if coincidental,… Read More Praising the Lord
When you see this, your heart shall rejoice, And your bones shall flourish like grass; The hand of the Lord shall be known to His servants, And His indignation to His enemies. For behold, the Lord will come with fire And with His chariots, like a whirlwind, To render His anger with fury, And His… Read More I want Vengeance
“For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.” Song of Solomon 2:11-12 Let’s celebrate summer with a vibrant, joyful melody. And you may be surprised what kind of music… Read More Midweek Music XIV: To celebrate summer
Hello Thursday! Let me introduce to you a new book/short story. It is “Coffee Cake Days” by Amanda Tero my friend and fellow blogger. In this dynamic short story, a young lady named Meg finds out how to balance her spiritual walk with the reality of the demands of daily life. Reading it, there were many instances where I… Read More Coffee Cake Days Book Review
Hello lovely readers! It’s Memorial Day weekend, and that means a long weekend here in the United States. It kind of marks the beginning of summer, though ironically we’ve been having weather quite the contrary! In any case, this weekend will find me working long hours, not relaxing. That’s why I’m writing this blog post late at night… Read More From my little studio – a sample of handmade cards
Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business… And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch (Acts 6:3,5). I’m… Read More Seven men of good reputation
This post was a guest post I originally wrote on my friend Amanda’s blog. If you are looking for some fun ways to make Mother’s Day more meaningful and memorable, this is the post for you! 1. Potted fruit tree. Instead of the usual bouquet of flowers, surprise your mom a potted fruit tree! If you have several siblings, you can… Read More Unique Mother’s Day!
(image credit) I’m almost there people! It’s the last stretch of the semester!! That’s right- only two weeks of finals, and then May 11th will be the day I can collect my frazzled brain cells together for a short break, before another round starts in the summer. Yep, the joy of summer term. For now, I’m navigating through several due dates,… Read More Midweek Music XIII: Hanging in there!
Can you take a guess at what this is? That is the beauty and awe inspiring complexity of God’s design. It is the neuronal wiring of the human brain! The image is from the Human Connectome Project, and you can check out their website for more pictures and details. When I first saw the images from this… Read More What do you see?
Here is a piano piece from one of my favorite youtube piano players. Enjoy!
