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Today I recalled Psalm 139: 23-24: Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any

In one activity in my advanced writing class, we talk about the 5 Main Weaknesses in Academic Writing: weak verbs, delayed verbs, nominalization (making verbs

I learn I need to mist my gardenia (and now also my lemon tree—I didn’t know!) twice a day. Twice! Creating the right, humid environment

Today while shopping at Trader Joe’s, my daughter and I keep returning to the display of beautiful potted gardenia plants. I absolutely love gardenia. I

So far, I’ve loved reading more and more about the attributes of God in Grudem’s Systematic Theology. This morning, I considered God’s glory. I love

After thinking more about Andrew Murray’s analysis of intercession in Luke 11, I pray God gives me spiritual food to nourish others. Before teaching, before

I’m struck by Andrew Murray’s insight into Luke 11 in his book on intercession. He taught me something I had never noticed before. Consider the

In Numbers this morning, I take note of God’s orderly instructions regarding when the Israelites should stay or go. It’s wonderful to think of God’s

In Psalm 71, you’ll see a certain way of thinking about God. It’s an all-day-long kind of thing. I love how the writer says “I

In Psalm 65:5, I note three interesting things. David writes, “By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness. . .” We ask. He answers. It’s