July Rest Month
It’s JULY REST MONTH! All Sweet Selah Ministry work stops for the month of July, giving everyone on the team a chance to rest and renew. Feel free to browse…
Musings
A Time to Celebrate
Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were interpreting for the people said to them, “Don’t mourn or weep on such a day as…
Freed to Fly
So Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they…
Dream Team
He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. He reveals deep and hidden…
When You Want to Be the Queen—but You’re Not
So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them. But…
Is Anything Worth More Than Your Soul?
Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross,…
Seeming Silence
And the LORD said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their…
Becoming Like Jesus
I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from…
Birdsong Symphonies and Other Signs of Spring
“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…
Bruised, Broken, Blessed
Today’s Musing is from Margaret Fowler. “The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” —Deuteronomy 33:27a (NIV) One of my childhood memories is about falling on…
Tea Parties Under the Table and Other Small Things
“Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” —Hebrews 13:5 ESV…
Crisis? Or Confidence!
And the LORD said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people … and have heard their cry … I know their sorrows. So I have come down to…