The Beginning of Elul – A Time of Repentance

Shalom and joy! So much has happened that we have not been able to keep up with regular posts on our website. It has been a season of learning and discipline, trials and challenges. Nevertheless, He NEVER stops working! Well, the time of Elul has begun. Today marks day 1 of the 6th Hebrew month. Interesting, last night’s message from…

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Happy Rosh Chodesh! It’s Elul

Shalom! Welcome to the month of Elul. It is a very strategic month designed to prepare us for transitioning into the fall festivals. This month is the month of repentance and begins our 40 day count down to Yom Kippur. It is time to prepare our hearts before Him in making sure there is nothing standing in the way of…

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Life As Usual

Standing in the kitchen scrambling eggs this morning, I was pondering and praying for someone who had just received a phone call from the doctor’s office concerning some blood work they had done just yesterday. They said for her to come in right away… At this, the words came up in my spirit, “It’s not life as usual anymore”. Three…

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Consistency of Actions

Boker Tov, Shabbat Shalom, Early this morning, I woke up with three words, “consistency of actions”. One of my favorite songs is by Chuck Girard, “Here I Am”. It is a song that describes the faithfulness of Father. It begins with: Here I am, down on my knees, Outside the sun is rising I’m moved by the voice of the…

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Elul and the Message of Repentance

The time of Elul and the season of T’Shuvah (repentance) is here. Our desire is that you will use this ‘preparation time’ wisely, and cry out to Abba to place you on His examination table. We have entered the time of no return, no going back. If you have set your sights on the coming Kingdom of Messiah, you understand…

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Friendship, Not Pedestals

About 6-8 months ago, I listened to a Chuck Girard song titled “Don’t Shoot the Wounded,” and although it’s one of my least favorite songs of his, I couldn’t get one line of the song out of my mind… “We can love them and forgive them when their sin does not exceed our own” (Click here to see all the…

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