A series of thought-provoking articles focused on making the reader ponder and meditate.
The beautiful thing about God’s grace is that we can be sure of the Lord’s forgiveness. Nothing else can give us the peace that forgiveness does. We start anew-a clean slate-with the freeing knowledge that God has erased all our wrongs. As receivers of grace and mercy, the Lord requires that we forgive others as…
2019 is finally upon us! With a brand new year ahead, comes our excitement to start new habits and meet new or old goals. But perhaps there is nothing more important than to commit whole-heartedly to studying the Scriptures. This is why I have compiled a Bible Reading Plan for January about New Beginnings. You…
So I turn 27 this week. And I don’t know whether I should be excited or not. As a kid, birthdays were exciting, kids want to grow up. As adults, we wish we could slow down time. But one thing is certain, the older the wiser and that’s a very good thing if you ask…
I got back from a two-week mission trip to Southeast Asia over a month ago… and I’m still unpacking all of my thoughts and feelings toward the trip. It took us three planes to get back on US soil, and I have never been more happy to land at San Antonio International Airport. Seriously, the only other…
Tips and Advice for New Bloggers Before I start with my story, I wish to thank all of you who have supported me. Family, friends, subscribers, and all of you whom I’ve met through the blogging community-my deepest gratitude goes to you all! Thank you! Without further ado, here are my 5 pieces of wisdom…
Dear Unmarried Young Woman, I know you feel alone. You wish you had someone to share life with. Someone to love and cherish. I know that your biggest desire is to have a family of your own. And that you wanted to be married by 25 and a mother by 27. I know about those…
How many times have we seen it happened? An assumption made about a person that ends up causing problems but then turns out to be false. Or an assumption made based on what someone said. We have all witnessed these situations or even been part of it. Truth be told, it is very easy to make…
Job was faced with the greatest hardship of his life. He had been a successful and wealthy man but then, from night to day all of his possessions were gone including his children and even his own health. His response? “Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this…
I was convinced without a shadow of a doubt that I had no enemies. No one disliked me that I knew of. I did not hate anyone, had in fact, never hated anyone in my life. So based on these claims, that could only mean that I had no enemies. I was 16. I was…
Happy New Year! I know I’m almost 2 weeks late but being that this is my first post of 2018 I wanted to wish you all a blessed new year 🙂 There are many new things happening this year for The Scribe’s Portion which I’m eagerly looking forward to. I will be revamping and expanding the…
Read today’s portion here…Psalm 19:7-14 The Word of God is Transformational It was said that during WWII, American troops landed on an island far from civilization. On that island lived a tribe of natives that were known to be rudimentary. One day, an American soldier came upon a native man reading a Bible. The soldier…
Read today’s portion here…Psalm 19:1-6 The Universe Worships The Creator According to NASA, there are an estimated 400 billion stars in the Milky Way alone. That is one star per person who has ever lived on earth and 3 times more. All perfectly formed by one Creator, who calls them by name! (Psalm 147:4). Lift up…
Read today’s portion here…Psalm 10 Father to the Fatherless The tragedy of 9/11 will forever be seared in the memory of the American people and in the minds of the rest of the world. Even now, 16 years later, the images of that fateful day conjure up terror, fear, sorrow, and pain. It was a…
Read today’s portion here…Psalm 53 See also Psalm 14 Godlessness: “The Song of Man’s Disease” Verse 1 The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, doing abominable inquity; There is none who does good Spurgeon’s commentary calls this Psalm, “The Song of Man’s Disease.” And with great truth. The…
Read today’s chapter here… Psalm 1 Psalms Chapter 1 There is no Psalm more fitting to start this most beloved and inspirational book in the Bible. Psalms is a book of worship. In Judaism, studying the Torah (or the law) is a form of worship. To them, reading/studying the law is not only a religious…
