Round Fifteen: The Championship Yo, Jesus … Hey, welcome to Mickey’s Gym! C’mon in here and sitcher self down. You comfort’ble? See that life-sized pitcher hangin’ up there? That’s YOU, isn’t it?! Man, do you know how many times I wished you’d just step down into this here ring and say Yo, Rocky. I’m Real. […]
Reflections of an Election Heart, Round Fourteen
Keep ‘The Main Event’ the Main Event Recently I retired. Retired back to a treasure chest of spiritual wealth and wisdom that ministered to me before and is doing so again. It’s like being given box seat tickets in heavenly places where, while life’s unfolding, I am reminded to keep the main event the main […]
Reflections of an Election Heart, Round Thirteen
“You can wait for what you know to be true.” (Holy Spirit’s whisper to my heart & thoughts in 2016 ~ Nancy) *** A boxing ring is the space in which a boxing match occurs. Inside that cordoned off platform, there’s not a lot of room to maneuver, dodge, and duck. Or, get in a […]
Reflections of an Election Heart, Round Twelve
Streams of tears run down my eyes because of the destruction of the daughter of my people. My eye flows unceasingly, without stopping, until Adonai looks down from heaven and sees. My eye torments my soul because of all the daughters of my city. Lamentations 3:48-51 (Tree of Life version) *** Back in January (2017) I wrote […]
Reflections of an Election Heart, Round Eleven
“the value of the earthly and the wonder when what happens here moves us to the heavenly” – in an email from my friend and former fellow team blogger at Ishshah’s Story, Pat Joyce – *** She’s ba-a-ck. I heard the ‘Ding. Ding.’ My week opened up and lots of prayerful processing has been going […]
Reflections of an Election Heart, Round Ten
To the chief musician. On the Lily of Testimony. A secret treasure of David, to teach; O God! You cast us off; You broke us; You who were angry; take us back. You made the earth tremble; You tore it; heal its breaks, for it is shaking. You have shown Your people hardship; You made […]
Reflections of an Election Heart, Round Nine
“The Progressive Order of the Holy Spirit” Nancy C. Bentz As I write this, it is the day before Donald Trump becomes President of the United States. By the time you read this the Oath of Office will have been taken and his first day will be a marker in the annals of America’s history. […]
Reflections of an Election Heart, Round Eight
To feel need is to receive grace. Frances J. Roberts I don’t know about you, but I enjoyed the quiet holiday we had last week. With weather like a Currier and Ives painting, my husband and I never left the house the two days of Christmas. Sheltered within from the falling snow without, we ate, […]
Reflections of an Election Heart, Round Seven
Welcome back with Reflections of an Election Heart, Round Seven. We’ve had a bit of a break between rounds. A ‘one-minute’ hiatus to concentrate on other things, like Christmas. Not to mention the daily affairs of life being lived and laid to rest, procrastinated about or simply ignored, chased down or chased by, embraced or resisted. […]
Reflections of an Election Heart, Round Six
By the time one hits Round Six in the boxing ring, it means they have some fight in them. It also means they likely have a cut lip, black eye and some sore ribs. They didn’t make it through five full rounds by dancin’ pretty. Welcome to round six of reflections of an election heart. […]