Six months have passed since we left off the mini-study of Molid (Mo-leed) in the five Flawless posts. Though it’s been a lengthy selah already, welcome to Vineyard Days-Selah IX before we continue on. No matter how I do or do not plan my writing focus and time, Holy Spirit seems to delight in proving the efficacy1 […]
Vineyard Days – Your Eyes as Doves’
Turn your eyes upon Jesus… Look full in His wonderful face. And the things of earth will grow strangely dim In the light of His glory and grace. Helen H. Lemmel *** I remember the feelings of being a new bride. Beyond the wedding plans and honeymoon, making a home of our own and being […]
Vineyard Days – Under His Shadow, Part 2
“All earthly things are the shadows of heavenly realities… If you would know Jesus, study the vine.” ~ Andrew Murray ~ *** Scripture is full of mystery, yet we are told to ask and be given, to seek and to find, to knock and to have the door of understanding opened up to us. It […]
Vineyard Days – Under His Shadow
“All earthly things are the shadows of heavenly realities…” ~ Andrew Murray ~ Embarking on the new year, I dug out a binder this past week from a class I developed and taught seven years ago; then six years ago; and a third time five years ago. Holy Spirit has been prompting me for several […]
Vineyard Days – A Company of Horses
Sometimes our heart knows what our lips cannot quite articulate. There is a stirring inside that is of a nature not our own. An air of expectancy and restlessness. Anticipation, Heinz ketchup-style. An impatience born of a sense of something greater… I think it’s not too far-fetched to compare such stirring to internally ‘pawing the […]
Vineyard Days – Three Confessions of Love, Part 2
If a branch is going to bear fruit, there comes a time in the believer’s life when growth is not an option. It is a necessity. To advance upon the stairs toward the heart of the Beloved means that Eros love must be left behind and a higher expression of love embraced. It is a […]
Vineyard Days – Three Confessions of Love, Part 1
The Shulamite’s (and our) progress in spiritual growth can be likened to ascending stairs from one level to the next. The lovely truth is that Shepherd Lover was so intentional in His desire for her fellowship that He designed opportunities for her to respond to Him (just as He does for us). At every level […]
Vineyard Days – Selah II
I’ve been on a pause that refreshes. (A polite way to say my writing brain cells have been melting…) Where I live, we spent the last many weeks sweating in relentless 90+ degree heat. It has been a beautiful summer season, but like life, too much heat and sun without a cooling break can drain […]
Vineyard Days – In the Footsteps of the Flock
*** Yoyo-ing between frustration about herself and others and feeling good about her self-impression and how others viewed her, had swung her one too many times in the wrong direction. She was worn out and had finally tired. It was about time. The Shulamite was ready to listen… “Tell me, You whom my soul loves, […]
Vineyard Days – A Branch, A Vine and A Pile of Rocks
The Shulamite was coming uncorked. She was upset with those close to her (“my mother’s children were angry with me” SS 1:6b), while not yet realizing that her frustration resulted from some erringly placed attachments. All she knew is that she was laboring hard, trying her best, working long hours guarding the vineyard, and feeling […]