healing – Harvest Life

Reflection Journal, Day 14

Day 14: What is something you’re currently struggling with emotionally, and what might help you heal?

[From the never pisted archives circa June 2021] I surprised myself with this one! It was a morning after recovery meal. The day before, I didn’t really eat well. Nothing truly horrendous… a couple of bowls of cereal in the morning and eating Rocky Road ice cream from the container right before bed. All sugar.ContinueContinue reading “Eggs + Swedish Veggie Balls”

The Difference a Year Makes

Reflecting on illness, recovery, and renewed purpose. https://youtu.be/ncPilWyhB7c

Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 10)

Then Jesus[a] summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and MatthewContinueContinue reading “Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 10)”

Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 8)

When Jesus[a] had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him; and there was a leper[b] who came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you choose, you can make me clean.” He stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I do choose. Be made clean!” Immediately his leprosy[c] was cleansed. Then Jesus said toContinueContinue reading “Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 8)”

Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 5)

“Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven.

Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 4)

Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 4) Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loavesContinueContinue reading “Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Matthew 4)”

Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Isaiah 40)

Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight inContinueContinue reading “Kingdom of Heaven (ACAD: Isaiah 40)”

Sermon: I’m Hurt, So What Do I Do Now?

Offenses will loose their weight and sting. Time changes us. Life stages adjust us. Also forgiveness is a healing balm. It’s an act of love that works both ways.

ACAD – Remnant: 2 Samuel 21

Now the Gibeonites were not of the people of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had tried to wipe them out in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.