Yada Yada

The Hebrew word for know in the Old Testament is YADA — and it never simply means intellectual awareness. It carries the idea of  an intimate, private, experiential, deeply personal KNOWLEDGE. The same word is used when Scripture says God knew you before you were born. KNOW is used for the closest and most sacred…

Gifting Eternity

Who is the Giver of all life? Who takes away the sting of death? Who provides for your every need? Who sees everything and knows each motive? Who watches your every step, and listens to your every word? Who loves  you beyond all human capacity? Who forgives you? Jesus said: “Do not let your hearts…

Satisfaction

The world keeps changing the names of the treasures, but the pursuit remains the same. People still chase laughter to escape sorrow. We seek entertainment to escape silence. We desire more possessions to escape insecurity. We strive to accomplish to escape insignificance. We seek social status to escape being forgotten. Ecclesiastes demonstrates the ultimate futility…

Gratitude

Be dazzled by how much God loves you! Be stilled and stand in the glory of God. Remember how our Lord stepped into the pain, the grief, the hard days?  He remains with us in the valleys and through the wilderness. We arrive changed on the other side.  What was meant to harm us, our…

Full Disclosure

Jesus gives us full disclosure: 1. The Christ Means “the Anointed One” or the “Messiah” This title affirms Jesus as the one chosen by God to fulfill the prophecies of the Hebrew Scriptures. 2. The Lord is His title that denotes authority and His divinity.   Jesus as the sovereign Ruler over heaven and earth. 3.…

Jason Cory Newell

My son was a gift from God and I did my best. This written testimony is to honor a dream that woke me up on May 16, 2026. It has been ten years since my son’s death. My comfort is knowing that Jason is now with Jesus. 1 Samuel 1:27-28 “I prayed for this child,…