39 stripes represent the 39 lashes Jesus most likely took. Historically and biblically, there doesn’t seem to be a direct answer to how many times Jesus was scourged. But what we do know is that, according to Deuteronomy, it was Jewish tradition for a criminal to receive no more than 40 lashes, so they’d typically…
So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God. (Hosea 12:6 ESV) I’ve been reading through a bible study on Hosea and it’s proved to be exactly what I need (not even aside from the obvious). I picked the Hosea study because I…
Do you know what’s really shitty? Saying, “I’m sorry you feel that way” when you should just be saying, “I’m sorry.” I won’t even touch on the way or tone of voice used during an apology, because that’s a rant I’d have to go on in person, not on my blog. It just won’t make…
Lately I’ve committed more to meditating. I’ve put my focus on truth – truth from God’s Word and my own truth and plain old cold-hard-facts truth. Being a mindful creative, I asked my husband to paint one of the walls in my yoga space in our home with chalk paint, so I could write or…
You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that…
In about 15 minutes, my littlest baby will take off on his first plane ride for a week long trip with his dad to visit family out-of-state. I feel like most moms would have a hard time with being separated from their babies for 7 whole days regardless, but there’s another layer to me that…
…and human hands can’t serve his needs – for he has no needs. He himself gives life and breath to everything, and he satisfies every need. (Acts 17:25 NIV) I’m just continuously amazed at this. We aren’t here for any other reason than He wanted us. We can offer Him nothing, because He has everything…
She’s been through more hell than you’ll ever know. But, that’s what gives her beauty an edge. You can’t touch a woman who can wear pain like the grandest of diamonds around her neck. | Alfa, Abandoned Breaths I was talking with my friend the other day about women like us – women who have…
I think one of the biggest things that Holy Yoga training has exposed in me, and probably the deepest area of growth the Lord is working in me right now and through this process in particular, is my inability to focus on the process and not the product. There are so many things I can…
I heard the song “I am Healed” by River Valley Worship for the first time during my first (official) Holy Yoga practice. My life was in a chaotic season (and to some degree, always is, but I’ll get to that) and I was scared of the potential outcomes. A lot of it was unknown and…
A while back, I was scrolling through my own blog (the vanity, I know) and just reading headlines. And I came across one I’d written a while back called “Sam found faith.” I didn’t actually click it to read it, but I believe it was about a situation I’d faced with faith, and how when…
In yoga, anything that allows me to crack my chest open and spread my arms out wide, allowing my heart to just explode out of my chest is my favorite. And I just find that very interesting as someone really exploring the depth of my practice lately. Because in life, I really do find so…
