The Buffet Line

By Amber Balista This week I am going off the daily psalm path and reading psalm 116, the psalm is one of the texts for this Sunday, it is worth sitting with a little while. This is the Common English Bile (CEB) translation, it keeps the meaning of the text but not necessarily the exact […]

April, 22 2020 1“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit. 3 You have already been cleansed by the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me as […]

By Amber Balista I encourage you as we have been to read through the psalm a couple of times, taking note of what stands out for you. Listen for what God might be wanting you to hear. I like the Amplified translation of the Bible because I feel like it drawls out the emotion of […]

April 14, 2020 John 20:19-23 19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20 After he said this, he showed them […]

By Amber Balista It is holy week, something I keep reminding myself of because things are just different this year. Easter is surly coming, and as some have pointed out the solemn temperament of this Easter may be more like the first Easter morning. When the disciples did not know how the story would go. […]