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Writing Journal of Rebekah Birt: December 2008
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Saturday, December 27, 2008. Christmas Ponderings for the New Year. Maybe that is what God was able to do in my heart this year. I was able to SAVOR his sacrifice, his humility. I was forced to examine the way I worshipped and how I portrayed Christ to others. It made room in my heart to worship Jesus in the WAY of Jesus. The miracle is that God personally entered our story. Amidst the heavy blanket of darkness, a small cry was heard. A sound so beautiful it would shatter the shackles binding our feet.
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Writing Journal of Rebekah Birt: September 2008
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Sunday, September 28, 2008. When Moses' hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up-one on one side, one on the other-so that his hands remained STEADY till sunset." Exodus 17:12. The beauty of this verse caught me off guard a couple of weeks ago. I imagine Moses trying to sit there with the weight of a victory on his shoulders. 10 minutes pass, then hours. God could have just said, "Moses, I hear your cries. I understand this is a lot fo...
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Writing Journal of Rebekah Birt: April 2009
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Saturday, April 11, 2009. I just came from our church's Good Friday service. It was somber, artistic and absolutely beautiful. Tonight, I feel the true depth of my soul. It is a stirring that cannot be contained by words, figures, or even my feable attempts at writing. It feels almost like every crack and crevice of my humanity has been discovered and filled. Sealed. Completed. I can't really explain it beyond that. To experience Him…to taste, sense, feel his sacrifice in a physical and tangible way.
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Writing Journal of Rebekah Birt: January 2008
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Monday, January 21, 2008. There are days in which you feel as though you are trudging through life on only the sometimes waning vapors of an obedient faith. Though you realize the Lord has not forsaken you, you long for a tangible reminder of His presence. That silence can be a vast well, one in which your soul so desperately wants to climb out of, but is instead forced to wait in patient stillness. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him." Ps 95:4. Maybe we arenR...
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Writing Journal of Rebekah Birt: Thank You
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Friday, November 28, 2008. I guess I could write a list of everything I am thankful for but somehow it just seem too obvious. Instead, I have been challenging myself to examine each moment and pull from the beneath the surface the little things that seem to go by unnoticed. I want to really ponder what it means to be thankful and how, if my heart is truly in that place, how differently I would live my life. What kind of a person would I be? How differently would I treat my husband? I'm a 25 year-old Port...
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Writing Journal of Rebekah Birt: March 2007
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Saturday, March 31, 2007. Thoughts in the Palm of My Hand. During this morning's devotions, I read Isaiah 49:16:. 8220;…You will absolutely never forget me! You have engraved me on the palms of Your hands.”. Friday, March 23, 2007. Okay, so I admit I gave in a bit too easily. At first, I remember pulling the cake from the oven and asking myself how did I ever manage to think baking a 13x9 cake for TWO people was somehow a good idea? Take that you despicable calories! You know, that is also true in our da...
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Writing Journal of Rebekah Birt: This One is For You Bonnie...
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Monday, December 1, 2008. This One is For You Bonnie. My best friend (Bonnie! Tagged me so because I love her so much, here are my Favorite 8s. 8 Favorite TV Shows:. 8 Things I Did Yesterday:. 1 Drank a Chocolate Chai. From Common Grounds Coffee Shop. 2 Went to church and contemplated the Advent season. 3 Visited our Sunday hotspot. Little T American Baking Company for lunch with hubby, and Derek and Heidi. Gotta love their soup and baguettes. 4 Did the weekly grocery shopping at New Seasons. I'm a 25 ye...
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Writing Journal of Rebekah Birt: July 2008
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Sunday, July 27, 2008. Religion vs The Gospel: Part 1. Religion. Even the sight of the word makes my skin crawl with a shudder. While most people unknowingly use it as a common label for people who have a belief in God, it is in fact, a word that has a deeply dangerous connotation. THE DEADLY DANGERS OF RELIGION:. 1 Religion renders Christ of no benefit (v2). Religion is self-centered in its focus. 2 Religion obligates us to perfect obedience (v3). The problem is, we can't! 5 Religion is not from God (v8).
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Writing Journal of Rebekah Birt: The Body
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Sunday, September 28, 2008. When Moses' hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up-one on one side, one on the other-so that his hands remained STEADY till sunset." Exodus 17:12. The beauty of this verse caught me off guard a couple of weeks ago. I imagine Moses trying to sit there with the weight of a victory on his shoulders. 10 minutes pass, then hours. God could have just said, "Moses, I hear your cries. I understand this is a lot fo...