Living Simply

Posted by on Apr 27, 2010 in From the Heart of the Mountain | 1 comment I cannot help but to ponder life in the days of our father Abraham.  While we may romanticize such biblical times, the truth of the matter is that life was very difficult.  In many ways life was simply about survival.  Abraham lived in a world where food and water were often scarce, famines common, long seasonal migrations were necessary and threats of capture and enslavement real.  The world...
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LOVE YOUR ENEMY

Posted by on Apr 19, 2010 in From the Heart of the Mountain | 4 comments Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; (Matthew 5:43-44 KJV)  It is not always easy being a follower of Yeshua.  The command to love those that hate us and seek to do us harm is...
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A CHOSEN HERITAGE

Posted by on Apr 12, 2010 in From the Heart of the Mountain | 0 comments Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. 112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes always, even unto the end. (Psalm 119:111-112 KJV) Many of us have begun our spiritual journey in a distant land. From the very beginning the Creator has desired to be known and loved among his creation.  While all creation reveals some aspect of...
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READING AT A DISTANCE

Posted by on Apr 6, 2010 in From the Heart of the Mountain | 1 comment And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat? 5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic: 6 But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes. (Numbers 11:4-6...
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