Category: Journal

  • This Week’s Contemplation: Matthew 22:37–40

    I’m still deep in the Shema, turning over its layers, tracing its echoes, but this week my study took an unexpected turn. One passage led to another, and suddenly I was wandering through Matthew 22, Genesis, Exodus, the 613 commandments, and the Psalms. It’s all connected, but right now my notes look more like a…

  • When the Spirit Comes Upon You: A Modern Reflection on Saul’s Transformation in 1 Samuel

    When the Spirit Comes Upon You: A Modern Reflection on Saul’s Transformation in 1 Samuel

    At the beginning of the week, while reading 1 Samuel, I was caught off guard in the best way. A single verse in chapter 10 lingered with me long after I closed my Bible, stirring curiosity and memories of my walk with the Holy Spirit, the highs, the failures, the longing, and the quiet hope…

  • Returning to Slow Bible Reading: Why I Paused Blogging

    I thought I had found a rhythm, maybe even a formula. But over time it began to encroach on my Bible‑reading, and instead of filling me, it made me feel strangely empty. In September 2025, I began blogging again. It started as journaling, then in January I began weekly meditations using a list of verses…

  • Psalm 18:46 – What Exalting God Can Look Like in an Ordinary Life

    Psalm 18:46 has stayed with me longer than I expected. Last week, I wrote about how this verse unsettled my routines in the best possible way, how it exposed the quiet places where God wasn’t first, even in moments I thought were “for Him.” That reflection is still working on me, and as I’ve sat…

  • Psalm 18:46 – A Week I’m Not Finished With – Growing Into Exalting Him

    A verse I thought I’d finished with has stayed with me, tugging at my mornings and inviting a quiet shift in how I begin my day. Psalm 18:46 is reshaping me slowly, asking me to pause, to exalt God first, and to let even the smallest habits come under His gentle leading.

  • Psalm 73:25: An exploration of faith

    A quiet reflection on Psalm 73:25 and the way Asaph’s honesty mirrors our own, moving from envy and confusion to clarity, confession, and the steadying truth that God is our portion, even when we can’t feel Him.

  • Preserved: What Psalm 121:7 Taught Me Through a Story I Never Fully Told

    A quiet meditation on Psalm 121:7, woven through a memory that reshaped my life. A gentle reflection on trauma, healing, and the unexpected ways God preserves us.

  • Grace in the Passenger Seat [FRIDAY]

    By Friday, the week had become its own parable. Friday arrived with its own brand of character development, the kind you don’t ask for but apparently need. As I approached my fourth exit off the roundabout, I noticed one of those rare, glorious occurrences: the left lane was backed up, and the outside lane was…

  • From Moron to Why [THURSDAY]

    A slow Thursday queue becomes a quiet moment of inner growth as frustration shifts from harsh labels to a single, gentler question. This reflective instalment captures how small changes in language signal deeper emotional transformation, setting the stage for Friday’s final story and its unexpected lesson.

  • The Silent Victory [WEDNESDAY]

    Wednesday arrived with an obscene amount of traffic at the roundabout, the kind that turns an already lengthy moment into an even longer one. But this time, I did it silently. No muttering.  No insults.  No commentary.  Just breathing. A tiny, quiet win, the kind no one sees but God. Paul would call this “walking…