Tag: Spiritual Formation

  • Shema: Loving God With All That We Are [Part 2] According to Yeshua

    The greatest command…and the second “Why do we fail to love God and neighbour?” → “What’s the purpose of all these commands?” → “How does Yeshua summarise everything in Matthew 22:37–40?”  ⭐ PART 2 — Matthew 22:37–40: The Two Commands That Hold Everything Together  Last week I ended with Yeshua affirming the Shema as the greatest commandment, loving God with all our heart,…

  • 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…

  • Shema: Loving God With All That We Are [Part 1]

    A study of Deuteronomy 6:5 through the lens of Yeshua’s teaching The Shema is one of the most foundational declarations in Scripture. A call not just to believe in God, but to love Him with the fullness of our being. In Deuteronomy 6:5, Moses gives Israel a command that is both simple and impossibly expansive:…

  • 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…

  • Trust Without Knowing Why: Learning to Lean on God With My Whole Heart

    Trusting God means surrendering the need to understand and choosing to lean on Him with my whole heart. As I let go of the endless whys, I’m learning that trust grows in obedience, humility, and seeking Him fully. This journey isn’t about certainty, it’s about wholehearted surrender.

  • “I AM”: Walking the Way of Belief

    Walking With Yeshua as the Way, the Truth, and the Life A closer walk with Yeshua is not abstract or mystical, it is lived out in the ordinary rhythms of your day. John 14:6 becomes real when His identity begins to shape your choices, your inner world, and the source of your strength.

  • Psalm 72:18: The God Who Only Doeth Wondrous Things

    ‘Doeth’ brings a smile to my face.  It instantly transports me to the days of old, back to the first Bible I ever owned, a King James Version given to me by my nan.  I’m still devastated that I no longer have it.  After several moves, it simply disappeared, along with the inscription she had…

  • 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.