To Train up a Mom

““I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. The hireling flees because he is…

“He who believes in Me [who adheres to, trusts in, and relies on Me], as the Scripture has said, ‘From his innermost being will flow continually rivers of living water.‘ ”” ‭‭John‬ ‭7‬:‭38‬ ‭AMP‬‬ Have you ever met someone that always seems to know what to say? A person that when they speak, you lean in…

“Therefore whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭18‬:‭4‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ One of the most transformative books I’ve read as a leader is “The Ideal Team Player” by Patrick Lencioni. The premise of the book is simple: the “ideal” person to hire or have on a team…

““For everyone will be salted with fire.” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭9‬:‭49‬ ‭AMP‬‬ During Shabbat, we salt the bread for 3 reasons: to remind us of the salty tears of the Israelites during slavery, to remind us to be salt and light to the world, and to remind us of the salt covenants (Leviticus 2:13, 2 Chronicles 13:5,…

He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.” Then He strictly warned them that they should tell no one about Him.” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭8‬:‭29‬-‭30‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ As I’ve read through the gospels the last few weeks, I’ve been intrigued by Yeshua’s instruction to…

“Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!” But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered and said to her,…

“Then a great multitude followed Him, because they saw His signs which He performed on those who were diseased. And Jesus went up on the mountain, and there He sat with His disciples.” ‭‭John‬ ‭6‬:‭2‬-‭3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ Something about this passage really struck me today – specifically that there were two groups of people who surrounded Yeshua.…

“When Jesus heard it, He departed from there by boat to a deserted place by Himself. But when the multitudes heard it, they followed Him on foot from the cities. And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick…Then He commanded the multitudes…

“But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭9:13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ When I read in scripture about something HE desires, I pay attention. In explaining His purpose for coming, Yeshua quotes from Hosea 6:6 here in Matthew…

“For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.”Immediately … she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My clothes?” But His disciples…