http://jenb.reformedblogs.com Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:30:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Proverbs 18:24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 27:9-10 Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel. Do not forsake your friend and your father's friend, and do not go to your ... http://jenb.reformedblogs.com/2007/09/02/friendship/ http://jenb.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/23/surely-this-is-goodness/ To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Psalm 21:1 O Lord, in your strength the king rejoices, and in your salvation how greatly he exults! 2 You have given him his heart's desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah 3 For you meet him with rich blessings; you set a crown ... http://jenb.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/21/rejoice-in-the-lords-strength/ This post is a rambling of my heart and hand. Though I am loved, I sometimes feel unlovely or unloved. I know what is true. I have family and friends and a God who loves me, and nothing I can do will change that. So this is the confession of ... http://jenb.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/17/on-loneliness/ A great article by Carolyn McCulley: Though it was an unusual question, I understood it immediately: “How does a woman appropriately, biblically, humbly, and submissively go about ‘cracking the twigs and stirring the leaves?’ A friend of mine said that it seems like girls end up ‘breaking logs and throwing leaves’ ... http://jenb.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/16/twig-cracking-and-leaf-rustling/ Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! for the Lord has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.—“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my ... http://jenb.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/14/the-joy-of-the-lord-is-your-strength/ This last weekend, Junction City held their Scandinavian Festival. Hundreds of people come to watch singing, music, and dancing while eating abeilskevers, sausage, and meatballs. We were fortunate to see a group from Canada that did Ukrainian dances. Though I am only familiar with American ballroom dancing, these dances are ... http://jenb.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/13/a-sort-of-dance/ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. http://jenb.reformedblogs.com/2007/08/13/zechariah-99/