Sunday, January 14, 2018

Stringin Pearls


Boaz Ministries

Grateful for my parents, Don and Anna, who planted the seed and provided the nurturing that would attend me on my journey to finding God, the Lover of my soul. Thankful that my earthly father modeled the way a godly man loves his wife, for my sister and me. Rest in peace, Daddy, until we meet again.

Friday, January 12, 2018

Psalm 90 Eternal God and Mortal Man

A dear friend of mine emailed me a Bible verse, Psalm 90:12 (highlighted in red below).  And it pricked my heart so, that I had to look up the entire chapter in context. As always, in the context, God's message through His prophets and poets, is made crystal clear. I pray this division of the Psalms will touch your soul, and bring wisdom and understanding of the time we have - in these times in which we live.


"A prayer of Moses, the man of God"
 Lord, You have been our refuge

in every generation.
 Before the mountains were born,
before You gave birth to the earth and the world,
from eternity to eternity, You are God.

 You return mankind to the dust,

saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”
 For in Your sight a thousand years
are like yesterday that passes by,
like a few hours of the night.
 You end their lives; they sleep.
They are like grass that grows in the morning—
 in the morning it sprouts and grows;
by evening it withers and dries up.

 For we are consumed by Your anger;

we are terrified by Your wrath.
 You have set our unjust ways before You,
our secret sins in the light of Your presence.
 For all our days ebb away under Your wrath;
we end our years like a sigh.
Our lives last seventy years
or, if we are strong, eighty years.
Even the best of them are struggle and sorrow;
indeed, they pass quickly and we fly away.
 Who understands the power of Your anger?
Your wrath matches the respect that is due You.


 So teach us to number our days carefully
that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.

 Lord—how long?


Return, have compassion on Your servants.
Satisfy us in the morning with Your faithful love
so that we may shout with joy and be glad all our days.
 Make us rejoice for as many days as You have humbled us,
for as many years as we have seen evil and adversity.
 Let Your work be seen by Your servants,
and Your splendor by their children.

 Let the beauty of the Lord our God be on us;

confirm for us the work of our hands—

Make our endeavors successful!

Monday, January 8, 2018

Sunday, January 7, 2018

The Ministry of Poetry and Prose, 2018

Bruce & Bridget Edwards
Boaz Ministries

This year, Boaz Ministries will bring messages from our collections of poetry and prose that we hope will inspire, uplift, encourage and edify our readers, all to the glory of God.

Friday, January 5, 2018

2018 - Drawing Closer to God




One of our dear friends announced they will be fasting from Facebook for a certain amount of time, and spending more time in communion with the Lord and studying the Bible.
Immediately, this poster (in our ever increasing picture library) came to mind. The message is everything we've hoped would resonate with our readers. And when this friend came forward on Social Media and shared the plan to forsake the daily distraction and noise of Facebook to draw closer to God through prayer and meditating on His Word - well, all we could say was, "Amen!"

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