Psalm 137 ; Daniel 9:20-11:1 ; 1 John 3:11-4:6 "The Christmas Tree" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Watercolor on Paper Psalm 137 is an imprecatory Psalm that relates the deep sadness of God’s people in exile – away from their beloved home – Jerusalem. “By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion” (verse 1). Why were they in Babylon, of all places? Babylon epitomizes everything that opposes God and His people. We know that sin was the reason for t

Proverbs 29:10-18 ; Daniel 8:15-9:19 ; 1 John 2:28-3:10 "Nairobi National Park" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Pencil Sketch on...

Psalm 136:13-26 ; Daniel 7:1-8:14 ; 1 John 2:12-27 "A Christmas Welcome" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Watercolor on Paper Today we...

Psalm 136:1-12 ; Daniel 5:17-6:28 ; 1 John 1:1-2:11 "Am Bodensee, III" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Pen & Ink on Paper Today we open the Scriptures to the first half of Psalm 136, verses 1-12, where we find the command to “Give thanks to the LORD” repeated three times (verses 1-3), followed by the truth that God’s “love endures forever,” which is repeated twelve times in this section and then repeated another fourteen times in the rest of the Psalm (tomorrow’s sect

Psalm 135:13-21 ; Daniel 4:19-5:16 ; 2 Peter 3 Today is the first Sunday of Advent, and as we welcome the Christmas season, we come...

Proverbs 29:1-9 ; Daniel 3:13-4:18 ; 2 Peter 2 "Path Through a Forest" © by Terri L. Stricker - Felt-Tip Marker on Paper In Proverbs...

Psalm 135:1-12 ; Daniel 2:24-3:12 ; 2 Peter 1 "How Lovely Are Your Dwelling Places" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Pen & Ink on...