Fire burns away the flesh of the past- Charring old sins and wasted guilt, Removing the slag of self-doubt and insecurity, Cauterizing old wounds and scars, Scalding the blood to remove false beliefs, Tempering the mettle of our soul, And scorching the body over As it refines everything we are into pure ash So we ...

Continuing with my annual voyage through the Bible, Exodus 12:15 grabbed my attention for the first time in twenty years. In the scripture, God commanded the Hebrews, saying, “Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first ...