Dara's Diary

Dara's Diary BlogCast | Season II Episode I | I Used To Be A Flamingo Bible Verses Included: “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins—and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.”” Mark‬ ‭2‬:‭22‬ ‭ESV “Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wildern...

Dara's Diary Blogcast XXXIV | Listen To The Whispers Bible Verse Included: “So Lot went out and said to his sons-in-law, who were to marry his daughters, “Up! Get out of this place, for the Lord is about to destroy the city.” But he seemed to his sons-in-law to be jesting.” Genesis‬ ‭19‬:‭14‬ ‭ESV Genesis 19:30-38 . “As morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Up! Take your wife and your two...

Dara's Diary Blogcast XXXIII | When The Healer Doesn't Heal You Bible Verses Included: “So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.” “Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is suffi...

Dara's Diary Blogcast XXXII | Dear Mama, You Can Only Do What You Can Bible verses included: “And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.” ‭‭~ Genesis‬ ‭2‬:‭2‬-‭3‬ ‭ESV “Or do you not know t...

Dara's Diary | Blogcast XXXX | Back To Where I Started Bible Verse Included: “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs 19:21 NIV “so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭25‬:‭25‬ ‭ESV Quotes Included: So many ideas swirling in my mind that build and pick up speed until they become...

Dara's Diary Blogcast XXXI | The Abyss Of Lack Bible Verses Included: “You shall not covet your neighbour’s house; you shall not covet your neighbour’s wife…” ‭‭ Exodus‬ ‭20‬:‭17‬ ‭ESV “Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!” Luke 12:24 “Now to him who is able to do far more abund...

Dara's Diary Blogcast XXX | The People God Sends To Help Us Bible Verses Included: “For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Fear not, I am the one who helps you.” Isaiah‬ ‭41‬:‭13‬ ‭ESV Get full access to Dara's Diary at grachaeldara.substack.com/subscribe

Dara's Diary Blogcast XXVIX | New Year, New Me...Again. Bible Verses Included: “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭21‬ ‭ESV “And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?” Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭27‬ ‭ESV “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.” Psalm‬ ‭37‬:‭5‬ ‭ESV Get full access to Dara's Diary at grachaeldara.su...

Dara's Diary Blogcast XXVIII | Where Are All Of The Church Kids? I Know God...Kinda | The Complacency Of Growing Up In Church | Part 1 Hiding In Plain Sight | The Complacency Of Growing Up In Church | Part 2 Bible Verses Included: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭22‬:‭6‬ ‭ESV “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this...

Dara's Diary Blogcast | XXVII Bible Verse included: ““Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; de...

Dara's Diary Blogcast XXVI - Masculinity Through The Lens Of Jesus Bible Verses Included: “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” ‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬ ‭ESV “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.” John‬ ‭8‬:‭7‬ ‭ESV “Jesus stood up and said to her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one...

Dara's Diary Blogcast XXV | Let's Talk About Relationships Bible verses included: “For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from sexual immorality;” 1 Thessalonians‬ ‭4‬:‭3‬ ‭ESV “Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.” Matthew‬ ‭10‬:‭16‬ ‭ESV Get full access to Dara's Diary at grachaeldara.substack.com/...

Dara's Diary Blogcast 24 | God Knew I Needed a Daughter Bible Verses Included: “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭31‬:‭6‬ ‭ESV “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.” ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭31...

Dara's Diary Blogcast 23: The Art of Distraction Quotes Included: “See the devil, he learns from your mistakes, even if you don’t. That’s how he keeps you in cycles.” ~ Cycles | Jonathan McReynolds Bible verse included: “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful” but not all things build up.” 1 Corinthians 10:23 ESV For God gave us a Spirit who produces not tim...

Dara's Diary Blogcast 22: What To Do When God Has Forgotten You Bible Verses included: Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.” Matthew 26:39 NIV “At three, he uttered a loud cry, “Elohi! Elohi! L’mah sh’vaktani?” (which means, “My God! My God! Why have you deserted me?...

Episode 21. Dara's Diary Blogcast: Is Your Body Truly a Temple? Bible Verses Included: “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.” 1 John 4:1 “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a pr...

Dara's Diary Blogcast 20| Writing for Praise or Purpose? Bible Verses Included: “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.” Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭2‬ ‭ESV “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs‬ ‭...

Podcast of Blogpost 19. Hiding in Plain Sight Bible Verses included: “You will recognise them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?” Matthew 7:16 “But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.” Hebrews 3:13 “As it is, there are many parts, yet one body." 1 Corinthians 12:20 “I...

Dara's Diary Blogcast 18. The Dangers of Pressure and Perfectionism Bible Verses Included “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you…” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭1‬:‭5‬ “Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭12‬:‭7‬ ‭ “Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭1‬:‭26 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; be...

Dara's Diary Blogcast 17. - Surrendering Our Desires for Marriage Bible Verses Included: Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand. Proverbs 19:21 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7 He who finds a wife finds...

Audio of Blogcast 16: I Know God...Kinda. Bible Verses Included: “But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with concei...

Audio Version of Blogcast 15. Included Bible Verses: “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭22‬:‭6‬ ‭ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/pro.22.6.ESV “Help me, O Lord my God! Save me according to your steadfast love!” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭109‬:‭26‬ ‭ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/psa.109.26.ESV “So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the...

Audio version of Dara's Diary blogcast 14 Included Bible Verses: “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 ESV “Come to me, all of you who are struggling and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 CJB Get full access to Dara's Diary at grachaeldara.substack.com/subscribe

Audio Version of Blogcast 13 Included Bible Verse: “John answered them, “I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”” ‭‭ John‬ ‭1‬:‭26‬-‭27‬ ‭ESV https://bible.com/bible/59/jhn.1.26-27.ESV “Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty d...

Audio Version of Article 12: You Never Know Who is Watching, Dara's Diary Included Quotes and Bible Verses: “There are no small parts, only small actors.” ~ Konstantin Stanislavski. “If you’re going to do something, do it properly or don’t do it at all.” ~ Grace Joseph “So, whatever you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 Get full access to Dara's Diar...