“I don’t care, it’s my life,” the twenty-something adolescent yelled as she ran out the door, jumped behind the wheel and sped away. My parents just don’t understand, she thought, no one does. Sometimes, we think we know better but in reality, we ought to know better than that. “The fear of the Lord is…
Category: Christian Life
The Power Of A Woman, Part VII
“Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband – how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know before.” Ruth 2:11 (NIV) “This is hard,” she thought as she gazed…
The Power Of A Woman, Part V
“Then when the King’s edict is proclaimed throughout all his vast realm, all the women will respect their husbands, from the least to the greatest.” Esther 1:20, NIV King Xerxes had a problem. His Queen publicly disrespected him. Refused his request. Made him look like a fool. “Then the King become furious and burned with…
The Power Of A Woman, Part IV
“I remember your genuine faith, for you share that faith that first filled your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice. And I know that same faith continues strong in you.” 2 Timothy 1:5 (NLT) Eunice was a spiritually single mother. She, a Jewess, married a Greek. She would share her life but not her faith…
The Power Of A Woman, Part III
“As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, ‘I know what a beautiful woman you are. When the Egyptians see you they will say, “This is his wife.” Then they will kill me but let you live.’” Genesis 12:11-12 NIV Sarai faced a difficult decision: fulfill her husband’s request and…
The Power Of A Woman, Part II
Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked man that no one can talk to him.” I Sam 25:17 (NIV) Abigail lived in a time when a woman wasn’t formally educated and was never superior to a…
He Knows
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are – yet is without sin.” Hebrews 4:15 (NIV) Outcast. Alone. Defeated. Sometimes this world can overwhelm and undermine the most positive of people….
He Is With HIM, Part VIII
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV) A new day dawned. Silence prevailed. Jesus was gone, He had died by the will of the people. He had died a…
He Is With HIM, Part V
Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.” Proverbs 16:20 NIV Jesus’ final day as a free man. His last chance to instruct His disciples on what they needed to know, to do, and how to make life work. Jesus knew His time with His disciples was…
He is With HIM, Part IV
“The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.” John 12:23 NIV It was the heaviest of burdens. It was literally the world against Him. Just four days after praises from Palm Sunday still ringing in His ears, He now felt none of the accolades or the glory. Instead of a reception…