Has the enemy stolen from you or held you captive in areas of your life? Then Obadiah is the book for you.
Our God is a just God. He will punish injustices against His covenant people. . . .
Read MoreHas the enemy stolen from you or held you captive in areas of your life? Then Obadiah is the book for you.
Our God is a just God. He will punish injustices against His covenant people. . . .
Read MoreWhat is your favorite Christmas tradition? Mine revolves around a nativity set. This particular nativity was the centerpiece . . . .
Read MoreImagine Mary, a sweet young girl experiencing within her own body the fulfillment of God’s promise to her people. She joyfully praised God with Elizabeth, who was experiencing a miracle pregnancy in her old age. . . .
Read MoreWater sloshed. Sweat poured. The bread and raisin cakes wore off hours ago, but Jacob was in too deep to quit, now. One-hundred feet above his head, cows mooed and sheep bleated. “Water!” they seemed to cry. Through the pungent air of the well, Jacob sighed.
I wonder what thoughts bubbled up in his mind. Of course, digging was difficult, but did it feel mundane? Ordinary? Dare I say, meaningless? …..
Read MoreZechariah and Elizabeth were well-loved and esteemed by their community. They were righteous and observant of God’s commands, yet they had grown old and remained childless. Zechariah had no sons to . . .
Read MoreA knock on his door woke him.
As he got up to answer it, he realized how late it was. “Who could be here at midnight?” he thought. As he opened the door . . .
Read MoreKing David longed to build a temple for God in Jerusalem. God said that since it was in David’s heart to build Him a house, God would build David a “house.” God was not promising a physical house with walls and a roof. The “house” God promised David was a family lineage that would endure forever (v. 12). . . .
Read MoreIn my research for the children’s books that I am writing, I discovered this treasure that I just had to share with you!
Yes, children can be harassed by demons. The two biblical examples are in Matthew 15 and Luke 9. Our children today are bombarded with more . . .
Read MoreDo you stare in wonder at sparkling snowcapped mountains, or the shimmering feathers of a hummingbird suspended in flight? Do you gasp at the shifting colors of the sunset or the delicate fragrance of a perfect rose? Or do you take for granted God’s miraculous wonders? . . .
Read MoreMoses’ burning bush experience is a foreshadowing of the fire of the Holy Spirit spoken of in Matthew 3:11 and Luke 3:16.
The context in Matthew makes it clear that the fire of the Holy Spirit . . .
Read MoreThis is our Bridegroom King, Jesus, speaking to us, His Bride. How have we ravished His heart? We have given Him our “Yes.”
In the context of Song of Solomon, the Shulamite bride has finally . . .
Read MoreMy heart is on Anna this Christmas season. She is lauded in the Bible as a life lived well.
After being widowed at a young age, Anna committed . . .
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