The dark clouds of grief would not lift for so long. Everyone I loved had been taken from me, and my sadness had turned to anger. How could this happen? Did Jehovah, the God of Israel see me? If He did, why did He not intervene? I pushed those who tried to help away. How …
Faithful Under Pressure
J. Hudson Taylor labored under intense pressure, ill health, and deep grief as he followed God’s call to China. It is reported that over the course of his ministry he buried two wives and no less than four children. At one point, his faith was so low, he even considered taking his own life. …
New Year, Faithful God
2024! Can you believe how quickly this new year came? I admit that the older I get, the faster the years pass, especially now that most of my children are grown. As I sought the Lord for the spiritual theme for this year, the faithfulness of God came up time and again. Abraham’s encounter with …
Free from Fear: Peace on Earth
It was an obscure benediction of Advent that jumped off the page of God’s Word. Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, had been mute until that day his son was named. His first words poured out prophecy for the coming Messiah, and have been recorded in Luke’s Gospel, chapter 1:67-79. “That he would grant …
Where Leads the Heart
Eight women from the Bible and the choices that shaped their future.
Why Be Thankful for the Thorns?
With Thanksgiving coming, some friends and I brought up the thorns that come along with the roses of family get togethers. Relationships generally grow with thorns, so we took time to pray over those heartaches, struggles, and family issues that will arise when the families gather, or in some cases, do not gather. Thorns come …
A Lesson on Gratitude From An Older Woman
Photo by Mike Italo on Pexels.com For forty years, I wandered in the wilderness with my brothers and our people. I had seen JEHOVAH do miraculous things. The Pharoah who once enslaved us was left devastated when the LORD led us out with a mighty hand. When I was young, I watched over …
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Joy Comes in the Morning
Photo by Jackson Jorvan on Pexels.com (This is a fictionalized account of the journal of a woman from the Bible. It is a bit long, but I didn't want to split it into several posts, so dive into it only if you have some time to read it.) Journal Entry #1My Wedding DayToday is the …
Free From Shame
John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. Shame is a topic of many parenting classes, and rightly so. Very few children grew up in a home where shame and guilt were not used as parenting tools. “How could you be so stupid?” “Why can’t you be more …
Watch unto Prayer
Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. Mark 13:33Photo by RDNE Stock project on Pexels.com Twice in these last couple of weeks, I have felt unprepared for the spiritual battle that I came up against. One of those times was this morning, with interruption after interruption delaying this …
His Song in the Night 