Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
I’ve shared openly with my struggle to lose weight. I’ve turned to calling out to God to help me, because I’ve proven that I cannot do this myself. I’ve tried for too long with no progress to know that I am weak. Yet, I know that I am strong when I lean on God. However, God doesn’t always answer […]
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David is described as a man after God’s own heart. {1 Samuel 13:14}, so it is no surprise that he made the Hall of Faith. We first meet David as a young shepherd boy and watch him grow from a man anointed by God, to a man on the run, to King of Israel, to a man driven by desire […]
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I shared last week, reasons why I stayed until I had no choice but to be honest with myself and leave. However, there was another question I had to ask myself. Why does this hurt so much? The simple answer was because I loved him, but he did not love me. There were times when I could see the enjoyment […]
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Surely the Presence of the Lord is in this Place is a praise hymn from the 1970s which is still popular today. The song was written by Lanny Wolfe and inspired by Genesis 28:16, “When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” Lanny Wolfe is an […]
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With Mother’s Day arriving this month, I thought we would take a look at some of the Mother’s in the Bible. I originally intended to just explore those women who deeply longed for a child and had often lost hope before seeing their dreams fulfilled. However, while studying these women several other mother’s and lessons stood out to me. So, […]
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I remember when I was searching for a different job. I had a job that met my needs, but did not leave me fulfilled. I was searching for more. However, I searched off and on for almost four years before I found the job I was seeking. Then I thought I’d found my dream job, but it wasn’t the […]
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Jephthah made the ultimate sacrifice when he chose to be obedient to God. The name Jephthah means to open. Jephthah did not have an easy life. From the very beginning the odds were stacked against him. He was the son of a harlot and his half-brothers, through his father Gilead, drove him away. {Judges 11:1-3} But, Jephthah rose above all […]
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When I was in my abusive relationship, I often had people ask why are you staying? At first, the answer was “because he loves me”. But his actions did not show he loved me. Then it was, “because I love him”, but I was miserable in this relationship and everyone could see it in my eyes. Next came, “because I […]
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The Way of the Cross Leads Home was written by Jessie B. Pounds. Jessie Hunter Brown was born on August 31, 1861 in Hiam, Ohio. She is described as having been a “poorly” child in health and was educated at home. At age 15, she began submitting articles to Cleveland newspapers and various religious publications. She married John Pounds, a pastor of […]
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Mary Magdalene arrives at the tomb on that first day of the week to discover the tomb is empty. They are afraid, but an angel tells them that Jesus is not there but has risen. The women rush to tell the disciples, who does not believe them. This is where we left off last week. Reading the gospel accounts, […]
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In the last three months, we have begun instituting new programs and initiatives to improve the quality of life for our residents. While I’d written a grant for the majority of these plans, there were several additional needs that crept up that we did not have the funding for. I began to pray about these needs and set up […]
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We all know the story of Samson and Delilah, but there is much more to Samson’s story than just the finale we are all familiar with. Samson was one of the last judge of the Israelites, before the kings or monarchy was instituted. His story is found in Judges 13-16. The name Samson means sun. The story of Samson starts […]
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Breaking the bonds in an abusive relationship is not easy. Even once I was free from my abuser, I continued to long to stay bound to my abuser. He did everything he could to maintain contact and to continue to manipulate me once I left. Even once I broke off all communication, I still longed for him. I began to […]
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God tells us that he will use our trials and tragedies for his good. I Will Sing of My Redeemer was born of tragedy, but had the lasting effect of good. I Will Sing of My Redeemer was written by Philip Paul Bliss was an American conductor, composer, Gospel singer and hymn writer. Philip Bliss was born on July 9, […]
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We left Mary Magdalene at the crucifixion. Jesus is dead and they have taken his body to the grave, but the Sabbath was beginning and the women could not prepare his body. So, they go home to follow the Jewish customs of the day. We’re not told where they were, but more than likely they were together. John 20:1 tells […]
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I recently had a friend ask me about Jesus and Mary Magdalene. The individual, who was not raised in church, believed that they were married and the misconception that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute. This belief that she was a prostitute began in the Middle Ages, when several women mentioned in the scriptures were combined. But, then my friend […]
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Barak was a 12th-century BC ruler and Judge of Ancient Israel. As military commander in the biblical Book of Judges, Barak, with Deborah the prophetess, from the Tribe of Ephraim, defeated the Canaanite armies led by Sisera. The name Barak in the Bible means lightening. Barak was the son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali, Barak’s mother was from the […]
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