It sounds simple enough but the consequences were detrimental. “But Amnon had a friend…” 2 Samuel 13:3 This friend, Jonadab, was described as a “crafty” man. This isn’t Pinterest crafty. It was more like “cunning” or “shrewd” according to other translations. Jonadab offered Amnon some absolutely horrible advice. Unfortunately, Amnon listened, and followed through with […]
If you have figured this out already, I talk about the Bible a lot on social media. Well, there’s more where that came from! I had the opportunity to talk to my friend, Brandy, about why we should read the ENTIRE Bible. Yes, all of it. Genesis to Revelation. Even the genealogies. All of God’s […]
The book of Ruth is one of the shortest and sweetest books in the Bible. It primarily focuses on a woman named Ruth (thank you Captain Obvious) but today, my heart was drawn to Orpah. (Not OPRah as in Winfrey. ORPah as in who??) Orpah was Ruth’s sister-in-law who like Ruth, also had a choice […]
As a kid, I remember showing up to church early. In fact, sometimes we were the first ones there. My parents weren’t the pastors. I don’t really remember if they even had a title at that point. So, why did they show up early? To set up the chairs. Our little church was renting a […]
“Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.” Genesis 45:8 HCSB From a pit To a prison To the palace It wasn’t an easy path for Joseph but God knew where […]
Even if we read scripture every day, listen to all the sermons on YouTube and go to church every time the doors are open … there’s more. Even if we grew up in a Christian home, got saved at a young age and memorized John 3:16 … there’s more. Even if we have read the […]
If you’re like most people, reading the Bible more probably made it on your resolutions list. Again. Maybe you are one of those people who has the best of intentions on January 1 but by the time you see the word “begat” … you’re done. I understand. For many years, I was one of those […]
Christmas is my holiday to host. Now that we’ve done it for several years, it’s officially a tradition. Of course, this year we are making some adjustments but regardless, there will be people in my house on Christmas Day. My friend is hosting Christmas for the first time and asked for some advice. I’m no […]
3 seconds. The clock displayed it, the referee announced it, and the crowd knew it. The 3rd quarter was quickly coming to an end . At that point, my nephew, Caleb, had the ball in his hands. His team had already established a pretty nice lead so he could have just let the time run […]
One of the joys of our interactive Zoom Bible studies has been meeting like-minded women from all over the country … Sheba Kurian is one of them. We have never met her in person but over the past year, Sheba has truly become a friend to us! And now it’s your turn to meet her … […]
Beauty in My Chaos
I love Christmas. (I know it's April, but bear with me!) I am usually ready to start decorating the house in October- as soon as the first flash of cold breeze hits. My husband has
