In the final chapter of Hosea, we see God’s last call through this prophet for Israel to return. Ok, imagine the worst kind of harlot you can imagine – a wretched woman, perhaps wearing a lot of make up but few clothes. A woman who has offered up her body time and again to be used and…
Her story took my breath away. The crowd listened intently as she shared how God saved her out of a life of prostitution and drug abuse. She found Jesus in the most unlikely circumstances! The whole place was swept away in the emotion of her story. In my head, I wondered if I could ever have…
Last week, my husband and I were traveling back from Orlando on a flight that took us into Nashville International Airport. Due to some strange circumstances, our luggage didn’t make it on our plane, so we “had” to hang out in Nash-vegas for about 3 hours. To fill the time, we bought some groceries and…
Have you ever seen a married couple and asked yourself, “How in the world did they end up together?” Sometimes couples can seem so polar-opposite that it leaves us scratching our head to how they could live under the same roof! Such is the case of Abigail and Nabal, a couple we read about in…
What dramatic changes would we see in our lives if we CONSIDERED JESUS daily? You know how you can read a passage over and over and wham…something new lobs you upside the head? That is exactly how Hebrews 3:1 impacted me this weekend. Consider Jesus – sounds simple enough. The word “consider” in Hebrews 3:1 is not…
Remember taking all those tests in school? I surely would not want to go back and experience the “test anxiety” from any part of my school experience! As an educator, I know one of the purposes of testing is to make sure the students fully understand the material. Tests, in most cases, are not the…