John 3:16-17 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. As does most people, [...]
Chapter 3 of the book of Esther brings to light a conflict between Haman and Mordaci. After Esther revealed the plot to take the king’s life Haman is promoted instead of Mordaci. It’s not really made clear why this over sight occurs, but none the less it occurs setting in motion the series of events [...]
A year or so ago my family and I went to St. Genevive, Missouri for the wedding of my husband’s cousin to a lovely young woman. The ceremony was held under the domed ceiling of a beautiful, ornate cathedral–the oldest cathedral west of the Mississippi I believe. It was simple, yet elegant and the [...]
“Do you think you could help me find a ride home?” A man approached my husband before church began on Saturday night and asked him if he was in charge of the service. When my husband explained that he was a part of the service, the man asked, “Do you think you could help me [...]
I was ten years older than all the other bridesmaids. My baby brother was getting married in one month to his beautiful bride. There were a plethora of emotions swirling around us, as we prepared for the whirlwind wedding while missing my mother, who lost her life to cancer five years ago. I felt more [...]
I’m continuing this series on Esther, for the beginning check HERE Esther 2 takes us to a fairly degrating part of history. King Ahasuerus has decided it’s time for a new wife, and so a beautifying ritual begins. One thing I liked about this was learning that this was actually in part a time to [...]
“He is able to make grace abound to you so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need you will abound in every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 If we trust that we do, indeed, have “all that {we} need” in order to fulfill our “good work” then why do we [...]
Last week as I was preparing and studying for my blog, I was dealing with a personal disappointment. As I was walking through this disappointment with God; He reminded me how much He cares. He did this by having me read an Old Testament story of the Israelites in the wilderness. This message was so [...]
I was blessed to participate in the Beth Moore Study “Esther: It’s Tough Being a Woman” study this past fall. Often what happens in studies like these is that specific things stick out to me that are applicable to my current journey with God. I’m going to try to write a series integrating what I [...]
As a Christian, I try to find the best and positive in everything. Yesterday was an emotional church service. One of our church families had some devastating news last week and it affected a lot of us. Our minister had been planning this sermon for a couple of weeks and realized that this is not [...]
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