Life Verses – The Spirit Intercedes
Perhaps many of you have gone to the doctor and heard the dreaded C word. If not cancer, maybe another take-your-breath-away word. We had been watching my husband's TSA score…
Perhaps many of you have gone to the doctor and heard the dreaded C word. If not cancer, maybe another take-your-breath-away word. We had been watching my husband's TSA score…
I'm thinking today of a time when I felt thrown into the lion's den like Daniel or into the pit like Joseph. Our son was in his middle school years…
The setting is the late 1970's. My husband, Jim, had been the Minister of Music at our church for several years, the children were young and all was right with…
Fear. Perhaps that is one of the strongest emotions we experience. We might be fearful for our very lives. We could be fearful of a disease or the fear…
We're moving from Joshua to new territory. In the next few blogs, I plan to share what I call "life verses." That is, verses that have played a particular role in my…
Well, faithful readers, I realized that we started this venture into the book of Joshua back in June. If you've hung in with me that long, thank you. We come…
At last—day seven! The armed men and priests have walked around Jericho for six days. (See "Joshua - Keep Walking") Now, the day they have been waiting for arrives. They…
Joshua has explained at least day one to the people. (See "Joshua - The Plan") So they are ready to walk all the way around the walled city of Jericho.…
Now we begin probably your favorite part of Joshua's calling—conquering the walls of Jericho. Joshua had begun to scout out the nearest Canaanite stronghold—Jericho. As he goes, he is confronted…
The children of Israel have built their stone memorial to remember the miraculous crossing of the Jordan River. They have settled in Gilgal, which interestingly enough means "circle of stones." (See "Joshua…