Jesus Interrupts
Now, for one last interruption. One day, Jesus took the disciples for a boat ride. They all settled in and Jesus even fell asleep. The wind began picking up speed…
Working Interruptions
Are you becoming aware of the interruptions in your life? How was your prayer life this week? (See "Prayer Interruptions") What about interruptions at work? Oh, many of us can…
Ministry Interruptions
It's Monday. I need to call a member in our Bible Study class to get an update on her recent problems. Today is my monthly appointment with the chiropractor and…
Tempting Interruptions
You have an assigned task to perform. Maybe it came from the committee you're on. Maybe it's a family task you promised to accomplished. Maybe it's a self-appointed task you…
Attitudes – Kindness, Gentleness
Recently, I taught our Sunday Bible study class. We had been studying the Holy Spirit and had a lesson on the fruit that the Spirit desires to produce in us.…
Attitudes -Trusting
Eyes to See Multiple aspects are involved in the making of a book: researching, writing, editing, publishing, and marketing. Right now, I'm hanging in the publishing phase, waiting anxiously…
Honor vs. Shame – The Woman
We thought about shame and honor last week in the incident with Jairus, the synagogue ruler. Right in the middle of that situation came a woman who had had a…
Honor vs. Shame – Jairus
In the last three weeks, we have been looking at the way Jesus included women: in His teachings, in His parables, and in His healings. These male/female incidents were brought…
Healing – Men and Women
We continue our search into the way Jesus was fair in his dealings with both men and women—rare indeed in a day when women were basically second class citizens. Early…
Biblical Men/Biblical Women
As we look through the Scriptures, we see that it was definitely a man's world. We will see in the next few blogs how Jesus raised women out of their…