A moneylender loaned money to two people. The first needed $1000. Maybe it was for a house payment. A month of groceries. Necessities for life. The second needed $50. Maybe he needed some new shoes or jeans. Maybe to help with a few groceries. A few dollars to help him get by until the next paycheck. As the weeks passed, both of these individuals fell deeper into a financial hole. When it came time to collect the debt, the moneylender began…
Are you believing lies? The ones whispered behind your back. The ones you say to yourself with a glance in the mirror. The lies have overtaken your heart. Motherhood no longer feels good or easy. You feel like all of the lies are keeping you from enjoying life. Enjoying your kids. If motherhood is easy, why am I struggling? What happens when I mess up my kids for the rest of their life? If motherhood was all I dreamed about for yeas,…
Thunder cracked in the middle of the night. But it wasn’t the storm that woke me. I heard a faint cry coming from the bedrooms. I rolled out of bed. Inside the dark room, I heard another whimper and picked up the child. The little one was half awake and drenched in sweat. I calmed the sleepy toddler with gentle rocking motions. Pacing the floor in the dark. The storm outside passed overhead and sleep returned. The storms of life…
Rahab. The prostitute, with her red cord and brazen lies are the subject of books, commentaries, and articles. Rahab. A woman who started out with a questionable past and then finds herself in the linage of Christ. Rahab leads our study on faith for the month of November. Rahab’s story is found in the first few chapters of Joshua. We find Rahab living in the land of Canaan. God had promised this land to His people. It was time to conquer it….