Abraham and Sarah had been living in their promised land of Canaan when a severe famine covered their homeland like a dense fog (Genesis 12:10). Famines in the ancient world were not just inconvenient, they were life-threatening catastrophes and Abraham decided to move his household to Egypt in order to escape it. This transfer to […]

We’ve entered some complicated terrain in our scripture study. Most of us have likely always assumed that the vilest betrayal from our spouse would be to have them be unfaithful to us. However, as I was reading our scriptures this week, it struck me that an even worse betrayal would be to have your spouse […]

As you were studying our scriptures this week, did you notice that the Sunday school version of the flood story recorded in Genesis is nothing like what actually happened? What an unimaginable situation! We can quickly read the few verses associated with it, but when Noah and his family were living through it, it must […]

What a difference a chapter makes! In Genesis chapter two we left Adam and Eve in perfect harmony with each other and with God, living in Paradise. In chapter three, sin has entered the Garden of Eden and changed everything. Eve has a sullied reputation for being the person who brought sin into the world. […]

Happy New Year everybody! I am so thankful to be delving into scripture with you in 2016. This is going to be an amazing experience for all of us. We naturally begin our study with the creation of the first woman, Eve. Christian women have long been taught that we should see ourselves as princesses- […]

My Bible study is going through the entire New Testament in 2015. That means that here at Christmas time, we are reading the book of Revelation. It’s an emotional roller coaster and the last few days have been rough; death, destruction, plagues, beasts, and indescribable pain and suffering. It’s hard to read. Of course, 2015 […]

Just like you, I love the Thanksgiving holiday. The family dinner, the decorations, I even like the frantic week of preparations before I host the family dinner. There is something lovely about setting aside a distinct time to remind ourselves to be thankful. For the follower of Christ, thanksgiving is more than a holiday. It […]

In James 2:15-17 we read, “If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, be warmed and filled’, without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have […]

This week I absently flipped on the television one day and, just like you, was horrified at what I saw. Images of people fleeing buildings, police officers, sirens, emergency lights. Paris. And the earthquake in Japan, the hurricane in Mexico, the simultaneous drought and flooding in Africa. Our world changed. The earth is indeed groaning […]

Moms and Dads—sometimes parenting can be thankless, frustrating and exhausting! My son has been reminding me of this all day long and if my two year old wets her pants once more before bed time I am going to lose my ever loving mind! But today I read 2 Timothy chapter one where Paul reminds […]