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Abba’s Help With Release Week

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Have you ever written a book? Or climbed a mountain? Or lost 40+ pounds? Maybe you’ve survived a divorce. Perhaps your spouse died—and your heart kept beating. Have you ever accomplished something, stepped back, and thought—“Wow! I can’t believe I did that!” And then you realize—it wasn’t you at all. You’re filled with the overwhelming realization that if God hadn’t …

Be Strong and Courageous

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Although Mesu’s book, In the Shadow of Jezebel, is fiction, it’s based on Jezebel and her family who were evil and full of hate. The Biblical account of her deeds lists the torture and the murder of many innocent men, women and children. Can you imagine being in her household? What would it be like to be afraid every waking …

SCAVENGER HUNT BLOG POST

Scavenger Hunt Blog Hop

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Welcome to our BFF Scavenger Hunt! We are having a scavenger hunt! Wanna play? I must confess this, this is my first-ever scavenger hunt blog hop… But I’m so excited!!! One of our coordinators, Tina, has done ALL the work–and has done a FABULOUS job! Read the rules and then jump right in! Somewhere in my article below, there is a single word in …

Are You a Forth-Teller?

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“… and Ahab went to meet Elijah. When he saw Elijah, he said to him, ‘Is that you, you troubler of Israel?’” 1 Kings 18:16b-17 In Sunday School, we’ve been talking about the role of prophets, not only as foretellers of prophecy, but also as “forth tellers.” They told the entire truth with no sugar-coating. Elijah was a forth-tellers. Considering Ahab’s …

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Meet the Villain—In the Shadow of Jezebel

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Heroes are good; villains are bad. It’s the nature of story. But some villains are worse than bad. They’re evil. Some villains are worse than evil—that’s Queen Athaliah. Meet the Parents The Books of 1 & 2 Kings describe Athaliah’s family tree like this: “Ahab son of Omri did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of …