As though I’ve never understood it before, I have been struck anew recently by the metaphor of fruit in the New Testament. It hit me the other day that fruit is just that- FRUIT – meaning that it is the result of something else. It seems so ridiculously obvious and yet it was a complete epiphany for me. But the …
I’ll start today’s post with the current weather in Portland: 31 degrees, roads covered with 1+ inches of snow and a similar quantity of ice. Over 200 schools are closed in our area as well as government offices and many businesses. Roy is home with me today. I’m sitting in my nice warm house in front of the fire with …
As we look at clues from Scripture to determine the personality and temperament of Moses’s elder sister, Miriam, let me share a quick overview of my Introvert vs. Extrovert story. I used to be an off-the-charts extrovert. When our girls were little, I needed to get out of the house for adult interaction every day or…well, let’s just say…it wasn’t pretty. Friends were …
Before Samson was born, his parents dedicated his life to God by taking the Nazirite vow for the whole family. Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink and that you do not eat anything unclean, because you will conceive and give birth to a son. No razor may be used on his head, because …
As we turn our hearts to a new year, I’ve got a few confessions to make. I’m not a goal setter. I never make New Year’s resolutions. And even if I have a dream vacation on the calendar, I never think about it because it’s torture to dream about relaxing in paradise while living with daily stressors. For the same …
We were visiting our kids and grandkids in CO over the Christmas holiday, and my iPad went wonky. After an update of the operating system, it wouldn’t turn on. I tried everything. Pushed buttons. Held down buttons. Prayed over it. Maybe even mumbled a curse word (does “flippin” count?). Still wouldn’t turn on. I hadn’t brought my computer, so the …
Egypt lauded Ra’s lovely chantress, whose heart was stolen by an ambitious priest named Potiphera.
In the powerful prequel to In Feast or Famine, Katesch was taken from her beloved son to become Pharaoh’s Songbird of Memphis. Her influence gains favor for an ambitious young priest named Potiphera. Drought scorches the land. Conspiracies thrive. Loyalties shift. Lives are lost. Can sacrifice free the Songbird from her gilded cage?
