Thanks to Jill… I’m excited to have my good friend and wonderful biblical fiction author, Jill Eileen Smith, with us today on my blog. Jill is part of the reason I’m published. It was her first series, Wives of King David, that opened the door for the current resurgence of quality biblical novels. Before Revell took a chance on Jill’s debut …
Who Delivered Israel—Joseph or Moses?
When you think of the word deliver, do you envision being delivered TO or delivered FROM? Is a newborn delivered from the womb or into the world? Does a mailman deliver a package from a sender or to your door? Playpen or baby gate? And when you’re delivering your child from danger, do you use a playpen or a baby …
Levites’ Golden Thread—Why It Matters To You
God leaves nothing to chance. Have you noticed? It’s no coincidence Noah’s destroying rain lasted forty days. Moses’ days on Mt. Sinai in Yahweh’s presence also numbered forty, and Jesus fasted forty days in the wilderness. It’s only one of the golden threads in Scripture. Another golden thread begins with Abel’s sacrifice in the Garden of Eden and weaves through every …
3 Reasons Every Christian Should Study Egypt
Egypt Is In the News! As some of you may have read on my Facebook page, I had begun the initial planning for a readers’ tour of Egypt–before all their political unrest flashed across our TV screens on CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, and every other news station on the planet. For months my heart had been stirred to experience …
There All Along
Is there a person in your house that always finds the lost item? Everyone else may have looked for the ketchup in the refrigerator and can’t find it—but this person opens the door and snags it from behind the soy sauce. Perhaps you hear, “Honey, I can’t find my black belt!” So you smile, nudge aside your beloved, shove over …
