Potiphar is kind of a big deal in my writing journey. Did you know he’s the reason I wrote Of Fire and Lions–my book about Daniel? Long-story-short: Because of Isaiah’s prophecy to Hezekiah, Daniel’s ancestor, I thought Nebuchadnezzar’s soldiers (Daniel 1:3-4) made Daniel a eunuch when they took him captive to Babylon: “And some of your descendants, your own flesh and …
Who Was Rachel – Jacob’s 2nd Wife?
Do you know anyone who might have been a baby-of-the-family, who started out as the apple-of-mommy or daddy’s eye, and by her teenage years was a menace to society? Umm, ya. That could describe me. Yep, that li’l baby sitting by the piano became quite unruly in her teens! When I read about people in the Bible, I often compare …
What Is True?
In the newsletter, I opened by pondering what’s true about Labor Day. What do we know, and what is still up for debate? As I’ve gotten older, I find myself certain about fewer things. Does age make us cynical? Not necessarily. Perhaps a better goal is caution. Before we put all our eggs into one basket, let’s be sure the basket can …
LOOK WHAT I FOUND–MEHY
The Pharaoh’s Daughter – Bible Study—Week #4 Click on the following title to print today’s devotional: Look What I Found—Mehy’s Voices “Who is Mehy?” you ask. I believe Mehy may be the Egyptian name of our biblical Moses. Mehy was an historical military figure who is recorded with Pharaoh Sety on the northern exterior wall of Egypt’s Great Hypostyle Hall. In The Pharaoh’s …
Camping Trip Teaches Truth of Scripture
I’m forty-nine years old, and I went camping for the first time last weekend. Before moving to the Great Pacific Northwest in 2007, my idea of “roughing it” was staying at Motel 6 rather than Hampton Inn. But the beauty of God’s creation beckoned, and late in the fall of 2011 our family dreamed of someday owning a piece of …
Explore the King Tut Exhibit With Me – Trip #2
What’s the Hub-Bub? On Jan. 2, 2013, I went with a friend and her daughters to the King Tut Exhibit in Seattle. King Tutankhamun–King Tut to most of us–was an Egyptian king made famous by his tomb of hidden treasures found in the early 1900’s. Often referred to as the “boy-king,” Tut reigned from (approx.) 1336-1327 BCE and is thought to have died …
