Imagine being a woman who has lived blamelessly before the Lord all your life, yet you are looked upon with scorn and suspicion. The reason: You are childless in a culture that views barrenness as God’s judgment. And now you are old, beyond childbearing years.
You are destined to die in your disgrace, a shame so great that even having your husband, (more…)
I often think of the Lord as the ultimate recycler. He wastes nothing—not our heartache, our choices or our years of wandering. He transforms broken people, relationships and situations into something new. And He takes what was meant for evil and uses it for good.
Joanna’s story is proof.
It begins with her being under enemy influence while living large on enemy support. (more…)
Most of us know the story of Mary and Martha, the one in which Martha got it wrong while her sister got it right.
But the sisters’ story is more nuanced than it appears. It begins with hospitality.
As Jesus and His disciples were on their way, He came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to Him. She (more…)