[Warning: heavy topics ahead. As you read, if you feel yourself becoming triggered or overwhelmed, please do not keep reading. If this brings up wounds in your life, please seek help from a trusted friend, mental health counselor, etc.] Job: A View Into Trauma For the next 15 months on Sundays, I will be reading … Continue reading Relief (Job 1-3) →

Hi sisters, God showed me two phrases within days of each other and they both keep replaying in my mind. The first comes from a story about Issac in Genesis 26. “Now there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Gerar … Continue reading We See Plainly →

Hi sisters, This word, ebenezer, came up in my quiet time in I Samuel 7. The short background is this. The people of Israel were turning from serving Baal and Ashtaroth to serving Yahweh only. Samuel asked the people to gather at a place called Mizpah where he would pray for the people. Here is … Continue reading Ebenezer →

Hi sisters, I just finished the book of Judges and wow, I'm SO glad I'm done. It was brutal reading through it (some pun intended). There's not too many "happy" or "encouraging" moments in Judges. In fact, chapter 2 sets the stage for the rest of the book and it is pretty grim: "They abandoned … Continue reading Honor and Honesty →

Hi sisters, It has been about a month since my last post. There are two reasons for this absence: One, life happens; Two, my quiet times have been... well... quiet! When I walk along side someone who is reading the Bible for the first time, there is usually initial excitement. She sees Scripture popping off … Continue reading When God “Seems” Silent →

Which is your favorite narrative on the life of Jesus? Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John? For me, that's an easy answer: Luke. This is because on a practical level, I love details and Luke is full of details! Luke devoted time to collect his research and present the facts. But the deeper reason Luke is … Continue reading The Vulnerable, Hated, Insignificant, and Outcast →

What does biblical confidence look like? This concept has surfaced several times over the last few months in my quiet times. Each one has spoken loudly enough that I did not have to review my quiet times to notice the trend. No, this is something God has kept on the forefront of my mind. The … Continue reading Confidence →

Hi sisters, Offerings, rules, atonement, more rules. . . yep, that's Leviticus. Yet, I had a great quiet time in Leviticus 26. It begins: "You shall not make idols for yourselves or erect an image or pillar, and you shall not set up a figured stone in your land to bow down to it, for I am the LORD your God" … Continue reading Love and Leviticus →

Hi sisters, I was recently challenged by the apostle Paul as I was reading Acts. The challenge came from Acts 20. Paul is on his way to Jerusalem and he knows that “imprisonment and afflictions await” him (vs 23). On his way, he requested the elders from the church of Ephesus to come and meet … Continue reading An Example →

Hi sisters, The past several weeks have been quite disorienting for us all and it has been difficult for me to focus my mind enough to write a post. Maybe you are experiencing the same thing? Constant changes, new regulations, stay-at-home orders, economic uncertainty, etc. And this is on top of an already trying season … Continue reading The God Who Reveals →