God plants resurrection power in our hearts and often shows us its impact through prayer. Not only does prayer take us into His presence. Prayer guides us in how to offer to others…
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My husband Chuck pastored his first church at the age of 21. He had been a Christian for a year. Leading up to the life-transforming moment of meeting Jesus, he attended a religious school as a child, attended church regularly, participated in…
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What drives you? What is your ultimate goal? When you come to the end of your life, what will be your identity…
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Paul’s words stir up a longing in my own heart to know Jesus, to really know Him intimately. As we read in this passage, Paul’s mission in life was not to do more (“not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law”). His mission was to…
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I stood in front of our library, shelves filled with my husband’s books, looking for a commentary on Philippians. Every week I taught a women’s Bible study and our current series was a verse by verse study…
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Deep depression most likely dragged Mary, and the disciples into a dark pit. The One she loved was dead. But there was one more thing she could do to serve her master…
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They followed Jesus – they were His disciples and learned that to follow Him meant suffering. To follow Jesus meant dying to self, but following Jesus also gave them the opportunity to experience…
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It is hard for us to fully grasp how limited women were in the days of Jesus. They were considered the property of men and had few rights. Women responded with joy to the radical way in which Jesus treated…
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This is one of the most tender moments in Scripture. Mary and several women stood by the Cross as the soldiers squabbled over her dear Son’s clothing. Her little boy, Jesus, is brutally beaten…
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Every woman, regardless of her age or station in life, can learn from the life of Mary. She is referred to as “highly favored” and is chosen by God to be a vessel for the arrival of our Savior on…
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The young wife wailed and repeatedly hit her head, sobbing, “How could I be this person? I never meant to hurt anyone. I have no excuse…
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Before we watch Jesus' response to this exposed woman, it seems important for us to take some more time to consider our own hearts. This story of the adulterous woman gives us an opportunity to reflect on how we might have responded if we…
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Imagine it’s Sunday morning and just as the pastor stands up to preach, a group of church leaders drags a naked woman into the front of the church and claims the pastor needs to judge and punish her for her immoral behavior…
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We will celebrate Easter in very different ways than in the past. How will God use these stretching times to draw us closer to Him as well as help us appreciate so many things we take for granted…
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The disciples were not the only ones who followed Jesus. Numerous women walked with Jesus to Jerusalem. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John use the word “follow” repeatedly. Following Jesus meant being a disciple of Christ
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Jesus’ treatment of women shocked not only religious leaders but also His disciples and perhaps nowhere more than when He spoke to the woman at the well. Jesus and His disciples…
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For twelve long years, the woman’s bleeding disorder isolated her because according to Jewish law, she contaminated anything she touched, including people. Her bleeding made her unclean according to…
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The crippled woman slips onto the pages of Scripture and we never hear about her again. Yet, was she one of those women who watched as Jesus died? And why not? Her encounter with Jesus…
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