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…
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Throughout these devotionals, we have watched Jesus interact with sinners. In His religious culture, sinners and those considered unclean were…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 in church…
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Just as we did last year, we will celebrate Easter in very different ways than in the past. One “expert” stated “normal” worship services won’t be safe until…
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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…
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Jesus’s treatment of women shocked not only religious leaders but also His disciples and perhaps nowhere more than when He spoke to the woman at…
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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…
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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…
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The woman’s head bowed to the ground, her body bent low, her only view her feet. For eighteen years, she was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. She could not look…
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Why did women follow Jesus, especially when to do so became increasingly dangerous? Jesus’s full acceptance of women as persons, equal to men, demonstrated how…
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The women of Easter are the women who stood at the foot of the Cross and afar off while the Romans brutalized our Savior. Women were first…
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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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