“Is this really my country?” I ask myself as I glance at the terrifying headlines that shout racism, nuclear bombs, hatred, abuse, betrayal. Recent national events…
Read More“Among God's people Rahab found a safe place in which to learn the ways of Yahweh and His people. Rahab was given a second…
Read MoreWhat makes a conversation unforgettable? I can't remember what I did last week but this morning, a conversation I had as…
Read MoreWe don’t know who embraced Rahab and insisted the other women welcome her as well. What we do know is that just as Rahab provided a…
Read MoreIn keeping with their promise to Rahab, after winning the battle of Jericho, "the young men who had been spies went in and brought out Rahab, and her…
Read MoreRahab helped the Israeli spies on one condition. She asked them to promise to save her family. The spies agreed with their…
Read MoreAs we journey to Christmas with the Midwives of the Messiah, Rahab the Harlot joins us. Surprised to know that a woman of such “ill repute” shows up in the…
Read MoreRahab joins us on our Journey to Christmas and she immediately introduces us to a colorful, dramatic, and eye widening story of…
Read MoreGrace flows through Tamar’s story. God includes Tamar, a Canaanite woman whose moral judgment appears deeply flawed, in the legal bloodline of…
Read MoreAfter God killed Er and Onan, Judah feared giving his youngest son to Tamar. Instead of looking inward or recognizing God’s sovereignty over the deaths of his…
Read MoreFor years Tamar lived with the knowledge that Canaanite and Jewish law required Judah to care for her. When her mother-in-law died, Tamar concluded she had no hope…
Read MoreSoap operas have nothing on Scripture and Tamar's story is no exception (Genesis 38). Through his father, Jacob, God promised Judah that the…
Read MoreAt the last minute, my friend couldn’t accompany me to the event where I was speaking but the two hours passed quickly as I drove and listened…
Read MoreThe pastor asked the elderly, childless widow, “What can I do for you?” Her simple response: “Don’t forget me.” I heard the same cry in…
Read MoreThis week Tamar joins us on our Journey to Christmas. Tamar’s story rivals any soap opera for drama and evokes emotional empathy for a sister who experiences…
Read MoreWhat should we do while we are waiting for the Lord to “make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the…
Read More“I was sitting behind you at the Thanksgiving Eve service and I am so glad I got to see how ornery your boys are! It gives me hope as I…
Read MoreThroughout the Psalms, we read the lament, “How long, oh Lord, how long?” Many of you whisper or shout that…
Read MoreOur kids call Chuck’s mother, Situ, Lebanese for grandmother. Situ is with Jesus but laughter often fills the room when family gathers and we share Situ memories. Every Christmas, someone…
Read MoreBetween now and Christmas, we are pulling back the curtains on the lives of five women: a wounded widow, a professional prostitute, an indomitable immigrant, a bathing beauty and a terrified teenager. Each…
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